A well-known pastor in Taiwan sent a message, saying that after a serious illness in October last year, he realized that the most precious thing was that everything was grace.
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, January 22, Andrew Kou, the senior pastor of the Home of Christ Church in Taipei and a Taiwanese TV host, talked about his experiences and lessons from the past year.
“From 2012 to 2022, I have been admitted to an ICU seven times, received three notices of critical condition, and undergone five major surgeries.”
Kou said that in October last year, the doctor checked carefully as he suddenly fell ill and began to suffer from insomnia all night. He was engaged in reciting the Bible, Psalms, and the Lord's Prayer, praying and confessing his own sins, the city's sins, and the country's sins, but he still couldn’t fall asleep. Finally, he only cried, “Lord, save me!”
He added that he didn’t fall asleep until last night, Chinese New Year’s Eve,
He concluded that such a sad experience taught him to humbly surrender before God and admit that people were too limited and small to leave God.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
台湾一牧师在大年初一发出一段文字，表示去年十月的一场大病中体会到了最宝贵的事情，那就是凡事都是恩典
寇绍恩牧师，台北基督之家教会牧师，台湾电视节目主持人，描述了自己在过去一年中经历和感悟.他分享道：
从2012年到2022年，我断断续续病了十年，三次接病危通知！五次动大手术！七次进加护病房！
去年十月自己忽然生病了，医师检查得认真仔细。开始整晚、整晚的失眠了。背圣经、背诗篇、背主祷文……祷告、认自己的罪、认城市的罪、认国家的罪……最后，只留下一句：主啊，救我！
直到昨晚! 除夕夜, 我睡着了！
一段难过到让人恐慌的经历，教导我学习一个功课：谦卑的降服在神面前，承认离开神，人真的太有限、太渺小——真的不能!
寇绍恩牧师新春寄语——凡事谢恩
A well-known pastor in Taiwan sent a message, saying that after a serious illness in October last year, he realized that the most precious thing was that everything was grace.
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, January 22, Andrew Kou, the senior pastor of the Home of Christ Church in Taipei and a Taiwanese TV host, talked about his experiences and lessons from the past year.
“From 2012 to 2022, I have been admitted to an ICU seven times, received three notices of critical condition, and undergone five major surgeries.”
Kou said that in October last year, the doctor checked carefully as he suddenly fell ill and began to suffer from insomnia all night. He was engaged in reciting the Bible, Psalms, and the Lord's Prayer, praying and confessing his own sins, the city's sins, and the country's sins, but he still couldn’t fall asleep. Finally, he only cried, “Lord, save me!”
He added that he didn’t fall asleep until last night, Chinese New Year’s Eve,
He concluded that such a sad experience taught him to humbly surrender before God and admit that people were too limited and small to leave God.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
Taiwan Pastor Andrew Kou Shares New Year’s message: 'Give Thanks in All Circumstances'
