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施比受更為有福 彭懷恩姊妹監獄事工感恩見証分享

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願平安、仁愛、信心從父神和主耶穌基督歸於弟兄們!並願所有誠心愛我們主耶穌基督的人都蒙恩惠!(以弗所書六:二十三至二十四)		
	弟兄姐妹、朋友們主內平安。感謝神讓我有機會與大家分享監獄事工的感恩見証。
	在二○一八年的下半年,我的工作單位,有一個「自願提早退休計劃」,就是俗語說的「肥雞餐」,當時也沒有計劃在退休後特別想要做的事情,只是想到不用按時去上班,不用跟不喜歡的同事打交道,喜歡就跟朋友去食個午餐,可以睡到自然醒,有更多的時間參予教會的服事,就這樣高高興興的在同年年底從職場退休了。		
	我住在紐約上州,距離紐約上州的好幾家監獄很近。記得在二○一一年的八月底,我們教會的牧師接到台英姐的電話,說:「播恩傳播中心的監獄探訪事工,每一次的探訪都非常缺乏同工,你們的教會可不可以參予去探訪?」就這樣,我們牧師就把我們夫妻和一位弟兄帶進了Otisville?Correctional Facility監獄。		
	第一次去探訪是有一點害怕,想像中坐牢的都是壞人,他們的長相是不是都不友善的呢?但在探訪之後,這些擔憂都沒有了,感覺還挺好的。若受刑人不是穿上了犯人的制服和坐在指定的位置上,我們真的不容易分辨出他們的身份,因為有些獄警的長相比受刑人更像一個犯案的人,真的是人不可貌相。就從那一次開始,台英姐定期的邀請我們去參加探訪,漸漸的,這個事工就成為了我們生活的一部份。		監獄事工的宗旨就是傳福音,到監獄去把福音傳給受刑人。他們犯法被抓,是應當受到懲罰。但神愛我們每一個人,差派主內的弟兄姐妹去傳福音給他們,希望他們在被囚的苦境中能悔改,接受福音。在參予監獄事工的服事,幫助我更能體貼神的愛。祂愛我們每一個人,甚至是被家人和朋友嫌棄而斷絕關係的受刑人。有些受刑人是獨自來到美國工作,也沒有親人到監獄中探望他們。		
	耶穌說:「你們這蒙我父賜福的,可來承受那創世以來為你們所預備的國。因為我餓了,你們給我吃;渴了,你們給我喝;我做客旅,你們留我住;我赤身露體,你們我穿;我病了,你們看顧我;我在監裡,你們來看我。」(馬太福音二十五:三十五至	三十六)祂又說:「我實在告訴你們:這些事你們既做在我這弟兄中一個最小的身上,就是做在我身上了。」(馬太福音二十五:四十)所以我們都是蒙福的。當一個人沒有了希望,一無所有、孤獨無助的時候,卻有陌生人用愛心去關懷他,向他傳福音,帶給他希望,他的內心是很容易被軟化和被吸引,接受神的救恩。	
	神向我們懷的意念是賜平安的意念,就好像武漢的肺炎病毒一樣,我相信神的心意是想世人從罪中悔改,回轉歸向神。試想要向一個家人或朋友去傳福音真不是一件容易的事。若不是坐在探訪室願意接受被探訪的受刑人,基督徒能在監獄以外找到多少位願意坐在同一桌聽你講福音的陌生人?雖然同工們只是跟被探訪的受刑人傳福音,但同時,同工們探訪的行為也影響了其他的人,例如受刑人的家人和朋友,還有在我們身邊不信主的親友也驚訝怎麼有這樣的事工,甚至監獄的員警都知道我們是來自基督教的一個組織。當我跟法拉盛的同工分別在不同的時間到達去探訪時,獄警就會告訴我說,妳的朋友已經到了。		
