神的预备并未到此为止...

《戴德生传》影片项目能来到今天这一步,已经走过了一段漫长的信心之路。项目进展曾面临众多挑战,但在清除了剧本编写这一巨大障碍后,我们可以高兴地说,我们已经从“不可能”的阶段进入了“困难重重”的阶段。要做的事还很多,所需资源也是一样,但我们的需要不止局限于资金。

 

该影片项目的最终目标是藉叙事促成一场以宣教为导向的门训运动。我们深信,在众信徒的协力支持下,戴德生的故事会在许多男女老少的心里燃起对基督的火热。我们的异象是见到戴德生的宣教精神在今天的世代中重生。但该异象的实现离不开教会及信徒受神感动而提供的大力支持。

 

因此,我们于今年5月23及24日向来自某亚洲国家的逾1200名教会领袖在线分享了该异象。两晚的与会者都对该事业的潜力表达了敬畏及兴奋之情。

 

上月的通讯中,我们回顾了戴继宗牧师(Rev. James Hudson Taylor IV)关于“看见并回应神的荣耀”的灵修分享,以及冯浩鎏医生(Dr. Patrick Fung)发出的“携手将服事精神传递给下一代”的呼吁。本月我们要来了解另外两位讲员的分享内容。他们分别是冯郑珍妮医生(Dr. Jennie Fung)和一位备受尊敬的本土教会领袖。

Dr. Jennie Fung discussed the vision for the project, and its development thus far. She explained that God led OMF International to begin working on the HUDSON TAYLOR movie project to share the story of how God used Taylor’s life, the life of an ordinary man, to bless many. She also shared how challenging it had been to adapt this story onto the big screen, with countless scripts worked on but none being able to tell Taylor’s story satisfactorily. But God did not abandon the project–in 2020, He finally delivered a script that could meet the project’s needs, and the provision did not stop there. God also brought Aaron Burns, an experienced and capable producer to join the project, who has already helped to focus the story and development process. Dr. Fung also shared a timeline for the project: trusting that God will deliver the necessary funds by mid-2023, then the movie is aimed to release in 2025. However, this will not be the end-point of the HUDSON TAYLOR movie project, as we hope to form a network of churches that can link with and provide community and discipleship to viewers of the movie, young or old, experienced believers or newcomers to Christ. 

 

最后,我们听取了一位知名本土教会领袖的发言,主题是《戴德生传》影片项目所承载的神的工作的价值和重要性。这位讲员表示,他们在过去三十年的本土教会服事中观察到,戴德生的相关传记作品对本土教会的发展起到了关键性作用。然而感动了许多人来到教会、归信基督的并非书籍本身,而是戴氏将其平凡的生命交在主的手中、为主所用的故事。书籍不过是那个时代最有效的传播载体罢了。但在当下这个文化与习惯都与彼时不同的新时代中,需要有新的工具来承载戴氏的故事。以电影的形式来叙述这个故事,就可以有效利用线上及线下多种发行渠道来延续戴氏的故事在过去三十年间所产生的积极影响。在发言的结尾,该讲员强调,应以行动及主动来支持这项工作,从而回应戴氏的精神遗产业已带给本土教会的祝福。本土教会很早以前就因戴德生而 蒙受祝福,如今是时候把祝福带给他人了。

 

神在各人里面都动了工,又以独特的方式祝福了我们每一个人。他怎样祝福了你,又叫你怎样去祝福他人呢?

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