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6/15/2021

7979急难故事: 捧起沙滩的海星 Picking Up Washed Ashore Starfish

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Picking Up Washed Ashore Starfish
Kepong Abundant Grace AG – Interview Journal
Written by Hoi Xin
​A flat at a corner of Kuala Lumpur, the stain mottled marks on the walls reflected how old the building is. Clothes hanging on the window sway with the win, dogs sleep deeply at the corners. All these are so contradict to the bustling city not far away. Year 1992, Kepong Abundant Grace AG moved into this place. From the pastor to every lay believer, this church believes and embraced the vision of “Church must be built within the community”. In this place where the urban poor gather, the existence of church is like streams in the desert to underprivileged families. 

Once in a month, these flat residents will receive gospel tracts that handed out by Pr. Joshua. He will lead his church members to go house to house and distribute gospel tracts; many times they don’t receive any respond. They will slip the it into the mail box or door steps and they pray along the way. When someone opens the door, they will ask politely, “Do you need any help?” This is how the church gains opportunity to engage with individuals or families.        

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ǀ Because Jesus loves you
Pr. Joshua had been asked few times already by the people whom he helped, “Why do you help me?” “Because Jesus loves you.” From this simple conversation, we can see the love for God and people manifested in the life of Pr. Joshua. He said: “This is a huge plan, our church is trying to create a sense of belonging of the community to the church.” He deeply believes that one day, people in this community will find it natural to walk into the church and seek God’s help. He explained, even though he is serving this community, but the influences can spread further, when the aid recipients accepted church assistance, they usually cannot resist the urge to share with others about how the church had helped them. Therefore, as long as all churches can faithfully minister to the flocks around them, it will reflect a picture of unity in Christ. 

Pr. Joshua shared honestly, from intervening one family to community transformation is like picking up washed ashore starfishes and put them back to the sea, it may seems foolish, but it is necessary. He give thanks to God, in the past some aid recipients strongly believed in fate, but under the church constant company, they do not only accepted Jesus into their lives, their family members and neighbours also witnessed the changes in them, and people began to get curious about the church.    


​Pr. Joshua shared a secret of how to develop strong relationship with aid recipient. i.e. care for others without any condition. He believes that the priority should be to fulfill their needs first; in the process of working with them, they will slowly come to know the church, and put down their guard. Be it phone calls, house visitation or accompanying them, it is all opportunities for the church to testify. Pr. Joshua usually will straight forwardly asks the aid recipients what is their needs, undeniably, this act shows that we respect aid recipients as a helper. He emphasized that dealing cases is a spiritual warfare which we must start with prayer, serve people with wisdom from Holy Spirit, and end with a prayer by handing over everything back into God’s hand.      
ǀ ​Promoting Community Care Projects
At the moment, the church uses “Underprivileged Children Companionship Class” program as a means to engage with majority of the aid recipients. Companionship Class is a long term program, it provides ready platform for the church to give homework guidance and life coaching systematically to the children, thus enable us to enter into every family. The children are naïve and innocent, they trusted our Companionship Class teachers, they will shared with teachers whatever things that happened at home. The teachers will lead the children to pray accordingly, or pray together with the team of Companionship Class. Sometimes they will use resources such as 7979 Crisis Families Intervention Assistance fund or other resources to ease off some families from sudden crisis. The person in charge of Companionship Class ministry is Pr. Joshua’s wife, Sis. Liew. Their youngest daughter is also in the ministry team.  

Pr. Joshua said that the church planned to install a notice board at the door in front of the church, announcing to the community seminars or activities available. In the past, the church organised seminars on Financial Planning and Children Sex Education. In future, the church hopes that she can organise some health talks on illnesses such as glaucoma or diabetes, and provide health screening, to help the community to be better in sickness prevention, and to be able tackle the health issues before it become worse. He smilingly added, those people who became aid recipients had turned into his volunteers, they treasured every opportunity in helping others. From an aid recipient turned into a person who empowered others, is the most comforting thing to the helpers.     

 
ǀ ​Integration of Social Resources
​For the benefit of the community, Pr. Joshua do not only invites professionals from all walks of life to speak, he also liaise with welfare department, 448 Food Bank depending on the needs of aid recipients. He also involves in hospital visitation, evangelistic ministry and provides job opportunities to people in order to help aid recipients to be able to be independent and walk out of their problems.   
ǀ This is Commandment, not a Multiple Choice Question ​
Pr. Joshua always remind his church members that participating in community services is beneficial to their spiritual lives, Church cannot be inward-looking, we should serve the people according to the burden and spiritual gifts we have. Some believers shared that when they saw the aid recipient started to stand up and served others, they felt deeply encouraged and decided to get involved in loving the community ministries too.   

“The integration of social services and gospel ministries is a good channel for the church to enter into a community.” Pr. Joshua hopes that in future, there will be more churches joining 7979 Relief and Services Network. He prayed that God will raises up more churches that have burden for their community, by faith they will live out the teaching of loving God and man. As for man power or resources, Pr. Joshua believes that God will provide, this is his many years of experience.   


