Shana Tova - Happy New Year!

It’s a wonderful season now in Israel. In 2005 and 2006, both feasts of trumpet (Jewish New Year) I was in Jerusalem. What a pity I can’t be there this year! May you have a new, sweet and wonderful new year!
Here in Taiwan Sophie is busy for the project about Bible teachings in Israel by Pastor Peter. After meeting with GOOD TV we are going to make 6 units, each one is 1 hour. Every Saturday they will broadcast 2 units, start in January.

There are several steps to make the footages become real programs. I took some pictures so that you can understand and support my work by your prayer.
Step 1: recording the HD tapes into Betacam tapes. Most of the machines in GOOD TV are for Betacam tapes.
Step 2: recording the messages into other tapes for translators.
Step 3: watch the original tapes and write down all details for editing.
step 4: make a list of all Bible scriptures and find pictures to insert
step 5: get the permission to use songs and music
step 6: design opening, ending, and subtitle format with post production team
step 7: after translation, put all footages, pictures, opening, ending and Scripture subtitles together and make it in proper length.
Step 8: make Chinese subtitle
Step 9: Have a meeting to watch the program and discuss the details.
Step 10: make necessary changes and get approval. Start to make all of them.

Can you imagine how many questions I’ll have to ask? Thank God for the colleague here are willing to teach me and help me. They prayed for me on Monday already.

Please also pray for the key person Bi-huei (on the picture in left side). He is working on Peter’s teaching about Marketplace ministry now and the program will be broadcasted from Sept. 29 for 5 weeks (including the old version made in 2006). After that he has something to work and also our project. My managers think I have to stay longer here because that’s lots of work. I wish Bi-huei can help me to finish them if I have to leave.

That’s a blessing to work in a big company and have lots of helpers. They help me about computer problems, post production problems, getting pictures for Scripture and translation. For completing a program there are lots of works in different parts. All these will make the program better and bring out the anointing of unity. Please pray for translators and for post production team. Shi-yu (on the picture with longer hair) is one of them. I guess I’ll spend lots of time to work with them.
The project is strategic for Israel and Chinese believers at this moment. There was always something wrong about the tapes or the machines in this week. Please support the ministry in your prayer. Thank you very much!

Thanks for your prayer!!!
May God be with you always, from the beginning of the new year ~

預備進入新季節-完成於9月初離開以色列前

伙伴們，又是一個多月沒向您報告我的近況。這段時間發生很多事，我有許多成長和學習，但同時也遭遇極大的困難和挑戰。感謝你們的關心和代禱，使我在疲乏困倦心灰意冷之時，還有人拉我一把…

戰鼓隆隆

七月底，由於與同工在節目後製的理念不同，我們再次面臨溝通困難，我心裡很清楚這樣的情況不適合再繼續同工，也沒有可能在這裡製作出合乎GOOD TV品質要求的節目或半成品，於是在跟牧師和公司溝通過之後，八月中確定我要回台灣。
與前幾次狀況不同的是，有一度我失去了對同工的信心，然後我發現我的信心應該對準神，而不是自己或別人。兩週後神再次把為同工禱告的負擔加給我，並且提醒我要捍衛身為領導人的責任、權柄和公平原則。
在離開以色列之前，彼得牧師與我開會，使我得以卸下某部分的責任。另一方面，隨著新學期的開始，也有幾位新成員開始在我們團隊中學習。請為Ivan, Andrey和Chris將練習使用攝影機代禱。願他們珍惜彼此觀摩學習的機會並養成細心照顧器材的習慣。

寶貴的一個月

幾年前聽人說，希伯來文是「學不來」文。自己十年前在神學院學的希伯來文因為不是生活用語，如今也已經所剩無幾。但感恩的是，神透過這四週100小時的課程，給我很多恩典、喜樂和成就感。我的文法和閱讀因為已經學過，學起來比別人快些，背單字和說話速度則很明顯受到年齡的影響，有點力不從心。
靠著神的恩典，這一個月沒有戰爭，沒有工作壓力，中間雖然因為同工關係緊張和預備返台心情受到影響，但整體而言我的成績應該還可以拿個A。
我期待六週台北行之後還可以繼續學希伯來文，也禱告可以買一輛二手車好方便上學代步。照片中是週末與教會同去的國家公園天然游泳池。

再次返台

聽人說起一般宣教士的生涯總是由「前半年不准回祖國」開始的，沒想到我的生涯卻是「每三個月回台灣報到一次」，主要原因是以色列簽證不好拿。這趟回台灣預計又要再跑以色列駐台辦事處一趟，請為我在申請簽證上能有所突破，在駐台代表和簽證官面前蒙恩代禱。
除了辦簽證，這次在台灣也背負著台以兩地對彼得牧師教導節目的期望，希望可以在公司多方學習，並且製作出好看又具有時代性和啟示性的節目。在我不 能，在神凡事都能！
無論身在何方，總希望神的愛和平安能與母親同在，讓媽媽不必為我擔心，也早日見到媽媽加入神的家中。請為這趟六週的相處機會代禱。

* 每年的九月十月是以色列的旅遊旺季，猶太曆的新年在今年的九月13日，22日是他們的贖罪日，27日是住棚節。贖罪日當天，以色列本地電視台停播，路上禁止行駛車輛，所有巴勒斯坦邊境封鎖，敬虔的猶太教徒會禁食一整天。住棚節的時候他們則會在陽台或院子搭棚過夜，記念先祖當年出埃及時住在棕樹枝棚下，倚靠神供應嗎哪的日子。住棚節前後也是漫長乾季結束而秋雨開始降下的時節。願我們過中秋節的時候也與猶太人一同經歷『秋雨之福』。

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