It is good to be able to write to you at the start of this new year. I trust you had a wonderful Christmas and that you are now looking forward to this new year and expecting great things.
I really would like to thank you for your continued support throughout last year. It was a difficult year for us here in the UK base. We struggled somewhat with ill health and then sadly Rosemary's husband died in November after battling for over twelve months with a brain tumour. We have so much appreciated your prayers over this time. The difficult financial times we are living in haven't helped us, but we press on with what the Lord has called us to do.
Thank you to all who have given financially. To those who have given anonymously, please take this as a thank you, as we are unable to write to you.
Although a difficult year, the Lord has been good to us. We have still managed to print and distribute one million books, as well as distribute hundreds of thousands of DVDs and thousands of Bibles. Our mercy work thrives and we have now opened our third foster home.
So what does 2012 hold for us? You can read more information on our literature programme in Day Four. We will also continue to care for the babies and young children in our foster homes as well as supporting children through our sponsorship programmes. One area we would like you to pray about is teams. We would love to see more people join us on teams. It is of course more expensive now due to the increase in costs of flights and accommodation, but please don't let that put you off. I firmly believe that if the Lord wants you to join a team, He will provide the finance for you to go. We have heard many wonderful testimonies of how the Lord has provided; all you have to do is ask. We have also introduced a new team - the ‘Come and See' team. This is a wonderful opportunity to come and see different areas of our ministry in China. A chance not to be missed. Contact the office for more details.
Don't forget you still have time to apply to join this year's Antioch School of Missions. Check out the web site at www.asmchina.org for more details or contact the office. Our student from the UK has just completed his Mini ASM and will be returning home after our annual gathering this month. Please pray for him as he adjusts to life back home.
I would value your prayers as I join our in-China workers and other staff at our annual meeting. I will be leaving the UK on 7th January and will be away for two weeks.
Ian Robertson
Pray for good health for the office staff.
Pray for finance to continue the different areas of ministry.
Pray for finance for the office to continue the good work.
Pray for more people to join our teams and Antioch School of Missions.
Pray for our annual ICW meeting.
很高兴能够在新年开始的时候写信给你们。我相信你们过了一个美好的圣诞节,现在你们正盼望着新的这一年,期待美好的事情发生。
我真的要感谢你们在去年里持续不断的支持。对于在英国办公室的我们而言,去年是艰难的一年。我们有健康的问题,接着Rosemary的丈夫在与脑癌抗争十 二个多月之后,于十一月去世。我们非常感激你们在这段时间里的代祷。我们所处的经费困难时期对我们没有帮助,但是我们仍然坚持神呼召我们来做的 事。
感谢所有在经费上支持我们的人。至于匿名奉献的人,请在这里接受我们的感谢,因为我们无法写信给你们。
虽然是困难的一年,但是主以良善待我们。我们仍然能够印制并发送一百万本书,并且发送数万套DVD和数千本圣经。我们的怜悯事工大得昌盛,现在已经成立第三间养护之家。
那么我们在2012年有什么计画?你们可以在第四日的内文中,得到关于文字计画的更多资料。我们也将继续关怀养护之家里的婴孩和年幼儿童,并且透过我们的 资助计画来支持儿童。有一方面希望你们能为我们代祷,就是短宣队。我们希望能够看到更多人参加短宣队。当然,由于航空和膳食费用提高,以致于费用变得较为 昂贵,但是请不要因此而拦阻你的脚步。我坚定地相信,如果主要你参加短宣队,祂就会为你供应前去的费用。我们听过许多关于主如何供应的奇妙见证;你要做的 就是祈求。我们也推出一个新的短宣队──“来看”团队(Come and See)。这是一个前来目睹我们在中国不同领域事工的大好机会。一个不可错过的机会。请和办公室联络,取得更多资讯。
不要忘了,你仍然有时间申请参加今年的安提阿宣教学校(Antioch School of Missions, ASM)。请到www.asmchina.org这个网站取得进一步资料,或是与办公室联络。来自英国的学生刚刚完成Mini ASM的课程,在这个月的年度聚集结束后就要返家。请为他适应返家后的生活祷告。
有一件事要请你们代祷,我将在年度聚会中和在中国境内事奉的同工及其他同工相聚。我将于一月七日离开英国,为期两周。
为同工的身体健康祷告。
为不同领域的事工持续运作所需的经费祷告。
为办公室能够获得经费,以维持良好运作代祷。
求主兴起更多人参加短宣队和Antioch School of Missions。
为一年一度的ICW聚会代祷。
很高興能夠在新年開始的時候寫信給你們。我相信你們過了一個美好的聖誕節,現在你們正盼望著新的這一年,期待美好的事情發生。
我真的要感謝你們在去年裡持續不斷的支持。對於在英國辦公室的我們而言,去年是艱難的一年。我們有健康的問題,接著Rosemary的丈夫在與腦癌抗爭十二個多月之後,於十一月去世。我們非常感激你們在這段時間裡的代禱。我們所處的經費困難時期對我們沒有幫助,但是我們仍然堅持神呼召我們來做的事。
感謝所有在經費上支持我們的人。至於匿名奉獻的人,請在這裡接受我們的感謝,因為我們無法寫信給你們。
雖然是困難的一年,但是主以良善待我們。我們仍然能夠印製並發送一百萬本書,並且發送數萬套DVD和數千本聖經。我們的憐憫事工大得昌盛,現在已經成立第三間養護之家。
那麼我們在2012年有什麼計畫?你們可以在第四日的內文中,得到關於文字計畫的更多資料。我們也將繼續關懷養護之家裡的嬰孩和年幼兒童,並且透過我們的資助計畫來支持兒童。有一方面希望你們能為我們代禱,就是短宣隊。我們希望能夠看到更多人參加短宣隊。當然,由於航空和膳食費用提高,以致於費用變得較為昂貴,但是請不要因此而攔阻你的腳步。我堅定地相信,如果主要你參加短宣隊,祂就會為你供應前去的費用。我們聽過許多關於主如何供應的奇妙見證;你要做的就是祈求。我們也推出一個新的短宣隊──「來看」團隊(Come and See)。這是一個前來目睹我們在中國不同領域事工的大好機會。一個不可錯過的機會。請和辦公室聯絡,取得更多資訊。
不要忘了,你仍然有時間申請參加今年的安提阿宣教學校(Antioch School of Missions, ASM)。請到www.asmchina.org 這個網站取得進一步資料,或是與辦公室聯絡。來自英國的學生剛剛完成Mini ASM的課程,在這個月的年度聚集結束後就要返家。請為他適應返家後的生活禱告。
有一件事要請你們代禱,我將在年度聚會中和在中國境內事奉的同工及其他同工相聚。我將於一月七日離開英國,為期兩週。
為同工的身體健康禱告。
為不同領域的事工持續運作所需的經費禱告。
為辦公室能夠獲得經費,以維持良好運作代禱。
求主興起更多人參加短宣隊和Antioch School of Missions。
為一年一度的ICW聚會代禱。