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It's with a mixture of sadness, uncertainty and excitement that I write this final message in early December 2011 in my position as Australian Director of AM-CCSM. Over the past 17 years I have experienced some of the most thrilling and fulfilling times of my Christian walk, and it truly has been an honour for me to serve under and alongside many precious saints of God who complete the current day list of the heroes of faith mentioned at the end of Hebrews, chapter 11.
As much as I had desired a smooth baton change to a new Australian Director, this has not happened, and I finish at the end of the year uncertain as to who will take over the position as director of the ministry across Australia. Although we had expressions of interest from a number of individuals across Australia, and we interviewed two of these, who were both ethnic Chinese and met many of the selection criteria, we felt that neither of them was the person God had prepared to take over the ministry across Australia. The search continues and we would appreciate your continued prayers and support for this. In the meantime, however, arrangements have been made for the ministry to continue to send out the China prayer letters, encourage prayer meetings and to continue to channel financial support into the Church in China.
There is insufficient room for me to express my depth of thanks to the many individuals and churches who have supported and personally encouraged me over the past 17 years, but God knows who you are, and I know that He will reward you in ways that only He knows how. I do, however, want to pay a special tribute to Helen Pirouet who over the past 15 years has volunteered as administrator to the ministry across Australia, as well as carrying other international responsibilities. Without her faithful dedication to myself and the work in Australia, the ministry would have achieved very little.
To the faithful Board members and the group of Advisors who have served the ministry over these many years, I express my sincere thanks. You have no idea of how your sacrifices have served and strengthened the ministry. To the faithful prayer group leaders across Australia who have faithfully served in secret for many years, I pray that God would reward you openly. To David Ryan, Graham Hercus, Chin Huat Loo and Daniel Van on the East Coast of Australia, thanks for your friendship, sacrifices and support, which have allowed the ministry to expand in amazing ways. And last, but by no means least, to the Lord Jesus Christ for the way He has supported and encouraged us through the good and the challenging times of ministry. I will leave further comments and thanks to an article that I wrote recently for the next edition of the China Challenge, which is due out in March 2012.
As to exactly what I will be doing for the next season of my life, I am not entirely certain. However, on Sunday September 11 (the 10th anniversary of the largest peace time loss of life through terrorism), the Lord impressed upon me that He was going to use the experience of the trauma that I suffered over three years ago, when I nearly died, to help others who had suffered trauma and accidents. To this end I have enrolled to do some studies in chaplaincy and trauma counselling, and I have applied for a number of chaplain positions that have become vacant in Perth.
