Each One, Reach One | 一人邀一人
Have you ever noticed how each day gets better than the one before? We just had our board meeting. Wow, what a wonderful team the Lord has brought together. As we sit around that table and speak of Myanmar and Montana, sing praises to the Lord, call upon His Name and seek His face, there is such a feeling of love for one another.
In 2011, the Lord has supplied — just through the US office — more than one million dollars to be spent on “Changing Lives through Prayer.” He has provided for people. They have given to SEAPC to distribute the funds among, basically, the children of the nations we serve. As we read through the country reports, we were thrilled to see the hand of the Lord at work. Evangelism, church planting, leadership development, health, education, and parenting have all increased through the administration of the gifts you have given. And we have been able to keep to our 8% administration costs.
In one voice, we want to thank you for your very generous prayer for and giving to the various ministries of SEAPC.
Several months ago, I challenged Matt, Ralph, Don, John, Steve, and Dave – our Success Team – to develop the structures and practices that will grow us to a five million dollar per-year ministry. Why do we want to be that size? Because, while we are doing a good job now, we have just scratched the surface in the nations we serve and we are being invited into more nations weekly. At this meeting, they presented the track to walk, jog, and then run on to get us to that level in five years.
The way is not complicated. If you pray daily for SEAPC, then please enjoin a prayer partner. Ask someone to also pray daily for SEAPC.
If you sponsor a child through SEAPC, then please enjoin another person to sponsor a child.
If you give financially to SEAPC, then please enjoin another person to give financially. If we do this, each one reach one, for four years, then we will be there. The newsletter will become a magazine, the staff will grow, the souls saved, churches planted, children rescued, degrees accomplished, businesses started, and unreached peoples reached will increase in proportion. And, you will know the joy of multiplication of a ministry in which you believe.
Let’s say that you currently receive the newsletter and you like it. Good, please suggest the address of a few friends who also like the newsletter but do not now receive it. Or ask for copies to hand out to your church or prayer group. Let’s say you receive it electronically. Then, how about a “forward to all”?
Let’s say you donate $100 to SEAPC each month which is our average per donor. If you would enjoin one other person to do the same, or just to match your giving level, we would be well on the way on our faith journey to rescue children, or to provide Bibles for new believers, or to cure children of disease.
Every day with Jesus gets better than the day before; when we are able to let go of the day before.
During one of this year’s trans-Pacific flights (by the way I am back to M&Ms for these) I had occasion to notice my hands. I was wringing them to stimulate circulation. As I clenched my fists the thought occurred to me that, if I hold tight to yesterday’s blessing, I cannot receive what the Lord has for me today. Looking at the clenched fists, the further thought came, “If you are angry with your brother, leave your gift and go and be reconciled to your brother.” A clenched fist cannot receive the blessing of the Lord.
Then I pointed my index fingers and realized that if I am judging or accusing another person, I also cannot receive. Or, if I am carrying a heavy burden, I also cannot receive until I cast all my cares on Christ.
As we enter the New Year, I am more determined to keep palms up, hands empty. I trust the Lord to double the size of SEAPC in 2012 and to double us again in 2013. To see this happen, we have to continue our policy of “pass it on as fast as we can.”
I believe that we will see the Lord establish a refuge village for children in Cambodia. Not just our tenth New Hope home, but a village. I believe that we will complete the “Every County Campaign” in Tibet and will cover every province of Thailand with Attack Lambs centers. I believe we will put a Bible in the hands of every one of the thousands of believers in Laos and complete the building of the Thipvaly University. I believe we will open five Prayer Centers along the South Side of the Himalayas. I believe we will graduate our first class from the Rongko Institue of Technology.
All of these things will happen as we join ourselves to Jesus and enjoin others to serve together with us.
Please have the Merriest of Christmases. “Let not your heart be troubled.” You believe in God, believe also in His Son, Our Lord, Jesus Christ. Sent from the Father to bring us great joy, He has sent the Comforter, the Holy Ghost from Heaven to brighten our day and show us the way.
From all of us at SEAPC, to you and yours, Merry Christmas.
