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Emergency Homelessness Prevention Program

2021年01月20日 週三
20 1月 2021

by Ada Yue

Being obedient to God always requires us to have courage to overcome oppositions and challenges. On the 12/2 Prayer Meeting, when Pastor Ted invited us to join the COVID-19 Emergency Homelessness Prevention Program (CEHPP) Missions Trip, I felt the Holy Spirit prompt me to respond “Yes” despite the fact that I am old and cannot speak Spanish.  In the meantime, I  struggled with some deterrents. A few days before the Missions Trip, my brother was admitted to the Emergency Room and demanded more of my time to care for him.  I also debated whether to take the risk of being infected with the COVID-19 virus at my age and to set aside all my commitments to make time available for this 3-week volunteer opportunity.  Read more →

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The faith of the canaanite woman

2020年12月31日 週四
31 12月 2020

By Betty Young

Molly, our dachshund mix, stations herself under the baby’s highchair every mealtime—the better to catch the crumbs that fall from the baby’s tray.  Dogs have no pride.  Molly is satisfied to catch the food scraps that fall to the floor—grateful for even the crumbs, no matter how small.  Our grandson eats at the table until he is satisfied.  Molly, however, is satisfied with the crumbs that fall under the table.  

As I watched Molly eagerly lap up the crumbs, I was reminded of this story in Matthew.  

Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon.  A Canaanite woman from that vicinity came to him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me!  My daughter is suffering terribly from demon-possession.”

Jesus did not answer a word.  So, his disciples came to him and urged him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.”

He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of Israel.” Read more →

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Life of Christ

2020年12月24日 週四
24 12月 2020

crown of thorns and nails symbols of the Christian crucifixion in Easter

By Jamie Phuong

Prior to taking the LOC (Life of Christ) class, I had no idea what it means to be a Christian. I thought that attending church, listening to the sermons, trying to do the right thing, donating money and volunteering is how a Christian should be. I wasn’t reading the Bible because it was too confusing and hard to understand. I had no desire to read or learn it.  Read more →

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Breaking Free

2020年12月17日 週四
17 12月 2020

 

by Sandy Kang

The intense college-application season has hit our household for the first time. Previously, my daughter wrote her essays to achieve the honorable “A” from her schoolteachers. She is now meticulously crafting her words for another audience—the college admissions review team. Eventually, this essay will serve as her rite of passage to adulthood as she has chosen to profess her journey to faith in Christ and the discovery of her authentic self as a pastor’s kid. Read more →

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从儿童服事到网络宣教

2020年12月15日 週二
15 12月 2020

Grace Chen

自从受新冠病毒的影响，我们必须居家隔离以来，儿童部的义工们就开始在网络上服事我们的儿童。我们尝试不同的形式来服事：暑假之前，我们有每周的亲父时刻；暑假期间，我们举行了网络夏令营；新的学年开始，我们有每周晚间的儿童祷告会。与此同时，每个星期六早上，是我们的儿童崇拜。从三月开始，儿童部也建立了自己的YouTube频道，制作适合我们儿童的影片，来让那些不能参与到各项活动的孩子们也能得到牧养。我们也因此积累了很多视频资源。近两周的时间，我们使用部分的视频来传福音，其方法是剪辑原有的视频为手工视频和圣经故事视频，发布在中文的应用程序上，目前已经发布了15个视频影片，过去一个星期的播放量大概在一万次左右。 Read more →

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THE STORY OF MINH AND HA

2020年12月05日 週六
05 12月 2020

by Betty Young

Our ESL ministry has been serving the Rockspring community for many years. I speak on behalf of every ESL teacher when I say that our most pressing desire is to share the Gospel with our students. As we teach our classes, our foremost thought is the salvation of each and every student. Yes, we can teach English, help them become US citizens, help tutor their children and even befriend them, but our best gift is and will always be salvation. Salvation is the most precious and costliest gift we can give our students. It meets the greatest need, brings the greatest blessing and has the most lasting results.

