撰文/GA |圣灵月刊335期-2005.08|主题/父言父颜
双涯亚卑位于内陆省丹南镇以南十四公里,是第一间毛律族教会。一位沙巴传道团的追随者,沙河亚合是双涯坝祈祷所张继伟弟兄的好友。
1960年田腓利执事在张弟兄家证道,听道后愿意接受真理,聚会后再邀请田执事前往其村落传扬真理,村民深受感动,当天就有30人受洗归入主名下。因圣灵同工,相继有更多村民相信真道受洗。
因为沙河很受村民之尊敬,加上神迹奇事显著,信徒得到圣灵,所以其他教派的信徒也来相信真理。因此整个村落的村民都受洗归真,非常荣耀神。
于1961年4月17日建盖一所竹片围墙会堂,1982年重建木板围墙会堂。根据1985年信徒名册受洗人数有880人,有许多信徒迁往其他村落,信徒们每到一村落也传扬真道创建教会,沙巴毛律族教会因而开枝散叶。
Sungai Apih Church
The Sungai Apih Church is the first Murut church, located at 14.5 kilometers south to Tenom township in the Interior of Sabah. Sahoh Ahor, a follower of the Sabah Evangelical Mission, was a good friend of Brother Kai Wee Chong of the Sungai Paal prayer-house. One day in the 1960, Mr. Sahoh went to visit Bro. Chong while Deacon Philip Tyan was holding service at the Chongs residence.
After listening to the service, Mr. Sahoh accepted the truth and invited Dn. Tyan to preach the truth in his village. Many of the villagers were touched and 30 were baptized into the Lord then.
By the work of the Holy Spirit, more villagers believed in truth and were baptized. Because of Mr. Sahohs being well respected by his own people, Dn. Tyans sermon followed by the manifestation of signs and miracles, and villager receiving the Holy Spirit, many believers from other denominations believed and accepted the truth. Consequently, the whole village accepted the truth and all were baptized.
Praise be to our God.
A bamboo-walled church was built in 1961 and was rebuilt with timber in 1982. Record in the membership registry showed that a total of 880 people were baptized by the year of 1985.
Many of the believers propagated the truth whenever they moved to other villages and established many churches. Therefore, the Muruts True Jesus Churches spread and prosper in Sabah.