親愛的弟兄姊妹平安:
2月6日，土耳其東南部靠近敘利亞發生了7.8級和7.6級的大地震，並且餘震不絕。城市鄉鎮的新舊建築物都廣泛地倒塌，煤氣管爆裂引發沖天大火，一片末日景象！士耳其是地震頻繁的地域，但這次南部的雙子地震卻是百年罕見。
新約的第一間差傳教會–安提阿教會，就是在今日的敘利亞境內。保羅的基利家大數，提摩太的路司得，該猶的特庇，都在今日土耳其東南部地震的災區。保羅第一次和第二次的宣教路程，就在這遍土地建立很多的教會。
讓我們在這艱難時刻，在私禱中，也在小組裏，同心禱告父神：
「因為，窮乏人呼求的時候，祂要搭救；
沒有人幫助的困苦人，祂也要搭救。
祂要憐恤貧寒和窮乏的人，
拯救窮苦人的性命。
祂要救贖他們脫離欺壓和強暴；
他們的血在祂眼中看為寶貴。」
(詩篇72:12-14)
在災民痛失親人，身心靈的創傷，極度需要食物，醫療和保暖的物資，讓我們捐助正在當地救援的慈善組織，為「土敘世紀地震」的災民提供支援。
以馬內利！
主內
王 興
2023年2 月10日
<Turkey-Syria Earthquake> 10th February, 2023
Dear brothers and sisters,
On February 6, a 7.8 and 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck South-eastern Turkey near Syria, followed by numerous aftershocks. Old and new buildings in cities and towns collapsed extensively, gas pipes burst and caused fires to skyrocket, a doomsday scene! Turkey is in a region with frequent earthquakes, but this twin earthquake in the South is rare.
Earthquake victims are everywhere, and casualties keep rising. By February 10, more than 23,000 people had died. Rescue teams from all over the world went to offer support as soon as possible, searching and saving lives, and providing material relief. The Northern part of Syria has been ravaged by ten years of civil war. It is located in a remote place. After the earthquake, the roads are blocked, and the rescue is made even more difficult. What a miserable situation!
Let us pray to God our Father in this difficult time, personally and in small groups:
‘For He will deliver the needy who cry out,
the afflicted who have no one to help.
He will take pity on the weak and the needy
and save the needy from death.
He will rescue them from oppression and violence,
for precious is their blood in his sight.’
(Psalm 72:12-14)
Victims lost their loved ones are physically and mentally traumatized. And they desperately need food, medical care and shelter. Let us donate to the charitable organizations that are doing local rescue and provide support for the victims of the ‘Turkey-Syria Earthquake of the Century’.
Emanuel!
In Christ,
Sam Wong