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Before my March sabbatical leave was over, I was moved to visit the faces that appeared in my personal prayers. I drove alone in this journey of north Peninsula. How this trip came about? I really can’t figure it out either. After crossing the East-West Highway to East Coast and approaching 2,000 kilometers mileage, I found that the people I had deliberately visited all the way were friends who were on the verge of death, suffering from terminal diseases or receiving hospice care. All the way, I listened to their stories of how they had fight against stubborn diseases, or how they had to make adjustment in lives in order to cope with issues of life and death, I was glad the I had obeyed to the prompting of Holy Spirit to visit them, otherwise I’ll miss those golden moments of heart-to-heart sharing and in return my sharing with them the "chicken soup for the soul".
On my way back, when I reflected and reorganised my thought on friends and co-workers’ journey of tears and grace, it's not hard to notice that these warriors of life have some (or at least one) angels by their side. These angels can be spouses, children, relatives, or not blood related friends like pastor, CG member, medical worker, or even a food deliverer who shows up regularly. Perhaps these angels may not know that, their presence and companies, the time they spent which they took effort to arrange, had left a mark of grace in the lives of those who were battling with illnesses. All these seemingly insignificant actions such as offering meals, hospital visits, praying and caring for patients after vomiting have deeply touched my friends who have walked through the valley of the shadow of death. I believe that these acts of kindness and silent company also touched Abba Father in heaven! During this trip, I inadvertently invited several teachers who participated in the 7979 after-school Companionship Class to dinner. As they casually talked about the time they spent with the children, I noticed that their eyes were full of love, and sparkle with tears. They told me that they still keep in touch with those children who had graduated and left the class for secondary school. They shared their children's transformation from no interest in learning to study hard, from profanity to humility and politeness, from being afraid to dream to dare to talk about "their future is not a dream". There was one Companionship Class teacher, he even told me that last year he visited a community of refugees that hit by a flood, when he saw how helpless those children were, he immediately had a vision to set up a cross-cultural Companionship Class. In 2022, the BM version of Companionship Class was indeed born. Working together with partner churches since 2012, HISTEAM has entered its 10th year of launching of Companionship Class for under privileged children. The initial intention was hoping that urban grassroots families who could not afford to send their children to tuition centers could send their children to nearby 7979 Holistic Care Station. These under privileged families were not only financially stretched, but also do not have the time to accompany and guide their children in their studies, as they live from hand to mouth. The two years of lockdown and movement control caused by this long pandemic did not hold us from accompanying the under privileged children. Many Companionship Classes also switch to online class in line with the lockdown SOP. I would like to take this opportunity to express my sincere gratitude and respect to all the volunteers who have taken on the role of teacher for Companionship Class. Thank you for your years of quiet dedication and company. For this decade, you have benefited thousands of children and their families. God will remember!
Behold, how beautiful and good are the footsteps that accompany! Heavenly Father! Whether I'm at the highs or the lows, Thank you for being there and staying with me all the time. Holy Spirit please empowers me to do the same for those you have led to me. Amen. 三月份安息假结束前，我按照心里感动去拜访那些在我安静祷告时出现的一张张脸孔。一个人开着车往半岛的北部奔驰。为何要开展这趟旅程？我也着实摸不着头脑。当横跨东西大道来到东海岸，里数逼近两千公里，回头看我才发现原来一路刻意拜访的对象，都是生命走到濒临点，身患绝症或正在接受临终关怀的朋友。一路聆听他们分享如何抗战顽疾，或者如何调整自己面对生死关头的故事，我庆幸自己顺服感动出现在他们当中，才不至于错过与他们交心的黄金时刻，与他们同享“心灵鸡汤”。 回程路上，整理朋友同工铺满泪水与恩典脂油交汇的路径，不难发现这些生命勇士的身边都拥有一些（至少一位）天使，且不离不弃地陪伴他们。这些天使可以是自己的伴侣、孩子、亲人，也可以是非亲非故的牧师传道、小组成员、医务人员，甚至是定时定点出现的送餐人员（Food deliverer）。这些天使或许不晓得，他们花时间并用心刻意安排的出现与陪伴，其实都在这些与病魔交战的生命中默默留下了恩典的记号。不管是送上餐饮、医院复诊、祷告祝福，病人呕吐后的善后等看似不起眼的举动，都深深触动我这些走过死荫幽谷的朋友。相信这些善意及默默付出的陪伴举动也触动了阿爸天父！ 这趟旅程我不经意约了几位参与7979课后陪读班的老师吃饭。当他们不经意地聊到陪伴孩子的那些日子，我发现他们的眼神充满着爱意，不时闪烁着泪光。他们告诉我，曾经陪伴的孩子虽已离开陪读班进入中学，这些孩子还与他们保持联系。他们分享孩子们在陪读班经历的转变，从不学无术到勤奋好学、从满嘴脏话到谦逊有礼，从不敢有梦到勇于谈论“自己的未来不是梦”。甚至还有一位陪读班的老师告诉我，因去年尾的水灾，他走入了一群难民的社区，看到一群流离无助的孩子，看到为他们设立跨文化陪读班的异象。2022年，这家用马来文的陪读班因此诞生。 全人自2012年与伙伴教会开展的弱势儿童陪读服务不知不觉进入第十年。当初的感动就是希望能够让城市里头没有能力送孩子去补习班的基层家庭，把孩子送来邻近的7979全人关怀站。这些家庭不单是经济上捉襟见肘，时间上也是无力陪伴孩子温习、手停口停的弱势家庭。这场漫长瘟疫造成的两年封城与行动管制，却封不住我们陪伴弱势孩童的心志。许多陪读班也应顺封城措施而转型到线上开设陪读服务。我在此要向全马扛起陪读班老师角色的志工们发出由衷的谢意与敬意。谢谢你们多年来默默地付出与陪伴，这十年你们造福了数千位孩子与他们背后的家庭，上帝必纪念!
看哪，陪伴的脚踪是何等的美与善！ 天父！无论我身处人生的高峰或低谷， 感谢祢不离不弃，时刻与我同在。 圣灵加力让我也能如此陪伴那些祢让我遇见的人。 阿们！ Comments are closed.
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