1. 感謝神帶領於4月11日特別會員大會中順利通過建堂計劃並選出方案。請繼續為建堂籌備所需資金代禱,求神感動眾肢體盡力擺上,隨本心酌定捐得樂意。同時求神賜智慧聰明予建堂委員會的財務小組進行籌款工作。
Praise the Lord that the building project has been approved and an option was selected on 11th April SGM. Please pray continuously for the funding that we need for the project. Pray that God will move each one of us to give sacrificially. Ask also for the wisdom from God to guide the financial team for the fund raising work.
2. 請繼續為英文堂聘牧代禱。Walter McConnell通過面談後獲聘牧委員會推薦予教會議會,而議會經討論後決定於六月六日召開特別會員大會,讓會員投票通過聘請Walter McConnell成為英文部和青年組的牧師。請同心求神成就這事,讓牧者前來牧養祂的子民,好叫英文堂的肢體靈命成長及心靈成熟。
Pray continuously for hiring a pastor for the English congregation. After the E-GAP panel interviewed Walter McConnell, they agreed to recommend him to the church council for the appointment as our English pastor. The church council has decided to call a SGM on 6th June to pass the motion by BCCC members. Please pray that God will guide the process and send His servant to nurture His people, so that our brothers and sisters in English side will be grow up spiritually in God's desires and attitudes.
3. 請為黃傳道於本週三前往西班牙巴塞隆那歐華神學院代禱。黃傳道將會在該學院的早會中分享信息,屆時會把本教會的最新發展情況,北愛爾蘭華人對福音的需要,與及教會建堂經費的需要等等,與眾位主內同工及師生分享,求神賜口才智慧讓彼邦主內肢體明白神在我們中間的工作,叫神的名得榮耀。
Please pray for Pastor Wong’s trip to Barcelona in Spain on Wednesday 12th May. Pastor Wong will share a message in the Chinese Biblical Seminary in Europe with the co-workers and the students there. The message will contain the new development of our church, the need of the gospel to the Chinese living in Northern Ireland, and the financial need of our building project etc. Ask for God granting wisdom in speech to Pastor Wong, so that the brothers and sisters will know what God is doing among our church and His name will be glorified.
4. 感謝神最近常有新來賓參加粵語崇拜聚會,教會人數整體上亦有明顯增加,所以求神興起更多肢體負擔跟進的服事工作。鑑於教會需要,黃傳道在粵語堂現正進行兩個關顧訓練課程,求神使用這些訓練,好讓肢體能更適切地彼此關顧,同心建立主基督的身體。
Give thanks to God that we have many new comers to our Cantonese worship service. The number of people attending our church has also increased as a whole. Pray that God will raise more mutual believers to care to the young believers and new comers. Pastor Wong has organized two caring courses to train those who have the hearts to be involved in caring ministry. Pray for God’s blessing to these courses, so that the body of Christ can be built through the adequate caring with each other.
5. 感謝神有多位肢體出席4月26日的餐福短宣分享會,當中各人互相分享探訪餐館及外賣店的經歷,以及作出很多建議,好讓餐福事工有更美好的發展。求神繼續加強我們傳福音的熱誠,遵行大使命。也求神賜下智慧能力予各餐福委員作宣教跟進工作,和帶領初信主的肢體在主裡成長。
Praise the Lord that many brothers and sisters came to participate in the restaurant gospel short term mission sharing meeting on 26th April. The experience of visiting restaurants and take away shops has been shared with one another, and constructive suggestions have been made. Pray continuously for our enthusiasm to obey the great commandment to spread the gospel in Northern Ireland as well to have the strength and wisdom from God to do the follow up mission work. Pray also for the new converts to grow up in Christ.
6. 感謝神於4月25日帶領了七位弟兄姊妹接受洗禮,他們在眾人面前分享的見證造就了其他人對神的信心。祈求神繼續帶領他們堅決走信心道路榮耀主名。
Thank God that He has led seven brothers and sisters to receive baptism on 25th April. Their testimonies have been encouraging people to trust God. Please pray that God will continuous to lead them to walk perseveringly in Christ and that the name of the Lord may be glorified.
7. 請為教會各個查經小組禱告,求主帶領小組方向,讓每人的靈性有所成長,建立彼此關懷及互相代禱的關係。也為不能參予小組的弟兄姊妹禱告,求主看顧他們,保守他們仍然保持對基督的信心。
Pray for all the bible study groups. Ask God’s guidance for direction and to spur the spiritual growth of each one of us. Pray for building up relationships so that we may pray and care for one another. Pray also for those who cannot participate with the groups, for God to protect them and grant them faithful heart.
8. 請為數位弟兄姊妹代表教會參加餐館福音事工使團於六月八日在紐約舉行的餐福日代禱,求神賜隊員佳美腳,行程順利,並經歷神的同在。
Please pray for our brothers and sisters who will be representing our church to participate in the restaurant gospel conference in New York on 8th June. Pray for their safe journey and let them experience the presence of God.
9. 請為將在6月14日舉行的讀經運動問答比賽禱告,求神祝福聚會讓各組肢體在開心愉快的氣氛中學習聖經話語,並牢記在心至死不忘,成為日常生活的指引。
Pray for the Bible Quiz on 14th June. Ask God’s blessing for the meeting. Pray that all participants will be learning God’s words in joyful and happy atmosphere, so that they will remember the teachings from the Bible and will be able to apply to their daily living.
