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。
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....
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.
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..."
"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.
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