頭髮另一章 Hair Comes

等了六個月，終於可以除去帽子見人了。

早兩個禮拜，覺得後腦的頭髮好像長得較為濃密，柔柔軟軟的，而且有些兒鬈曲；但每天看着鏡子，仍覺得頭髮長得很慢，額頭前正中的那塊、老是嘻嘻傻傻地稀疏著，那些離家出走的份子，尚未回歸出現。

前天晚上和過去七個月每個禮拜按日替我分發代禱資料的組長一同晚飯時，大家都說頭髮比以前黑了、好看了，連人也顯得年輕了。真開心。 化療啊， 這可是你唯一能討好的副作用！

昨天晚上，請范牧師替我拍了兩張照片，一前一後。看了照片，才喜覺原來頭髮已長了許多，范牧師問我要不要把髮尾剪一下，我才不要。

吃飯時，一位代禱組長分享說 : “我從禮拜天晚上一接到代禱的內容，就已經開始為你禱告。為你禱告時，我是有期待的；禱告有期待，這禱告就變得很不一樣。我覺得自己在這方面開始有了成長...."

”我發出的電郵中， 有一位從香港回郵告訴我，她在為你禱告....我們本不認識，神把我們聯結了...."


另一位為我禱告時說：”感謝神透過為師母生病禱告，把我們眾人的心連結在一起。“

每一位與我同行的弟兄姊妹，都一同經歷了，神確是那位聽禱告的主。因為他們每一個人都藉着禱告，向神獻上了心裏對我的關懷和愛護。

讓我說：“癌病，是神在我生命裡放下的一個特別的祝福."

I  took off the hat la ...

Two weeks ago, I began to feel the soft hair back of my head became dense and  curly .

Nov 19, Simon and I had dinner in fellowship with the prayer leaders who has been sending out prayers to the prayer net supporters weekly for the last 7 months.  They all commented that I look younger with the new grow hair.  What a compliment.  

Oh, Chemotherapy , don't you know, this is the only favor side effects you have !!!

Friday night, I ask Simon to take photos with the new hair.  Look good Lol.

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During the fellowship time, there were encouraging sharing:

"Every Sunday night, as soon as I received the prayer content ,I began to pray for you right away.  I prayed with expectations; and found that when pray with expectations, the prayer became different ,  I felt I began to grow in this area ....

"From the prayer email I sent, there is a return mail from Hong Kong told me that she was praying for you .... We do not know each other, God unites us  ...."

Another one said the following while she was praying after meal:  "Thank God, through prayer for Mrs. Fan, you bond our hearts together."

Thanks for such precious sharing, we all experiencing that God indeed is the one who hears prayer. Because,through prayer, a heart full of compassion and love was presented to Father God .

Let me say:. "Cancer, the special blessing that God place in my life "

Rev. Allen Finley

Today 11/11 is the birthday of the late Rev. Dr. Allen Finley who was the first International President for Partners International.

It was under his leadership I was transferred from Hong Kong to establish the USA Chinese Ministry.  He was called home couple years ago, and I still miss him greatly.

Rev. Finley , A man of God,  also my life saver.

June 1973 my first visit to the States, not long after landed from HK, we were driving to his house, stopped at a red light, and hit by a day dreamer with 60/miles per hour speed.  I was knock out by my luggage, and the whole car was on fire, still running for about 10 to 20 yards before stop.  Every one in the car were able to get out except me in the back seat of a burning car.  It was Rev. Finley who managed to get me out .....

Rev. Finley also the founder of Crossroads Publications (CP) and the Mission Pathway ministry has been operated under CP.

晨曦十周年 Operation Dawn 10th Anniversary

今天是美國晨曦會成立福音戒毒事工十周年的日子，范牧師和我都會和同工、董事及義工們一同唱感恩這歌。

     

和范牧師在家中練習唱的時候，心中想起了十年前的一件往事。

Michael除了有毒癮的問題，還有家庭暴力的案子在身，所以每個禮拜都要從Cupertino 的家開車到南San Jose去接他到三藩市去上<如何處理怒氣 Anger Management>的課程。當時我和塗牧師（姚師母）除了送他去上課，還得坐在課室外邊，雙眼緊盯着課室的門口，生怕被他逃走不回中心。這樣來回每次中得花上五六個小時。

     一次送他去見假釋官時，我就和Michael說，要問假釋官可否讓他在San Jose上這課程，不用到三藩市。

     「范師母，我不想在San Jose 上，我想在三藩市上這課…」

     「你當然不是希望在San Jose 上課，因為在三藩市是你的地頭，你在這裏很容易找到毒品…」

   「范師母，你誤會了，我的英文不好，在San Jose上的課是英文，我聽不懂。」

     聖靈立刻責備我，若我不以主所施予我的恩慈來體恤別人，又因逃避勞瘁而莽下論斷，我就還是絲毫不懂加略山的愛 ...

     這個小小的經歷，讓我看到自己的內心。

     在今天晨曦會慶祝戒毒事工成立十年的特別日子裏，想起這事，更加要為多年來不斷忠心地為戒毒學員付出愛、甚至生命的同工和義工們感恩。

     福音戒毒是一個學習怎樣去愛、怎樣用愛來管理教導地方。願神祝福晨曦會。

Operation Dawn Tenth Anniversary

          Today, Nov 1, USA Operation Dawn celebrating their10th Anniversary. Simon and I with others will be singing together the "Be Thankful", while we practice the song at home, I recall, 10 years ago....

          Michael, on top of the drug addition, also had a court case of domestic violence and had to attend weekly Anger Management class in San Francisco.  Therefore I had to spend at least 5 to 6  hours to take him back and forth, plus watch closely by starring at the classroom door ,to make sure that he won't run away for drugs.

          When the time to send him to a probation officer, I asked Michael  to ask the officer to change the Anger Management class  from San Francisco to San Jose.

      "Mrs. Fan, I do not want to take the class in the San Jose, but in San Francisco,..."

      "You're certainly want to be in San Francisco where is your area, and you  can easily find drugs there ..."

    "Mrs. Fan, you are mistaken, my English is not good, lessons in San Jose is in English, I do not understand..."

          Immediately , the following thought came : If I have no compassion on others, even as my Lord had pity on me; and if I so occupied with my comfort and causing me to make a rude judgment,  then I know nothing of Calvary love.

       What happened, let me see the reality of my own heart.

      I would like to take this as a special opportunity to give thanks for all the loving effort the staff and directors and volunteers they labor together to demonstrate the special Calvary love.  And May God continue to bless Operation Dawn.