撰文/陈西门‧译/许志龙|圣灵月刊372期-2008.09|主题/点灯在职场(下)
荣耀归主耶稣基督圣名,缅甸的TJC(真耶稣教会),于2008年7月7日至2009年3月20日在仰光举办由SCB(新加坡联系处)所协办的“青年神学训练课程”,为期八个月的时间,分成两个学期完成。主要的目标为创建正确信仰、学习真理的知识并培训出忠心的工人,好让真理可在Chin Tribe(钦族)的区域得以保守、传扬。讲员为SCB的传道人、执事,还有一些由联总差派的沙巴圣职人员。全程以中、英文来授课,再翻译成缅文。
10位已受洗的学员中,有9名弟兄、1名姊妹。弟兄都是属Kalay钦族的教会,分别来自Natkyikong(2名)、Sanmyo(3名)、Sawbayyaysin(4名)。唯一的姊妹是住在仰光的Karen tribe(甲良族),她已在本会所设立的安亲补习班当了一年的教员。
这些学员都是由缅甸的传道、执事所推荐,也经过新加坡MMC(缅甸小组)派去支持的成员,在五月运行考试和面试,之后再送回新加坡联系处开会审核通过的。他们都是热心的信徒,愿意呼出八个月的时间离开家园,学习《圣经》的真理。纯粹是为了爱慕真理、充实自我灵修而来,因为结业后,并没有其他利益可图。
我们期待从这些学员中挑选有潜能、可被训练的人才,日后正式受训为全职的传道人。现今,在缅甸只有两位全职的传道者,他们要牧养三个地区──山区(钦邦的境内)、Kalay和仰光。
缅甸的TJC有五所会堂(一个在仰光、两个在Kalay的Sanmyo 和 Natkyikong、两个在山区的Tedimc和Lamzang),和一间在Kalay的Sawbayyaysin的祈祷所。已受洗的信徒共有250名。
恳请大家为此期间举开的“青年全程神学训练课程”和缅甸当地的圣工祷告,愿一切荣耀归于主的圣名。
Glory to our Lord Jesus Christ that the Myanmar True Jesus Church with the support of the True Jesus Church Singapore Co-ordination Board (SCB) is conducting an Eight Month Youth Full-Time Bible Course at Yangon. The course which commenced on 7th July 2008 and being conducted over two semesters until 20th March 2009 aims to inculcate the correct faith and true beliefs of our church upon the participants and to train up faithful workers among the youths so that the truth can be kept and proclaimed in the churches especially among the Chin Hill tribes. The lessons conducted by the preacher and deacons and trainee preacher from SCB and from Sabah assigned by International Assembly for Myanmar ministry are taught in English/Mandarin and interpreted into the Burmese Language.
The participants are ten baptized believers, nine brothers and a sister. The brothers are all of Chin Tribes from the churches in Kalay Valley, two of whom are from Natkyikong, three from Sanmyo, and four from Sawbayyaysin. The sister is of the Karen t tribe and from Yangon who worked as the TJC Day Care Centre instructor over the past on year.
These participants were recommended by the Myanmar TJC deacons and preachers after close observation and selected after a careful process of written test and interview by the Myanmar Ministry Committee(MMC) missionary team in May 2008 at Sanmyo church and with the consensus of MMC members in Singapore. They are fervent believers of the church who love the Lord Jesus and are prepared to spend eight months away from their home and family to be taught the truth of the bible and the word of God, even though they are not being promised any benefit or incentive whether monetary or in kind.
It is also hoped that from among the participants there are potential candidates to be trained as full-time preachers for the True Jesus Church in Myanmar. Presently there only two full-time preachers and they have to minister to the churches and brethren in the Chin Hills and Kalay Valley as well as to those at Yangon.
The Myanmar True Jesus Church has a membership of about 250 baptised believers altogether with five church buildings: one at Yangon, two at Kalay Valley namely Sanmyo and Natkyikong, two at Chin Hill State namely Tedim and Lamzang, and one Prayer house at Sawbayyaysin.
Kindly pray for the success of the aforesaid course and for the ministry of the True Jesus Church in Myanmar. May all praises be given to the Lord Jesus Christ.