我第一次遇见Wingspread School of Ministry 的创办人兼院长，戴德辉牧师是在大约四年前，美国爱修园所举办的教牧退修会里。营会过后不久神感动我联络他，从和他交谈的口气中，我可以感觉到他还没有作好心里准备邀请我们到他的学院服事。

戴德辉牧师在我们马六甲牧师的邀请下于二零一零年一月七日见证了马六甲CKRM英语教会的诞生。在未离开之前，他邀请我在三月份的Wingspread 特会中分享。并且给了我两个早上的时段来分享。他说是上帝感动他这么做的。我当时回答他说若这是上帝的心意，我将会与我的事工伙伴以斯帖牧师一起去，她也将是我的翻译员。

这两天的特会真是令人惊叹。因着出席者对主有极大的渴慕，差不多全体出席者都蒙受祝福。他们不是被神恩膏就是领受圣灵所传递的恩赐。

在见证了神如何使用我们这对罕见配搭的仆人来祝福他的学生后，戴牧师告诉我说：若别人懂得使用我们，接纳神所赐给我们的事工，必能从我们的服侍中大大受益。但，他给我忠告说。尤其是当我们两个人出远门服事时，若有多一位同工随行将会是明智之举，并且可避免不必要的误会。

我给戴牧师的回应是：是神命令我与以斯贴牧师配搭，这样的一组不合传统，不合逻辑的一男一女的配搭，神的本意就是要违反那守旧古板的传统，冒犯那些自以为义的宗教领袖的思想，有如耶稣时代的法律赛人和宗教领袖，也印证以赛亞书29:13-14 。虽然对这些人来说，如此的同工配搭是不合情理，但对神给我们的命令，我们选择不向人妥协，只向神绝对顺服（使徒行转 5：29），且定意行在神的纯洁中，尽心尽性尽力的来事奉祂。

我们选择情愿像但以理那样因不顺从王的禁令而被扔在狮子坑中（但以里书6:10-22）所以我们才需要面对一大堆在坑中的狮子所发出的叫声。因为我们的事工是完全依靠圣灵来作的。 我们只是一个愿意被神使用的器皿。我们需要完全降服于祂，更要完全遵从祂的命令。否则离了祂，我们不但什么都不能做，更别想有任何事工，甚至有可能要关门大吉。因此，明知道世人不能接受这样的配搭，我们还是选择只讨神喜悦，不讨人欢心，这也是我和以斯帖牧师身上的那根刺（林后12:7-10）。

之前，我和以斯帖牧师是在新加坡祈祷院服事。当祈祷院的主任牧师强制性的不允许我们在事工中一起同行配搭，主命令我们离开新加坡祈祷院。我们在离开新加坡祈祷院后，神就启示我们创办了新加坡基督国度崇高掌权基督中心。我们顺服神的声音，就这样我们一直在见证CKRM的事工不断在资源，资金

增长。祂也亲自带领同工到来事奉。相反的，当初那生气勃勃的新加坡祈祷院却逐渐的销声匿迹。

我感谢主，允许我们为祂的名领受外面流传的许多对我们负面的论断，（马太 5：11）纵然被众教会拒绝和孤立，甚至被我们的属灵遮盖，爱修园领导层遗弃，是祂超自然的恩典使我们依然坚定不移的站稳脚跟。因祂与我们同在，不撇下我们。更让我们见证祂给我们的事工是力上加力，荣上加荣。祂给予我们的祝福也是多不胜数.

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Our Mission to Wingspread School of Ministry

I first met Rev Dr Joseph Tai, the Founder/President of Wingspread School of Ministry in a Pastoral Retreat organized by Agape, USA about 4 years ago. Shortly after the retreat, the Lord prompted me to call him and inferring from his tone during our conversation, I could sense that he was not ready to invite us to minister at his school.

Dr Joseph Tai, invited by our Malacca Church pastor, attended the commencement of CKRM Malacca English Church on 7 January 2010. Before leaving, he invited me to the March Wingspread Conference and allocated two morning sessions for me to share. He said that the Lord prompted him to do so.

The two days’ meeting was awesome and there was such a great hunger among the participants who attended the conference. As a result, almost all who attended were blessed.

After witnessing how the Lord used the unusual pairing of Ps Esther and me to bless the students in his school, Dr Tai shared with me that if others could accept and welcome the ministry which the Lord had called us, they would definitely be blessed by our ministry. He advised that when the two of us are on long distance trips to minister, it would be wise to have a third companion traveling with us as to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings.

My response to Dr Tai was “God commanded me to pair up with Ps Esther, a male-female pairing which neither conforms to tradition nor logic to offend the tradition and the mindset of the religious leaders and testify to Isaiah 29:13-14. Although to these people, such a partnership is not acceptable, we chose not to compromise because of man and obey God fully (Acts 5:29), walking in God’s holiness and serving Him with all our hearts and strength."

We would rather be like Daniel who was thrown into the Lion’s den for disobeying the decree issued by the King (Daniel 6:10-22). As such, we had to face the roars from the lions which are in the den. We are completely dependent on the Holy Spirit for the ministry He has called us. We are just willing vessels that God uses. We need to be completely obedient to God and and His commands to be in His presence (Exodus 33:14). Otherwise we would go against His commands, causing His presence to leave us. Without Him, we can do nothing, much less any ministry and have to close shop. Hence, despite knowing that many in this world could not accept this unique pairing, we still choose to please God and not man. This is also the thorn in the flesh for Ps Esther and me (2 Corinthians 12:7-10).

Previously, Ps Esther and I were serving in Singapore Christian Prayer House (SCPH). When the senior pastor of SCPH imposed upon us not to travel or minister together, the Lord commanded us to leave SCPH. After leaving SCPH, God prompted us to set up CKRM Christian Centre Ltd, Singapore. We obeyed the voice of God and witness how the ministry of CKRM continues to grow in provisions, money etc God also personally led many co-workers into CKRM to serve. The once vibrant ministry of SCPH on the other hand, gradually becomes oblivious.

I thank the Lord for allowing us to endure the negative criticism circulated on us for His name (Mat 5:11). Although we are rejected or ostracized by many churches and was even disassociated by our spiritual coverage Agape Leadership, His supernatural Grace has made it possible for our footing to be unshaken and firm. Because He is with us and has never forsaken us, we have seen Him grow the ministry from strength to strength, glory to glory. The blessings from God are so numerous that we can’t count them all.
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Testimony from Rev Dr Joyce Tai through the link below:-

http://pastorpaulang.blogspot.com/2010/04/testimony-of-pastor-joyce-tai.html