2014 年新里程碑的开始------张喜悦传道
2013年在我家庭中有两件显著事件标志着。
第一件发生在2013年11月。我亲眼目睹了我的小儿子毕业领取信息技术学士学位。当我看到我的小儿子走上台阶，接受他的名册，对神的美善和恩典我感激的忍不住流了泪。诚然，若没有他神圣非凡的带领。我的丈夫和我是不会有能力为我们的四个孩子提供高等教育。这一切是发生在2003年，那一年，我丈夫和我做了一个我们人生重大的决定，我们全家从亚罗士打搬到汝来，让我们夫妇俩可以获得更好报酬的工作，以支持我们的孩子有更好的教育。我们搬到汝来之前，我们在亚罗士打牧养一所教会。经过多次的祷告和寻求神，我们觉得上帝释放我们在那里已经牧养了20 多年的工作。就这样，我们把教会交回总部照顾。随后，神开辟了道路，我们在汝来一所私立大学任教。
当我们抵达汝来，我们参加生命泉源教会（ FOLA ） ，一个携带复兴愿景的教会，是由戴德辉牧师博士牧养的教会。我们在Fola 有10 年美好服侍的机会，跟随圣灵的河流 而流。在亚罗士打牧养约20年后来到Fola，真可说是我们在安息休假。以备从新得力，在Fola 我们参于敬拜赞美团队，也服侍开车接送弟兄姐妹来回教会，以及教堂清洁的工作。感觉在FOLA日子是越来越舒适，越来越来轻松。神却在这时对我说话， 要我预备好进入一个新的季节。踏上一个新的里程。说到这里那就要回到2013 发生在我家庭的其中的一件事-----我的小儿子毕业的这 事件上 ---- 我觉得上帝用我的小儿子已经完成学业在对我说预言—启示我们即将结束旧有的季节。要我继续前进。
后来，上帝又通过2013 年十二月在我家庭所发生的第二显著事件又对我说话：----我的大儿子结婚的事。上帝是在对我说，我的大儿子成立家室已经开始了新的家庭，我也将会有一个新季节的开始，但是，这个新季节究竟是什么？
大约两年前，我开始知道 CKRM的创办人保罗牧师和以斯帖牧师，因为他们多次来到FOLA服侍。我见证他们大有能力以神迹奇事服侍大家。目睹他们很强的传递圣灵火的恩膏。我也看到了圣灵的强劲表现，许多生命被感动，并通过他们的服事许多生命被改变。看到很多圣灵的彰显，其中有些是比较奇怪的，我必须承认，开始时我是相当怀疑。随着时间的推移，我开始好奇，这种好奇心使我去追求要了解神更多，我越追求我越饥饿。通过他们所传递的属灵的恩赐，火恩膏的传递，我发现自己的属灵生命已经进人更高的程度，我对神的爱更加的成长。渐渐地，我也意识到自己，渴望能像他们这样的服侍，那心中的渴望不断增长。我相信，我需要在火的地方，捕捉，抓着更多的火，并在火的恩膏里更加的成熟成长。对我来说我已经认识到CKRM是一个充满圣灵火的地方。
承载这个愿望在我的心，我相信如果此举是神为我们两个人所安排，所定的旨意，他也会对我的丈夫说话，所以我就和我的丈夫分享了主对我所说的那些话。另我感到极大安慰和鼓励，主圣灵也同时在同一直线上向我的的丈夫启发，说话（他将在另一篇文章中分享神如何感动他） 。我也要求我的一些亲密的朋友，为我们将要踏上的新方向祈求祷告。我很高兴地接受他们的鼓励和在这个征途上祷告的支持，我们即将踏上。
经过很多的祷告，寻求神的方向后，我的丈夫和我都坚信这是神的旨意和时间要我们回到原本他对我们的呼召来事奉祂-----那就是牧者的角色。神在他百般的智慧和计划中，号召我们到CKRM八打灵再也去事奉祂。我们很荣幸能有机会被按立为CKRM Petaling Jaya 的传道，并成为CKRM事工的一份子。我们已通知戴德辉牧师博士这是我们的愿望，去追求我们的呼召，我们已收到他给我们的祝福释放我们在FOLA的角色，好让我们能回应神对我们生命的呼召。
我在这里，2014年1月的开始正式踏人我们的新季节。主耶和华我们的神是应当称颂的 阿门！
Photo on the ordination of Ps Hephzibah Chong by CKRM's Advisor, Rev Liu Tsia Fang vide the link below:-
https://www.evernote.com/shard/s361/sh/a202f761-8e49-4702-9e02-6a975d124cb5/6f0ece0f6e086b0e90da44fa4982d161
The year of 2013 marked two significant events in my family.