10. 請繼續為郭志誠弟兄的健康代禱,郭弟兄已完成第二輪癌症化療,求神徹底醫治弟兄完全康復。感謝神讓弟兄聲帶手術後聲音回復有七八成的程度。同時,也感謝神帶領弟兄與家人有美好關係,同心合力對抗困難。
Pray for brother Kwok’s health as he has finished second round of chemotherapy. Pray for complete recovery. Give thanks to God that his voice has been recovered 70 to 80 percent after an operation being done last week. Thank God also for granting him better relationship with his family members in order to go through this difficult time.
11. 請為教會文書Nali Kwok代禱,姊妹這兩星期不斷咳嗽,求神醫治。另外,姊妹因長期腹痛問題,現安排了5月25日在醫院接受檢查,請為她能早日獲得治療恢復健康代禱。
Pray for our church secretary Nali Kwok as she has been coughing for two weeks already. Ask for God’s healing. She will receive another check up in hospital on 25th May with regard to her prolonged abdomen pain. Pray for her early treatment to recover good health.
12. 請為郭偉麟弟兄順利回港代禱。弟兄希望回港陪伴父親,之後結伴連同外父外母和曾成淑茹姊妹的父母返回北愛,求神帶領路途平安。並為Nali父母來到北愛後能接受福音代禱,求神打開姚先生的心靈,明白耶穌基督的大愛。
Pray for Stanley Kwok’s smooth trip as he is going back Hong Kong to accompany his father. Stanley will bring back Nali’s parents and Eve Tsang’s parents to Northern Ireland. Pray for their safe journey. Please also pray for Nali’s parents that God will open their hearts to understand the gospel and the great love of Jesus Christ and receive Him as their Saviour while they are staying in Belfast.
13. 請為執事吳萃龍弟兄的店舖遭遇火災後的重建裝修工程代禱,求神讓工程順利展開並獲得保險合理賠償。
Pray for our deacon Mickey Ng since his take away shop has been damaged by a fire and needs to be renovated. Pray for the repair work can be done shortly and smoothly and will be fairly reimbursed by the insurance company.
14. 請為曾健明弟兄Ken Tsang的右手在工作中被熱水燙傷代禱,求神讓他迅速復原。同時,也為他的太太曾成淑茹Eve Tsang最近的腰痛代禱,求神醫治。
Pray for brother Ken Tsang as his right hand has been scalded by hot water at his shop. Ask for rapid healing from God. Pray also for his wife Eve as she is suffering from back pain.
15. 請為鄧麗芬姊妹Seven及鄧永勤弟兄Ken回港處理母親離世後的事情與及辦理運回父親骨灰之事代禱。姊弟的父親在十多年前過身後安葬於香港,現希望把父親骨灰運回與母親並列安葬。求神賜智慧處理香港政府部門的申請程序及和有合適應對宗族鄉村的俗例。
Pray for Seven and Ken Tang as they went back Hong Kong to deal with the matter related to their mother who passed away recently. Since their father had passed away about ten years ago and was buried in Hong Kong, now they want to bring back their father’s ashes to be placed next to their mother’s grave. Pray for the wisdom from God to deal with the governmental rules and regulations as well as the Chinese traditional cult.
16. 請為埋頭苦讀準備考試的學生代禱,求神賜精神體力、聰明智慧和有恆心有紀律的溫習功課,以至能夠用最好的表現應付即將臨近的考試,能夠達到他們希望得到的理想成績。
Pray for the student who will be facing year-end examination. Ask God to grant them wisdom and disciplinary study schedule to prepare themselves for the examination, so that they can perform to the best of their ability and that they would receive the results they want.
17. 請為國語堂的龔燕芬姊妹代禱。姊妹在國內的父親龔立源不久前突然腦出血,母親張月霞又因受打擊而中風,現在父親雖已渡過危險時期,母親中風情況亦有好轉,然而仍未完全康復。求神醫治她的父母,並安慰姊妹的心靈和加添姊妹對神的信心渡過難關。
Pray for sister Sophie Kung of Mandarin congregation that her father in China has been suffering from internal bleeding in the brain, and her mother has also been suffering from minor stroke a few weeks ago. Although her father has passed the most dangerous period and her mother has recovered a little bit, yet have not to fully recover from their illness. Pray for God’s healing for her parents, and her faith to our almighty God.
18. 請為張朱婉文姊妹回港探親及傳福音代禱,求神加能賜力,口才智慧與親友分享個人見證,讓聽者藉聖靈帶領明白福音本是神的大能,要救一切相信的人。並求神賜姊妹路上平安。
Pray for sister Lisa Cheung as she has gone back Hong Kong to visit her family members and also to tell them the gospel. Ask God’s power to strengthen her whenever she shares her testimony with her friends and relatives. Through the guidance of the Holy Spirit, the listeners will understand the gospel is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes. Ask also for a safe trip to the sister from God.
19. 感謝神帶領都弟兄於上月順利回國與家人團聚。求神繼續醫治他的病能夠早日康復,並求神藉著他的見證和經歷幫助他的家人和朋友接受福音。
Give thanks to God as brother Du’s has eventually gone back home to reunite with his family last month. Pray for God’s healing for his illness and bring him complete recovery, and to lead others to accept the gospel through his testimony.
20. 請為英國大選後的政府禱告,求神掌管建立一個公正廉潔的政府,好叫信徒得以在這國家中平安愉快地過敬拜神的生活,而國民也得以穩妥溫飽。
Pray for our government as the election has been over. Pray for the formation of a justice government by God, so that the Christians can worship God peacefully in this nation, and the people can be living securely in this land.