Pre-COVID19 we often saw our students every Tuesday and Thursday evening nine months out of the year. Some of the teachers saw them more often than their own family members. No wonder that we care so much for them. And now, during these COVID19 times, teachers have continued to keep in touch. We have provided our students free food boxes provided by our church and we hope and pray that we will one day be able to serve again as ESL teachers. Read more →

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My Journey to Gainesville, Georgia

2020年09月25日 週五
25 9月 2020

By Allison Tran

What’s up friends?! My name is Allison; I’m a youth here at SJCAC and wanted to share about my journey to Gainesville, Georgia this summer.

I started this journey with Adventures in Missions (AIM) thinking that I would be going to Peru this past summer. Because of COVID I was given the alternative option to take a domestic trip to Gainesville, Georgia. Originally, I applied for this secondary trip because I had already fundraised. As the time got closer for me to leave, I was extremely excited to be surrounded by new people who would push me in my walk with the Lord. I was excited to experience missions in this country, be in a new state, and draw closer to God’s heart. When I got there, I sat alone one morning and struggled. I realized that I had signed up for this trip without fully asking if God wanted me there. Read more →

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He Will Save Your Loved Ones

2020年09月16日 週三
16 9月 2020


Hi, I’m Sabrina Lin and I was asked to share a story about my Dad.

My dad, Dr. CT Lo, was born in 1932 in Taiwan and is 87 years old now. He has a PhD in zoology and is an expert in schistosomiasis, which is the scientific name for bilharzia, a disease caused by the blood fluke parasite. So, my Dad worked for the WHO in Ethiopia trying to eradicate bilharzia. Being a scientist made him very skeptical and critical. He didn’t take what you said at face value. He always analyzed everything, almost too much. He thought he was always right. Do you know anyone like this in your family? Read more →

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Reflection during Quarantine

2020年09月02日 週三
02 9月 2020

Sam Kes

“He lets me lie down in fields of green grass.
He leads me beside quiet waters. He gives me new strength.
He guides me in the right paths for the honor of his name.”
– Psalm 23: 2-3

As Christians, we’ve been taught the importance of being active in our faith. This is good, because we ought to be a living testament of Christ. However being active can lead to burnouts, frustrations, and a sense of being lonesome. Finding rest is something we all long for in life, whether it is with family, with friends, or current situations. Here we read David finding rest in the Lord. Not only is David able to find rest, but be guided by the Holy Spirit on the right path. Today I just want to bless you to ask God, What is it that I need rest from?’ Because when we return back to Him for rest, He will guide you and me on the right path.

Barnabas Yuen

“In my distress I called to the Lord, and he answered me. From deep in the realm of the dead I called for help, and you listened to my cry.”
– Jonah 2:2

God hears us when we call. When we are feeling down, when the circumstances around us seem to challenge us to our cores, and there is nothing to do but to call out to God, this verse reminds us that He listens and answers. Our God is steadfast and kind, and we can rely on Him when we need Him most.

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Reflection during Quarantine

2020年08月19日 週三
19 8月 2020

Tim Ko

“The Spirit of the Lord is on me,  because he has anointed me  to proclaim good news to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners  and recovery of sight for the blind,
to set the oppressed free,  to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”
– Luke 4:18-19

As I reflect on the systemic oppression and racism that our black brothers and sisters face in America, I am reminded of the prophetic words that proclaimed who Jesus came down from heaven to earth for. Jesus came for the oppressed, he came for those who had no voice in society. He came to reestablish the corrupt order that the religious leaders had built. In taking example after Jesus, we are called to stand up to the injustice and oppression that affect not only our black brothers and sisters but also other minority communities. It’s not easy, and Jesus’s life shows us that standing up for the oppressed can lead to hatred and persecution, but it’s not a decision we make, it’s what we’re called to do.

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