Halleluyah! 哈利路亚！

I have known Judy Cheng since her arrival in New Zealand with her family (her husband Sunny, and two daughters, Jenny and Angel) in the mid-1980s. It is, therefore, heartening for me and my wife to welcome her into the Christian community. We attended her baptism ceremony at the Pakuranga Chinese Baptist Church at Ti Rakau Drive last Sunday, 2nd August 2020. Here is a record of the baptism event where she and six others were baptized by Pastor Albert Tang.

自从1980年代中期我就认识Judy Cheng。她与她的家人（她的丈夫Sunny和两个女儿Jenny和Angel）那时当移民到达新西兰。因此，我和我的妻子欢迎她加入为基督教徒，这让我感到非常高兴和鼓舞。上周日，2020年8月2日，我们在Ti Rakau Drive的Pakuranga 或华人浸信会教堂参加了她的洗礼仪式。这是她和其他六位教友受Albert邓锦材牧师的洗礼的记录。

赞美诗1：我的主，我敬拜你。https://youtu.be/BWLEuwVMbng

My name is Judy Cheng nee Chu. I suffered from mental depression for over four years. Before then I was happy, easy-going, and positive, enjoying life. After my illness, I worried about many little things and I felt stressed. There appeared to be too many problems to be solved. I also suffered from insomnia. My mind was not functioning well and I found that my life was becoming bleak and my attitude totally negative.

我叫Judy Cheng。我患有精神抑郁症已有四年多了。在那之前，我很快乐，随和，积极，享受生活。生病后，我担心很多小事情，感到压力很大。似乎有太多问题需要解决。我还患有失眠症。我的脑子运转不好，我发现自己的生活变得黯淡，态度完全消极。

In 2018, I moved from West Auckland to my current address in the Eastern suburb of Botany. My daughter, together with my friends Tommy Tong and his wife, brought me to this church soon after I moved to East Auckland.

2018年，我从西奥克兰搬到了目前在 Botany 东郊的地址。在我搬到东奥克兰后不久，我的女儿与我的朋友汤米•汤和他的妻子一起将我带到了这座教堂。

Towards the end of 2019, I went to an evangelism event at this church. At that event, it dawned on me that Jesus had died for our sins. I cried and I accepted Jesus Christ into my heart. After another full year of attending church, listening to the gospel, singing praises to the Lord, I found myself less stressful and I started smiling and laughing again. I now find my usual self and I am feeling happy again. I like to express my thanks to every one of you for your prayers.

2019年底，我去了在这所教堂举行的布道会活动。在那件事上，我突然意识到耶稣为我们的罪而死。我哭了，我接受了耶稣基督。又过了整整一年的教堂，听了福音，对主赞美之后，我发现自己的压力减轻了，我又开始微笑和大笑。现在，我找到了平常的自我，再次感到幸福。我要感谢你们所有人的祈祷。

I Heard, And I Acted. 我听到了；而我做到了。

Acts 8:26-40 使徒行传 8：26-40

Pastor Albert Tang then gave a short sermon on the meaning of Baptism. “Why do we have Baptism?” he asked the congregation.
Albert邓锦材牧师随后简短地讲了洗礼的含义。 “为什么我们要受洗？” 他问会众。

Without waiting for an answer, he opened up his bible and read to the congregation the story about Philip and the baptism of the Ethiopian Eunuch found in Acts 8: 26 - 40. 还没等待答案时，他就打开圣经，向会众朗读使徒行传8：26-40中有关腓力和埃塞俄比亚太监的洗礼的故事。

Philip was told to go to Gaza, some 80 miles (about 130 km). He had to walk there. On the way, he met an Ethiopian eunuch. Here, the Ethiopian eunuch during those times were important officials in government, not necessarily be a real eunuch. When Pastor Philip found him, he was sitting on his chariot and reading the Book of Isaiah.

菲利普被告知去约80英里（约130公里）的加沙。他不得不去那儿。在途中，他遇到了埃塞俄比亚的太监。在这里，那个时期的埃塞俄比亚太监是政府中的重要官员，不一定是真正的太监。菲利普牧师找到他时，他正坐在战车上，阅读以赛亚书。

When the eunuch listened to Philip’s explanation of the passage of Isaiah, he decided that he would want to be baptized. When they came across some water on the way to Gaza, the eunuch made no hesitation to get baptized.

当太监听菲利普对以赛亚通过的解释时，他决定自己要受洗。当他们在前往加沙的路上遇到水时，太监毫不犹豫地受洗。

Pastor Albert Tang then elaborated on the action and reaction of both Philip and the Eunuch. Albert邓锦材牧师随后阐述了菲利普和太监的行动和反应。

To Philip, the word HEARD formed an acronym for Heeded (verses 27, 30); Eager (verse 30); At peace (verse31); Readiness (verse 35) and Dutiful (verse 38).

To the Eunuch, the word ACTED formed an acronym for Ardent (verse 27); Candid (verse 31); Tender (verse 31); Explicit (verse 36); Delight (verse 39).

在菲利普（Philip）来说，HEARD一词成为 H 代表 Heeded - 留心 - （第27、30节）；E 代表 Eager - 渴望 -（第30节）; A 代表 At peace - 和平 -（第31节）; R 代表 Readiness - 准备 -（35节）D 代表 - Dutiful -和尽职（38节）。

对太监而言，ACTED 一词是 A = Ardent - 热情（第27节）。C = Candid - 坦白（第31节）；T = Tender - 温柔 （第31节）；E = Explicit - 明确（第36节）；D = Delight - 高兴（39节）。

Every one of the seven persons took turn to be baptised by immersion into the pool of water. When each person came out of immersion, the congregation sang the hymn “This is the Day”.

七个人中的每一个人都被浸入水池中接受洗礼。当每个人沉浸其中时，会众唱赞美诗“这就是今天”。

“This is the day that the Lord has made.” https://youtu.be/cccJhMVFrLs

就在這天. https://youtu.be/0AeDJKOdOzE