Traveling to India

This was the second India mission trip for me. We departed Taipei and transferred in Hong Kong, Thailand and Kalkata. After long hours of traveling, we finally arrived at Bagdogra airport. From there we had to take several hours by vans to the hotel in Jaigon. It was a very bumpy ride, bumpier than the last time I went. Besides that, on the way to Jaigon, there was such heavy traffic that our vans couldn’t move at all for an hour or so. Pastor Jim and I were thinking maybe we would need to spend the night in the van on the road. I was so tired after long hours of traveling at the time and thought to myself, “God really loves the people in India, so much that he sends us here in such a long and troublesome way.” I knew God entrusted us with a mission to love and care for the people there.

 

Dental and Medical Service

Except for the administrative work, I was responsible for registration for the dental and medical sites. I worked together with Sanjeet who was from Dalsingpara Baptist church. He was a very good translator, I met him on the last trip and was glad to know him more and learn more about his ministries during the time. We worked for 3 and a-half days in three different churches, from Dalsingpara Baptist Church, the nearest church to the most remote church in Ethal Bari.

 

The registration work seemed so unimportant yet I knew what God asked of me was to be His faithful servant. So I tried to do my work with a right attitude. What I did the most was smile at the people who came for registration. I hoped to let them see how God loves them and wants to be friends with them. I had such a great time with so many kids in the different villages, especially the kids in the most remote village, Ethal Bari. There were lots of curious and beautiful kids in that village. Most of them were Muslims but they welcomed us. I could tell that the dental and medical services really softened their hearts. They were so open to us. There was a great need in that village, during registration; I found that many of the people had high fevers and skin problems. Armand, our medical doctor saw 108 patients on that one day and there were still some people who didn’t get the chance to see him. And of course, what they needed the most was God’s salvation. They were very open to prayers, and I think we need a couple people who are gifted in telling stories to kids to minister to them in dental and medical sites in the February trip next year.

 

Thankful Heart

It sure was an exhausting trip. I was dozing off a few times on the way back in the airplane when I was having the meal. But I was so glad I went. Being able to work with the wonderful team members and be a part of God’s plan for India was such a privilege to me.

二月開始的台北到處是美麗的花兒，空氣裡瀰漫著一股青春的氣息，叫人不安於室，儘想著往外跑 

 

週一週三下午休假走到教會對面的台大看杜鵑花，那裡的花兒開得燦爛極了，真的很美，讓人流連忘返。

 

週二行政同工退休會去了桃園仙谷，那兒也有好些美麗的花兒，教會的同工們離開繁忙的工作，一起到戶外去踏青，覺得特別的放鬆。吃過午飯後，江牧師帶著我們讀經分享，後來我也帶大家玩了個拼圖遊戲比賽，出題的我沒什麼貢獻，我們這隊竟然輸了

 

大夥一起隨處走走，之後我們就在園裡各自解散。在一片花海中，我走到種植海芋的河旁，我最愛的花兒陪著我看書，感覺彷彿回到了麗江的柔軟時光

 

下週一，和幾個教會的朋友們約好一起去龜山島玩，那裡的海真美，很期待呢~

上週三下午放假才上陽明山去賞花, 昨天下午忍不住又跑去了一趟, 沒辦法~ 陽明山上的花兒們太誘人了, 這可是我第一次自己搭公車上陽明山呢!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

這是來麗江後的第二個主日，奇妙的透過一個客棧網頁的客人留言，找到了一個家庭教會，它有個美麗的名字"香柏樹"教會。

 

昨晚就先連繫好今天早上過去參加敬拜，夜裡擔心睡過頭了，都沒能好好的睡實，七點一到就起床預備上教會去。是神奇妙的帶領，原來教會離我住的客棧並不遠，到了那裡和弟兄姐妹們一起敬拜，中午和教會服事的同工們一起到康弟兄家用餐團契，下午一起分享，也一起禱告，一直到三點才離開。在這過程中我的心裡很有感觸，看到一群愛主的弟兄姐妹彼此坦誠相交，在沒有太多的資源中仍然去關懷附近的教會及需要幫助的人們，也知道了他們的一些困難，我用神的話語鼓勵他們，也為他們祝福禱告，相信神一定會恩待這些服事祂奉祂名聚集的人。

 

這個教會的建立只因為曾有一對山東的基督徒夫婦到了麗江，開始了聚會，後來這對夫婦離開了，這群愛主的弟兄姐妹仍然繼續聚會，並且帶職服事，他們沒受什麼正規的訓練，但愛主的心卻是令人感動的，我不知道能為他們做些什麼，或者說我不知道我們教會是否能為他們做些什麼? 我想神帶領我到這個教會不是偶然的，我們各自留下了聯繫的方式，希望能在未來有機會一起經歷神的作為。

 

昨晚睡得真飽，早上起床精神奕奕，悠閒地吃完早餐，聽完每日靈糧，快十一點才出發到大研古城去。一到門口，就看到好些美麗的花兒，大門前的風車和江澤民所提的字，讓好些人駐足拍照，當然我也不例外。看得出來中國政府很重視這個古城，投資了不少的人力物力在其中。

 

大研古城還蠻大的，整個古城幾乎都是營業做生意的商家，感覺好像在逛街，不過古城的建築倒是蠻漂亮的。我在古城裡走了大約六個小時才大致走完所有的景區，運動量可真不算少。

 

出了大研古城，回到束河古城已經快七點了。我蠻慶幸自己選擇住在束河古城裡，雖然這裡不如大研古城的繁華，卻多了份悠閒，也少了點商業氣息，我想如果我再訪麗江，我還是會選擇回到這裡。

 

明天想待在庭院裡看看書曬曬太陽...

 

麗江的太陽真溫柔

 

 

一轉眼到麗江已經四天了，來的第一天因為在昆明時感冒，在落腳的客棧灑滿陽光的長廊裡昏睡了一天 這四天除了到束河古鎮逛了一天，就是享受陽光充足的院落，打掃被我視為家的客棧房間和長廊，從忙碌的生活中能這樣地遠離塵囂，真的是一種難以言喻的幸福~ 而我愛這樣簡單的幸福!

 

今天是主日，麗江沒有教會，所以用電腦聽了一整天的詩歌也透過網站聽了自己教會牧師的講道，是另類的崇拜!

 

明天打算去大研古鎮看看...