第二日
四月十七日(週五)

今天我們與一位已認識三年但未信主的朋友一同午餐。每次短宣隊拜訪，這位朋友必定熱情接待牧師和隊員。從傾談中，這位朋友對耶穌的救恩一直存有好奇心，可惜他仍未能打開心門接受。他曾有一個不平凡的過去，已至今天帶着沉重的心去面對每一天。我們看見這位朋友真的需要我們的祈禱和耶穌的恩典。求主親自在他每日的生活中能認識神的偉大和大能，讓他知道神是何等愛他！

晚上吳牧師帶領第一次的門徒訓練！為了聚會，弟兄姊妹放工後急忙到楚霞家幫手煮飯用饍。

我們先用詩歌讚美開始團契聚會。吳牧師分享浸禮的意義，讓團友參加主日浸禮時更能明白和體會浸禮的禮儀。之後，介紹門徒訓練。什麼是門徒訓練？為什麼門徒要受訓練？並介紹存活寶鑑的內容和課程。再將隊員分成兩組： Sylvia 和 Winnie ，Dorothy 和 Tracey 各帶一組彼此認識未來的屬靈伙伴，鼓勵他們參加多個月的門徒成長旅程。

能夠得到牧者在團契中教導對這裡弟兄姊妹是一個難能可貴的機會。他們專心聆聽牧師講解，渴慕追求學習，參與和訓練，讓短宣隊員心靈得鼓勵和喜樂。感謝神這次服事機會，可以讓短宣隊在他們成長過程中有份。

Day 2
Friday, April 17, 2015

Discipleship Training

Today, we had lunch with a non-Christian friend who we met three years ago. At each of our visits, he extended warm hospitality in welcoming us to the Mission Team. Through our conversation, he shows much interest in knowing about God, but his heart is not yet open to receive Him. He comes from a background that is very out of the ordinary, which brought tremendous despair in his life. Our friend needs our prayer so he can find the grace and love of Jesus. May he experience God's power, and greatness in such a way that he will know how much God loves him!
In the evening, Pastor Andrew led the first Disciple Training. Brothers and sisters have to rush to the meeting after work, quickly cook and serve dinner.
We began by singing praises to God. Pastor Andrew explained Baptism and what it means, so when they attend the Baptism Service on Sunday, they will have a better understanding of the ordinance. He then introduced Discipleship Training by explaining what Discipleship Training is, the reasons for needing the training, and the material of Survival Kit 1. The group then divided into two groups: Sylvia and Winnie led one and Dorothy and Tracey led the other. They got to know their spiritual partner as they embarked on a long spiritual journey to last many months.
It is a much treasured time that they can have a pastor among them to teach and to engage them in God’s Word. They listened attentively, and were eager to learn. We thank God for this opportunity to serve them with joy and be able to be their partner.

Fun Experience on Mission: Earthquake in Casa Linda

After a long day of ministry and working on the blog till 2:30 a.m., when Ms. A went to bed, she immediately went in a deep sleep mode. Around 3 o’clock in the morning, Ms. B who shared the same bed next to Ms. A, was woken up suddenly, finding a certain body part on top of her. With instinctive reaction, she immediately flung that “whatever” off her body and continued her sleep. The next morning, Ms. A asked "Did you feel the earthquake last night?