Mark
你是否曾發現，每一天都比前一天更好？我們剛開過董事會。哇，主所集結的團隊真是棒！我們圍著一張大桌坐，談論緬甸和蒙大拿，唱詩讚美主，呼求祂的名，尋求祂的面，真是有一種彼此相愛的感覺。
二○一一年，單是透過我們的美國辦事處，主就供應了超過一百萬美元，用於“經由禱告改變生命”的事工。神供應人們的需要，基本上，他們捐助這些經費，是要讓“東南亞禱告中心”分配給我們所服事的各國孩童。當我們讀到一份又一份各國的報告，看到神的手在工作，真是很振奮。因著你們的捐款，傳福音、植堂、培養領袖、醫療保健、教育以及親職等方面的進展都大為提昇，而我們也能以百分之八的行政費保持運作。
我們真是非常感謝你們為“東南亞禱告中心”各項事工忠心的代禱，慷慨的付出。
幾個月前，我對我們“成功團隊” －Matt、Ralph、Don、John、Steve和Dave－提出新的挑戰，要發展出能夠因應每年五百萬事工的結構與運作方式。為什麼我們要成長到那麼大的規模？因為，雖然我們現在的工作有不錯的成效，其實才只觸及所服事國家的表面而已，而我們每一週都會收到邀請去服事更多國家。在這次會議中，他們提報了規劃的路徑，讓我們可以行走、慢跑、然後奔跑，在五年之內達到那個階段。
這條道路並不複雜。如果你每天為“東南亞禱告中心”禱告，那麼請加入成為我們的代禱同伴，並且邀請一人也每天為“東南亞禱告中心”禱告；如果你經由“東南亞禱告中心”贊助一名孩童，就請邀請一人也贊助一名孩童；如果你捐款給“東南亞禱告中心”，也請邀一人捐款。如此一人邀一人，只要四年的時間，我們就能達到目標。月訊會變成一本雜誌，同工人數會增長，靈魂會得救，教會將增植，孩童能獲救，有心向學者能得到學位，創業者能有開始的機會，觸及未得之民的比率會提高。那時，看到一個你所相信的事工增長，你會充滿喜樂。
如果你目前定期收到我們的月訊，覺得喜歡，很好！你應該有些朋友也會喜歡這份月訊，只是我們還沒有機會寄給他們，請告知我們這些朋友的地址。或者，你們也可以向我們多索取幾份，在教會或禱告小組中分發。如果你收到的是電子版的月訊，何不轉寄給大家？
我們的贊助者平均每人每月捐一百元，如果你目前每個月捐給“東南亞禱告中心”一百元，可以邀請一人也作同樣金額的定期捐款，或是採用公司的等值捐款（match），我們的信心之旅就可以走得穩健有力，能夠拯救孩童，將聖經帶給初信者，還有醫治孩童的疾病。
有耶穌同在，每一天都比前一天更好，只要我們能放下昨天的一切。
今年有一次的跨太平洋飛航途中（順便一提，坐長途飛機時我又恢復吃 M&M 巧克力），我從自己的手有所體會。為了促進循環，我在飛機上按摩雙手。當我握緊雙手時，有個意念出現：我若緊抓住昨天的祝福，就無法接受主今日所要賜給我的。盯著緊握的雙拳，另一個意念又出現：「你若和你的弟兄有嫌隙，要放下禮物，先去和弟兄和好。」緊握的拳頭是無法領受主祝福的。然後我伸出兩根食指，領悟到，我若論斷或控告別人，自己就不能領受什麼。還有，如果背著沈重的負擔，也是無法領受，除非把所有的憂慮都卸給基督。
即將進入新的一年，我更決心要保持掌心向上，雙手空空。我信靠主能使“東南亞禱告中心”在二○一二年成長一倍，在在二○一三年再倍增。要看到這事發生，我們必須保持“盡快傳遞”的原則。
我相信我們會看到主在柬埔寨建立一座孩童的庇護村，不只是我們第十個“新盼望”之家，而是一個村子；我相我們會完成西藏的“逐鄉逐縣運動”並且在泰國每一省都設立“羔羊戰士中心”；我相信我們讓寮國數千名信徒人手一本聖經，完成興建 Thipvaly 大學；我相信我們會在沿著喜馬拉雅山南側設立禱告中心；我相信我們會有 Rongko 技術學院的第一屆畢業生。
只要我們連於耶穌，邀請更多人與我們一同服事，這一切必然會發生。
願你有一個最美好的聖誕節期，「心裡不要愁煩」。你信神，也當信祂的兒子，我們的主耶穌基督。天父差祂帶給我們大喜樂，祂也從天上差遣保惠師聖靈照亮我們的日子，將道路指示我們。
“東南亞禱告中心”全體祝您和您的一家聖誕快樂。