	我參加了這事工八年多,傳福音真的不是一件容易的事。到過好幾家的監獄去探訪,遇到了不同的受刑人,其中有些是利用我們的愛心,他們懷著目的出來接見同工的探訪,是因為在牢中物資缺乏,想要得到同工帶來的愛心包裹。也有懂得感恩的和不懂得感恩的。感謝神,確實是有些真心的認罪悔改,接受了救恩,也有心硬的,仍然沒有接受福音的。
	有一個受刑人到目前仍未受洗,他對我說:「當我服的刑期滿了,就會被遣返中國,我一定會帶著妳送給我的聖經回國去。」使徒保羅說:「我們栽種和澆灌了,惟有神叫他生長。」(哥林多前書三:六)我們能做的就是盡心盡力做神的工。同工們的擺上絕不會是枉然的,儘管有時同工們的愛心被欺騙了又怎麼樣呢?因為基督的福音已經傳出去了。		
	使徒保羅說:「我凡事給你們做榜樣,叫你們知道應當這樣勞苦扶助軟弱的人,又當記念主耶穌的話說:『施比受更為有福。』」(使徒行傳二十:三十五)看到受囚人所沒有的,就能夠滿足自己的所有。感謝神賜予滿溢的恩典,給我機會參予監獄事工的的服事。同工們都是有福的人,而且是福杯滿溢,若不是有滿溢的福,我們能拿甚麼去祝福別人呢?神總是藉著每一個服事去祝福被服事的人,更大大的祝福去服事的同工。		
	感謝神的恩典,讓我參予監獄事工的服事,把神賜予滿溢的福杯去祝福別人。盼望神也繼續祝福監獄事工,興起更多的同工,願意去探訪受刑人,叫他們的身體雖然沒有自由,但在耶穌基督裏,他們的靈性卻得到自由。
	願神祝福大家!所有榮耀頌讚歸獨一真神!
耶和華保護一切愛祂的人	
     李婉珊姊妹感恩見證分享	
惟獨從上頭來的智慧,先是清潔,後是和平、溫良、柔順、滿有憐憫、多結善果、沒有偏見、沒有假冒; 並且使人和平的,是用和平所栽種的義果。(雅各書三:十七至十八)	
        我在香港出生,有兩個姊姊,在一個基督教家庭長大。自小便跟父母到教會聚會,參加崇拜。因為父母信神,所以我就順理成章也是個基督徒。從來只是聽聞父母或別人描述是如何經歷神的作為和恩典,而我並沒有自己親身經歷過神的大能。
	到了快要全家移民來美國之前,有一次去參加彈奏鋼琴的考試。在考試期間,我第一次親身經歷神,雖然當時在不安和極度緊張中,但是想到神與我同在,就立刻向神祈禱後,便得到從神而來的平安,充滿信心,順利地完成並通過那次的鋼琴考試。自此,真心決志信主,並立志親身經歷神。	
	在全家移民美國一年後,因為母親身體不適,患了重病,被主耶穌接回了天家。從那時開始,我心中便感到迷惘和不安。在理性上,我明白神把母親接回天家,是除去她在世上的勞苦,但在感情上我會問神:「為何神要把母親接走?讓她過早便離開我們。」	
	感謝神!當我漸漸長大,對神有更多認識和體會的時候,才明白到有很多事情是不能按自己的心意而行。因為神對每一個人的一生,都有著不同的計劃和安排。所以上大學念書之後,我就開始嘗試盡力學習按神的心意而行。
	當我在大學生團契事奉中,也開始明白一些道理。在神的手中,我們可以計劃很多事情,如果沒有神的同在,很多事情都不如我們所計劃的完成。聖經說:「耶和華在一切所行的無不公義,在祂一切所做的都有慈愛。凡求告耶和華的,就是誠心求告祂的,耶和華便與他們相近。敬畏祂的,祂必成就他們的心願;也必聽他們的呼求,拯救他們。耶和華保護一切愛祂的人,卻要滅絕一切的惡人。我的口要說出讚美耶和華的話,惟願凡有血氣的都永永遠遠稱頌祂的聖名!」(詩篇一四五:十七至二十一)我們在生活上總會有不如意的事情,但我們可以依靠神,神是按祂的心意成就萬事的。

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