The
first one took place in November 2013. I witnessed my youngest son graduated
with a Bachelor degree in Information Technology. When I saw my youngest son
walked up to the stage to receive his scroll, I could not help to hold back my tears
of gratitude to God for His goodness. Truly, without His divine guidance, my
husband and I would not have been able to provide for our four children’s
tertiary education. It all happened back in 2003, a year in which my husband
and I made a major life decision to move our family from Alor Setar to Nilai to enable the
both of us to secure better paid jobs in order to support our children for
better education. Before we moved to Nilai, we were then pastoring a church in
Alor Setar. After much prayer and seeking God, we felt that God released us
from the pastoral roles that we had held for nearly 20 years. With that, we
handed the care of the church to its denominational headquarter. Subsequently,
God opened the way for us to teach in a private university in Nilai.
Upon
our arrival in Nilai, we attended Fountain of life Assembly (FOLA), a church
that carries a vision for revival and is pastored by Rev. Dr. Joseph Tai. We have had a wonderful 10-years serving God
and flowing in the River of God in FOLA. Our time in FOLA is truly a sabbatical
that has refreshed us enormously having pastored a church in Alor Setar for
about 20 years. At FOLA, we served in worship team, fetching people to and from
church, as well as cleaning the church building. Just as we were getting
comfortable with our ministries at FOLA, God spoke to me about positioning
myself to enter into a new season. This has to tie back to the first significant
event in 2013 - my youngest son graduation. I felt that God has used the
completion of my youngest son study to speak prophetically that the old season was
coming to an end for us. I had to move on.
Then
God spoke again through the second significant family event in 2013 that took
place in the month of December, that is, the wedding of my eldest son. God was
saying to me that as my eldest son has started a new family, a new season would
begin for me. But, what is this new season?
About
two years ago, I came to know about Pastor Paul Ang and Pastor Esther, the
founders of CKRM, as they came to FOLA to minister on several occasions. I have
witnessed how they minister powerfully in signs and wonders and with a very
strong fire impartation. I also saw the strong manifestation of the Holy Spirit
and that many lives have been touched and transformed through their power
ministry. Seeing all the manifestations, and some of which are rather strange,
I must admit that I was rather skeptical initially. Over time, however, I
became curious and this curiosity has turned into a hunger that has caused such
a pursuit for more of their impartations. Through the impartation of spiritual gifts,
fire anointing, my spiritual life has taken a greater height and my love for God
has grown. Gradually, I have also realized that the desire to minister the way
they do has grown. I believe that I need to be in the fire place to catch more
of the fire and to grow more in the fire anointing. I have recognized that CKRM
is the fire place for me.
Bearing this desire in my heart
and believing that The Lord would speak to my husband if this move is in His
will for the two of us, I then shared with my husband what the Lord has been
speaking to me. I have been tremendously comforted, encouraged and inspired by
the Holy Spirit that He has been speaking to my husband along the same line (he
will share his account of conviction in a separate article). I have also
requested some of my close friends to pray for us for the direction that we are
about to take. I am pleased to receive their encouragement and prayer support
on this journey that we are about to embark.
So after
much prayer to seek God for His direction, my husband and I are convinced that
it is the will of God and His timing for us to return to our original calling
to serve Him in pastoral roles. God, in His manifold wisdom and divine plan,
has called us to serve Him in CKRM Petaling Jaya. We are honored to be given
the opportunity to be ordained as the pastors for CKRM Petaling Jaya, and to be
a part of the CKRM ministry. We have informed Rev. Dr. Joseph Tai about our
desire to pursue our call and we have received his blessing to release us from
our roles at FOLA in order to answer the calling that God has placed in our
lives.
Here
I am, stepping into our new season in January 2014. Blessed be the Lord our
God!
(Pastor's Footnote:- Ps Hephzibah holds a Master of Applied Statistics, Bachelor of Science (Education) with Hons, Diploma in Ministry, 18 years of pastoral experience in Latter Rain Church of Malaysia. Currently teaching Mathematics in Inti International University).
(Pastor's Footnote:- Ps Hephzibah holds a Master of Applied Statistics, Bachelor of Science (Education) with Hons, Diploma in Ministry, 18 years of pastoral experience in Latter Rain Church of Malaysia. Currently teaching Mathematics in Inti International University).
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