[英語牧區] 恩典滿溢—排灣之夜 Enjoy a Night with Paiwan Tribe 2017.44

October 15, Sunday was Paiwan night. We shared delicious and wonderful food brothers and sisters brought, the delicacy Cinavu from Paiwan tribe and the cake Barb has made.  After dinner, Sandra Meng Gerger has told us a story. Legend has it, the ancestors of Paiwan tribe were descendants of the sun. When the sun shined on the two eggs, then Paiwan prince and prince came out from the eggs. Therefore, the Paiwan tribe is also called the descendants of sun.

Sandra also told us that the traditional clothes of Paiwan tribe is usually worn in the weddings and festivals. Every bead is handmade and sewed on the clothes, which made the clothes very elegant. Pastor Lydia also shared with that the most of the youth will move to the city to study or to work. Therefore, we can pray for the church and families in the Paiwan tribe and also they can resume the function in their families. Pray for that they will have God’s glory in their lives and lift up their churches and let God’s mercy and love fulfill in their hearts. Let them see how unique their lives are. Pastor Lydia also shared a story with us: when she was a student, because she is from Paiwan tribe, she was laughed by her classmates and she didn’t like to mention about it. Until she was studying the seminary, in an international night, she was praising The Lord with many brothers and sisters, every person represented their countries. On that night, she was so touched and she recognized her identity. She embraced herself with her Paiwan tribe blood.  Paiwan tribe night was dismissed after everyone’s prayer.

10/15(日)星期日在白牧師家有排灣之夜，分享美味的排灣小米粽奇拿富Cinavu，以及弟兄姊妹分享的美食，白師母手作的蛋糕與卷餅，美食饗宴結束後，格格兒告訴我們一個美麗的傳說，相傳排灣族的祖先是太陽的後裔，太陽光灑落在兩顆蛋上，從這兩顆蛋孵出排灣族的王子與公主，因此排灣族又稱為太陽之子。

　格格兒也介紹排灣族的傳統服飾，大多穿於婚禮與慶典，每一顆琉璃珠珠都是手工縫製，非常珍貴優雅。恩容牧師也與大家分享，在排灣部落大部分的壯年人口都會移居來都市就業、求學，因此大家可以為在部落的教會與家庭禱告，讓這些家庭可以恢復家庭功能，有著上帝的榮耀，復興他們的教會，並且讓上帝的恩典與愛湧流，澆灌在他們心中，讓他們看見自己的生命價值。恩容牧師也分享，在她的求學的過程中，因為她的原住民身分，有一陣子總是被同學取笑，因此她不敢提起自己是原住民，但直到她在就讀神學院的時候，在一次國際聚會的分享中，她與許多弟兄姊妹敬拜，每位與會者都代表一個國家，在敬拜中萬國萬邦一起讚美神，自此她有截然不同的感受，她深深的感動並知道自己的位分，並且擁抱她的排灣族身分。排灣之夜在大家的禱告中結束。

▌English Zone／Charlotte Lin

英語牧區／林相汝報導