親愛的弟兄姊妹平安:
三月份是教會宣教月，每一個週末都有專題幫助我們認識不同的宣教事工。作為一間海外華人教會，我們是在宣教工場中成長和被建立的。回顧過去歷史，處處看見神奇妙的作為！
1950年代，倫敦的王又得牧師眼見華人四處漂泊，散居英國不同城市，就走遍各處宣傳福音。他曾親臨卡迪夫，在市中心「新中國」中餐館與老闆、夥計和茶客談「天國」的道理。卡迪夫華人餐樓對華人免收茶錢的傳統，就是從這餐館開始的。60年代，倫敦的王光霞姊妹和Newport司徒美玲姊妹常聚在一起，為南威爾斯的華人靈魂得救禱告，並求神在這裡建立華人的福音事工。
70年代，基督徒學生分別從香港星馬陸續來到卡迪夫讀書，在學生宿舍開始了福音性查經班。本地的英國人教會和基督徒給予了學生們很大的屬靈幫助和鼓勵，並在COCM的支援下成立了「卡迪夫華人基督徒團契」。同時開展了星期日的中文學校，一小時中文課和一小時的聖經課，以服侍第二代華人和接觸探訪本地華人餐飲業家庭。80年代，神的恩典豐豐富富臨到這裡，海外學生和本地華人聽聞福音，悔改歸主增加，1991年成立了「卡迪夫華人基督教會」。
海外華人教會的本質就是一間使命的教會。我們既要在本土傳福音，也胸懷世界的福音工場；既要愛顧我們的華人社群，也關心我們的鄰舍–各族各邦的人。
耶穌說：「我賜給你們一條新命令，就是要你們彼此相愛。我怎樣愛你們，你們也要怎樣彼此相愛；你們若有彼此相愛的心，眾人就認出你們是我的門徒了！」約翰福音13:34-35
教會傳揚福音，遵守大使命，是從新命令–我們彼此相愛開始！
主內
王 興
2023年2 月24日
<Mission Month> 24th February, 2023
Peace dear brothers and sisters,
March is the mission month of the church. There are special topics every weekend to help us understand different missions. As an overseas Chinese Church, we have been established in the mission field. Looking back at the past, we can see the Lord’s miraculous deeds everywhere!
In the 1950s, Pastor Youde Wang saw the Chinese people scatter in different UK cities, so he travelled everywhere to preach the gospel. He once visited Cardiff in person, and talked with the owner, staff and customers about the ‘Heavenly Kingdom’ in the New China Chinese Restaurant, where the tradition of ‘free tea’ in the Cardiff Chinese restaurants started. In the 60s, Miss Mary Wang from London and Miss Meiling Seeto from Newport often got together to pray for the salvation of Chinese souls in South Wales, and asked the Lord to establish a Chinese evangelistic ministry here.
In the 1970s, Christian students came to study in Cardiff from Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore and started evangelical Bible studies in the dormitories. Local churches and Christians gave them great spiritual help and encouragement, with the support of COCM, the Cardiff Chinese Christian Fellowship was founded. They also ran a Chinese school on Sunday, teaching Chinese and Bible to serve the second Chinese generation and reach the local Chinese families. In the 1980s, by the abundant grace of God, more overseas students and local Chinese heard the gospel and repented. In 1991, the Cardiff Chinese Christian Church was established.
Overseas Chinese churches are churches of mission. We should not only preach the gospel locally, but also have a global gospel field in mind; we should not only care for our Chinese community, but also care for our neighbours — people of all ethnic groups.
Jesus said, ‘A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.’ John 13:34-35
The church proclaims the Gospel and obey the Great Commission, starting with a new command — Love one another.
In Christ,
Sam Wong