​Looking at the stain mottled marks walls of this flat, the author hopes that the gospel seeds that spread to every household will quickly sprout.
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一栋栋组屋位于吉隆坡甲洞一角。组屋墙上斑驳的痕迹透露着它的年龄。窗外挂着的衣物随风摆动,老狗窝在角落睡得很香。这跟不远处繁华城市的景象简直天壤之别。1992年,甲洞神召会颂恩堂搬迁至此。“教会必须建立在社区中”, 这是教会从牧者到信徒,承先启后的异象。在这城市贫穷人口的聚集地,教会的存在对弱势家庭来说,犹如荒漠中的甘泉。
 
组屋里的居民每月不时收到福音单张,那是陈永平牧师带着会友,逐户去分派给居民,且无人应声。他们把一张张单张塞进组屋家门口或信箱,一边凭感动为住户祷告;应门的,则问问“你们有什么需要帮忙吗?”因此促成教会接触家庭或个人的契机。
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因为耶稣爱你
曾经,受助者问陈永平牧师:“为什么你要帮助我?”“那是因为耶稣爱你”,从这一问一答间,流露着牧者爱神爱人的体现。陈牧师说,这是一门大工程,教会正一点一滴地建立社区人民对教会的归宿感。他相信总有一天这里的居民可以自然地进入教会,向神寻求帮助。他表示,虽然他在这社区服事,其实影响的范围可以很广,案家领受了教会的帮助,他们多数忍不住将教会帮助他们的“好事”告诉他人。所以,只要众教会同心协力牧养各自社区的羊群,就彰显了在基督里合一的现象。
 
陈永平牧师坦言,从介入单一家庭到转化社区犹如把海滩上的海星一只一只丢回大海,看起来很傻,却是必行的事。他向神感恩,纵然过去有些案主深信宿命论,但在教会深度的陪伴下,不仅邀请神进入他的生命中,连家人和邻里也目睹案主的改变,对教会产生好奇。
 
陈永平牧师分享一个与案主建立深厚关系的小秘诀:没有目的的关心对方。他认为,先解决对方迫切的需要;在处理个案的过程中,案主可以更认识教会,也逐渐放下提防心。无论以电话、家访或陪伴案主,都是教会做见证的时刻。陈牧师通常单刀直入地问案家的需要,无需猜疑。此举动是身为助人者尊重案家的行为表现。他提醒,每次处理个案都是一场属灵争战,务必带着祷告开始,借着圣灵赐下智慧和适合的言语去服事,以祷告交托给神为结束。
推动社区关怀工作
目前,教会以“弱势家庭儿童陪读”方案介入大部分案家的需要。陪读班是长期运作的方案,并提供平台让教会有规划地为孩子进行课业辅导、生命教育,藉此进入案家做家庭关怀。孩子们天真无邪,很信任陪读班老师,会把他们家里发生的大小事情告诉老师。老师按着事件的需要,带领孩子为家里的情况祷告;或是,他们与陪读班服事团队一起代祷,甚至搭配7979急难家庭救助或是其他社会资源,为了一解孩子家里的燃眉之急。带领甲洞神召会颂恩堂陪读班服事团队的负责人,正是陈刘雅玲师母。其小女儿陈雅亿姐妹也在服事团队中。

陈永平牧师说,教会计划在门口置放一块布告板,在布告板上张贴每个月为社区主办的讲座会或其他活动资讯。过去,教会曾经举办财务管理和儿童性教育的讲座会,以后也有计划要办健康讲座和健康检查,例如白内障、糖尿病等主题的讲座,协助社区做好疾病的预防措施,也学会病从浅中医。他笑言,过去受惠于教会的案家,现在成为他的志工团队,案家很珍惜每次帮助他人的机会。从领受恩惠到赋予力量,这对助人者而言,是最大的欣慰。
整合社会资源
为使社区获得最大的益处,陈永平牧师不仅邀请各方专才来社区分享信息,也按照案家的需要链接社会福利局、448福爱食物银行、医院探访和布道事工和为人民提供工作契机等等。让案家培养社会的适应能力,走出艰难处境。
这是诫命,不是选择题
陈永平牧师常常提醒会友,参与社区服务有益于自身的灵命,教我们不要单顾自己的事,要按着各自的负担和恩赐服事众人。曾经,有信徒告诉牧师,当他看见案家也出来服事了,自己也备受激励,投入爱邻舍的事工中。

“社会服务和福音工作的融合是教会踏入社区的好管道。”陈永平牧师希望未来,有更多教会加入7979救助社服网络。他向神祈求兴起越来越多对社会有负担的教会在各个社区,以信心仰望去实践爱神爱人的圣经教导。至于其他人力、资金方面的问题,陈牧师相信神会供应,这是他多年来的亲身经历。
 
望向斑驳墙壁的组屋,笔者期待教会向每个住户撒下的种子,早日生根发芽。

捧起沙滩的海星
The starfish on the beach

城市贫穷户,就像一群搁浅沙滩的海星,苟延残喘一息。海星并不惧怕惊涛骇浪,只怕突然搁置沙滩;个案也不怕辛劳工作养家糊口,只怕急难临到,无人相助。教会便像捡海星的人,捧起一颗颗的宝贝,助它一臂之力,重投大海,延续生命。
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Urban poor, is like the starfish washed up on the beach, helplessly hold on to their last breath. The starfish doesn’t afraid of massive waves, but being washed up on to the shore. Neither is our aid recipient, they are not afraid of working hard to support their family, but they are worried when crisis hit, nobody is around to help. Church is like the man who picked up those washed up starfish, we should treat each of them with care, extend our helping hands, then threw them back to the deep sea, let their lives go on.

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