Let me leave you with some words of the Apostle Paul in Acts 20:24, which have become my prayer: "But none of these things move me; nor do I count my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God."
Yours together in His Love for China,
James Goss
Join with me in giving thanks to God for the amazing ways He has provided for the ministry and released so many wonderful Australians to serve the Church in China both across Australia and in China.
Pray that we would see God raise up the person of His choosing to assume the position as director of AM-CCSM Australia.
Pray for the person/s and the church that God has raised up to provide the administration and maintenance of the ministry across Australia.
中文(简体)
我在2011年十二月初，以澳洲CCSM主任的身分写下这篇第七日的内容时，混杂了悲伤、不肯定和兴奋之情。在过去十七年里，我经历过 一些与基督同行的途中最为刺激和满足的时刻，而我能够在神的众多宝贵圣徒的带领下事奉，以及和他们同工，真的是很荣幸的一件事。这些圣徒完成了希伯来书第 十一章所列举的信心英雄的现代清单。
尽管我希望能够顺利地将职务交接给新任的澳洲区主任，但是这个情况并未发生，在年底时，我仍然不确定谁会来接掌澳洲地区事工的主任职务。虽然澳 洲各地有一些人表示他们有意愿，我们也和其中两位进行面谈（这两位都是华人，也符合许多选择标准），但是我们觉得两位都不是神预备来接掌澳洲地区事工的 人。我们继续在寻找，也希望你们能够继续代祷并支持这件事。然而在这同时，我们仍然有所安排，让事工得以继续进行，发送代祷信、鼓励成立祷告会，以及继续 为中国教会提供财务支援。
篇幅不足，无法让我向过去十七年里众多曾经支持和亲自鼓励我的人充分表达我深切 的感激，但是神知道你们是谁，而我知道祂会以惟有祂明白的方式来报答你们。然而，我要向Helen Pirouet表达特别的感谢，她在过去十五年里，志愿担任澳洲地区事工的管理者，并且负责其他的国际职责。若是没有她对我和澳洲区事工的忠心摆上，这个 机构能够完成的事情将极其有限。
我要向忠心的理事会成员以及多年来在机构中事奉的顾问团表达诚挚的谢意。 你们不知道你们的牺牲如何事奉和刚强我们的事工。至于在澳洲各地、忠心在暗处事奉多年的祷告小组组长们，我祈求神公开地报答你们。在澳洲东岸的David Ryan、Graham Hercus、Chin Huat Loo和Daniel Van，谢谢你们的友谊、牺牲和支持，使得事工能够以令人惊奇的方式拓展。最后，但绝对不是最轻忽的是，感谢主耶稣基督，祂在事工顺利和最具挑战性的时候 都支持并鼓励我们。其他的话语和感谢，我要保留在最近为下一期China Challenge写的文章中，将于2012年三月出版。
至于在我生命中的下一季，我究竟要做什么，我还不完全肯定。但是在九月十一日礼拜天（和平时期因恐怖主义而丧生人数最多事件的十周年）那天，主让我知道祂 将使用我在三年前遭受的创伤经验（我差一点丧命）来帮助其他遭遇创伤和意外的人。因此我开始研读牧会和创伤辅导，并且在Perth申请多处牧会的职 务。
容我与你分享使徒保罗在使徒行传20:24节的话，这节经文已经成为我的祷告。“我却不以性命为念，也不看为宝贵，只要行完我的路程，成就我从主耶稣所领受的职事，证明神恩惠的福音。”
与你一起在祂的爱中爱中国
James Goss
和我一起向神献上感谢，因为祂以奇妙的方式供应我们，并兴起如此多美好的澳洲人事奉中国的教会，包括在澳洲全地和中国境内。
求主帮助我们得见神兴起祂所拣选的人，起来担任AM-CCSM澳洲区主任的职务。
为蒙神兴起、在澳洲全境事工的管理和维持方面成为供应者的个人和教会祷告。
中文(繁體)
我在2011年十二月初，以澳洲CCSM主任的身分寫下這篇第七日的內容時，混雜了悲傷、不肯定和興奮之情。在過去十七年裡，我經歷過一些與基督同行的途中最為刺激和滿足的時刻，而我能夠在神的眾多寶貴聖徒的帶領下事奉，以及和他們同工，真的是很榮幸的一件事。這些聖徒完成了希伯來書第十一章所列舉的信心英雄的現代清單。
儘管我希望能夠順利地將職務交接給新任的澳洲區主任，但是這個情況並未發生，在年底時，我仍然不確定誰會來接掌澳洲地區事工的主任職務。雖然澳洲各地有一些人表示他們有意願，我們也和其中兩位進行面談（這兩位都是華人，也符合許多選擇標準），但是我們覺得兩位都不是神預備來接掌澳洲地區事工的人。我們繼續在尋找，也希望你們能夠繼續代禱並支持這件事。然而在這同時，我們仍然有所安排，讓事工得以繼續進行，發送代禱信、鼓勵成立禱告會，以及繼續為中國教會提供財務支援。
篇幅不足，無法讓我向過去十七年裡眾多曾經支持和親自鼓勵我的人充分表達我深切的感激，但是神知道你們是誰，而我知道祂會以惟有祂明白的方式來報答你們。然而，我要向Helen Pirouet表達特別的感謝，她在過去十五年裡，志願擔任澳洲地區事工的管理者，並且負責其他的國際職責。若是沒有她對我和澳洲區事工的忠心擺上，這個機構能夠完成的事情將極其有限。
我要向忠心的理事會成員以及多年來在機構中事奉的顧問團表達誠摯的謝意。你們不知道你們的犧牲如何事奉和剛強我們的事工。至於在澳洲各地、忠心在暗處事奉多年的禱告小組組長們，我祈求神公開地報答你們。在澳洲東岸的David Ryan、Graham Hercus、Chin Huat Loo和Daniel Van，謝謝你們的友誼、犧牲和支持，使得事工能夠以令人驚奇的方式拓展。最後，但絕對不是最輕忽的是，感謝主耶穌基督，祂在事工順利和最具挑戰性的時候都支持並鼓勵我們。其他的話語和感謝，我要保留在最近為下一期China Challenge寫的文章中，將於2012年三月出版。
至於在我生命中的下一季，我究竟要做什麼，我還不完全肯定。但是在九月十一日禮拜天（和平時期因恐怖主義而喪生人數最多事件的十週年）那天，主讓我知道祂將使用我在三年前遭受的創傷經驗（我差一點喪命）來幫助其他遭遇創傷和意外的人。因此我開始研讀牧會和創傷輔導，並且在Perth申請多處牧會的職務。
容我與你分享使徒保羅在使徒行傳20:24節的話，這節經文已經成為我的禱告。「我卻不以性命為念，也不看為寶貴，只要行完我的路程，成就我從主耶穌所領受的職事，證明神恩惠的福音。」
與你一起在祂的愛中愛中國
James Goss
和我一起向神獻上感謝，因為祂以奇妙的方式供應我們，並興起如此多美好的澳洲人事奉中國的教會，包括在澳洲全地和中國境內。
求主幫助我們得見神興起祂所揀選的人，起來擔任AM-CCSM澳洲區主任的職務。
為蒙神興起、在澳洲全境事工的管理和維持方面成為供應者的個人和教會禱告。