Before the Spring Festival which falls in early February, joining in with the church’s visitation ministry, I experienced God’s reality and presence during the visits.
Before starting, I prayed that I could find the home of believers who could also stay at home.
Together with a staff worker named C, I went to visit a female Christian called T for short, who lived in a high-rise building where there were only elevators and no stairs. Upon arrival, they found that they lacked the card which was needed to use the elevator. When C wanted to call T for help, an old woman came and swiped her card to open the door, so we followed into the lift. When asked about the elevator, the woman said with her card the elevator only stopped on the floor where her house was located. I asked her where she lived, finding she and T lived on the same floor. After opening the door, T asked us in surprise, "How did you come up? I was just going downstairs to pick you up!"
The next day, we paid a visit to another female believer, contacting her by phone on the way. After entering her home, we were told, "I’m just back home to get something. If you call me ten minutes later, I’ll be out again till five or six in the afternoon." She said when she received the call, she was ready to go out. So we thanked God for meeting her.
A few years ago, I visited another female adherent with a church staff member. Only knowing the community where she lives, we had no idea of her telephone number or her exact address. So we prayed and planned to inquire about her in the community. We thought if we couldn’t meet her, we would come to visit next time. When at a loss at how to find her, we saw her walking out of the opposite corridor with a garbage bag in her hand. She told us that she usually takes the rubbish out in the morning or evening, not that time. We considered this not to be a coincidence, but God’s guidance after our prayers.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
这辞旧迎新的日子里，笔者所在堂会又一次组织同工展开了对信徒的年终探访。笔者在参与探访中，再次经历神奇妙的带领，体验了神的又真又活。
探访前，笔者为这一次的探访圣工向神祷告。求神带领探访人员顺利地找到受探访信徒或同工的居所，以及让受探访者有时间接待出访同工。
笔者与C弟兄一起去探访T姊妹。T姊妹住在某小区的高楼里，上下要靠电梯。当我们来到她居住楼房单元的电梯口，用手按电梯按钮时，发现这部电梯需要刷卡后才能使用。于是，C弟兄拿出手机，准备打电话给T姊妹，让她下楼来接我们。这时，一位大妈来到了电梯口，她刷卡打开了电梯门，于是我俩也跟着走进电梯里。我问那位大妈，一只卡是否可以上不同的楼层。那位大妈告诉我俩，她所持的卡只能上到她家所在的梯层。这时，我抱着一丝希望问那位大妈，说：“大妈，你住几楼？”“住七楼，你们去几楼？”大妈回答“哦！我俩也去七楼。”T姊妹开门后，惊奇地问我俩，说：“你俩怎么上来了？我正准备下楼去接你们哩！”。
第二天中午，我又与C弟兄一起去探访另一位姊妹，途中用电话联系了她。当我俩来到她家，进门后，她就对我俩说：“我刚回家拿点东西。如果你俩再迟十分钟打电话过来，我又出门了，且离家较远了。”因为，她接到我俩要去她家探访的电话时，已经做好了出门的准备。她还告诉我俩，她这一出门，就要到下午五六点才回家。于是，我们一起感谢神的奇妙带领，不然，我俩这次的探访就会落空！
这也让我想起了前几年探访某位姊妹，那次探访，我与某同工都只知道那位姊妹所住的小区，不知道她家具体住在几栋几层，也没有她的联系电话。因此，我俩也只能仰望神的带领；并商定到那个小区后再向人打听，若万一找不到，改日再去探访。 我们到达那位姊妹所住小区后，正不知所措时，看到那位姊妹手里提着一个塑料袋，从对面的楼道口走了出来。原来，这位姊妹是出门丢垃圾。她告诉我俩，平日她只是在早晨或晚上出门丢垃圾。从而，我们深知这不是偶然的巧合，而是神真实而奇妙的带领，感谢神听我们的祷告。
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探访中经历的二三事——我们的神真是又真又活！
Before the Spring Festival which falls in early February, joining in with the church’s visitation ministry, I experienced God’s reality and presence during the visits.
Before starting, I prayed that I could find the home of believers who could also stay at home.
Together with a staff worker named C, I went to visit a female Christian called T for short, who lived in a high-rise building where there were only elevators and no stairs. Upon arrival, they found that they lacked the card which was needed to use the elevator. When C wanted to call T for help, an old woman came and swiped her card to open the door, so we followed into the lift. When asked about the elevator, the woman said with her card the elevator only stopped on the floor where her house was located. I asked her where she lived, finding she and T lived on the same floor. After opening the door, T asked us in surprise, "How did you come up? I was just going downstairs to pick you up!"
The next day, we paid a visit to another female believer, contacting her by phone on the way. After entering her home, we were told, "I’m just back home to get something. If you call me ten minutes later, I’ll be out again till five or six in the afternoon." She said when she received the call, she was ready to go out. So we thanked God for meeting her.
A few years ago, I visited another female adherent with a church staff member. Only knowing the community where she lives, we had no idea of her telephone number or her exact address. So we prayed and planned to inquire about her in the community. We thought if we couldn’t meet her, we would come to visit next time. When at a loss at how to find her, we saw her walking out of the opposite corridor with a garbage bag in her hand. She told us that she usually takes the rubbish out in the morning or evening, not that time. We considered this not to be a coincidence, but God’s guidance after our prayers.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
God’s Special Guidance in Visitation
