林威斌

　　很高興能有機會和大家分享女兒訴訟案件的見證。

　　這是教會禱告會的代禱事項之一，神學院也為此禱告有一段時間。上帝實在是信實又憐憫的神，祂按照自己的時刻做事，而祂的恩典也總是足夠。感謝弟兄姊妹的代禱，上帝確實垂聽了您們的禱告。

　　或許有人聽說過，三年前，我在費城任職醫師的長女麗德被控誤診。當時她正試著要幫助一位用藥成癮的病人，沒想到那病人竟然把整罐藥吞下去，也因此服藥過量而死。之後，家屬就試著要控告所有與此案相關的醫師及藥劑師。

　　長話短說，原告的律師想在決定上法庭或庭外和解前，讓大家先宣誓作證。只是時間一直搞不定，一改再改。雖然麗德沒有多談，但是我們卻察覺得出她所承受的焦慮和煩亂。最後一次延期，是由她的律師提出，因為他想阻止對方在宣誓作證的期間全程錄影。他擔心麗德若是不小心說錯話，會被對方拿到法庭上攻擊，導致失去醫師執照。至終，他的阻止行動沒有成功，宣誓作證敲定於六月21日召開。

　　我們全家人已經為此禱告了好幾年。此時，我們再度把代禱的需要傳達給家人和牧者。六月21日，也就是宣誓作證當天的清晨，我和妻子月華跪著懇求主施恩，帶領保守麗德。

　　過去的年日，我們可能一邊祈禱交託，一邊仍然憂心忡忡，往最壞的地方想…女兒的執照若被吊銷，那怎麼辦？她的經濟上若出問題，可能就要搬回家住…，我們時常一頭鑽進負面的情緒，久久無法自拔。但是近年來，我們逐漸在信心上成長，每一次禱告，總是將一切的重擔和憂慮都卸給神，知道祂是全能的主，一切均在祂的掌管之下。若是沒有經過祂的允許，沒有人能夠傷害我們。

　　宣誓作證之後，麗德傳來一封簡短的電子郵件，陳述當天的經過。她告訴我整個過程總共耗費了六個鐘頭的時間，對方的律師一直想盡辦法要盤問、脅迫她。然而，她寫道：「謝謝您們的代禱，整個宣誓作證的過程進行得相當順利，超乎我的想像。我感覺房間內充滿了天使，我的律師也說他今天非常開心。上帝指示我當說的話，我內心平靜，又有極好、樂於助人的律師在一旁協助我。感謝神，一切都過去了。為此我已忍受了三年多的艱熬，今天第一次感到如釋重負。如今，只等著看看接下來會發生什麼事了。」

　　雖然這個訴訟案件尚未完結，但我們深知上帝在麗德身上有祂的計畫。以下的三段經文也不斷給予我們鼓勵和確據：

【腓四6】應當一無罣慮，只要凡事藉著禱告、祈求，和感謝，將你們所要的告訴神。
【雅一2】我的弟兄們，你們落在百般試煉中，都要以為大喜樂；
【彼前一6-7】因此，你們是大有喜樂；但如今，在百般的試煉中暫時憂愁，叫你們的信心既被試驗，就比那被火試驗仍然能壞的金子更顯寶貴，可以在耶穌基督顯現的時候得著稱讚、榮耀、尊貴。

　　感謝神，透過試煉，我們在基督裡能更加長進。願榮耀歸與神！

Linda's Lawsuit

Alan Lam

I am very happy to share a testimony about my daughter’s lawsuit.

This has been one of the prayer requests in our church and the Towaco church for quite some time.　God is truly faithful and merciful.　He does things in His time and His grace is always sufficient.　Thanks to the prayers of the brothers and sisters.　God truly listens to our prayers.

As some of you know, my oldest daughter, Linda who is a doctor in Philadelphia, was being sued for malpractice about 3 years ago.　She was trying to help a drug addict and the patient took the whole bottle of medicine and died of over-dose.　So the family tries to sue all the doctors and pharmacist involved in this case.

To make the long story short, the lawyer representing the patient’s family was trying to schedule a deposition before deciding whether to go to court or settle out of court.　The procedure was rescheduled several times.　Even Linda didn’t tell us how she felt but we can feel her anxiousness and agitation.　The last postponement was by her lawyer because he was trying to stop them from video taping the session.　He was concerned that if she said the wrong thing, it could be used against her in court and she could lose her medical license.　He was unsuccessful at the end so the deposition was scheduled for June 21.

Our family has been praying for this over the years.　We again sent the prayer request to our family as well as our pastors.　On June 21, the morning of the deposition, Trini and I knelt down to pray for God’s grace and guidance for Linda, as well as His protection.

In the past, we would pray and still be worried.　We would think of the worst.　What would happen if she lost her license?　She would have no money and would have to move back home and so on and so on.　We tended to drill on the negatives.　In the recent years, as we grew in our faith, every time after we pray, we just give our burdens and worries to God, knowing God is all powerful and is in charge.　If he doesn’t allow, no one can hurt us.

Linda told me after the deposition, which went for 6 hours straight, the lawyer tried to grill and intimidate her the whole time.　Linda wrote an email to me summarizing the whole process:“Thank you all for your prayers.　  The deposition went better than I could dream of.  　I felt there were angels that filled the room. 　 My lawyer said he could not be more pleased with the day.  　God gave me the words to say, quietness in my heart, a great lawyer, and a decent lawyer deposing me. 　 Thank God it is over.　  I have been tormented with this for over 3 years and for the first time today I feel a tremendous weight lifted.　Now I just have to wait and see what happens.”


Even though this lawsuit is not finished, we know God has His plan for Linda.　These three Bible verses continue to give us the assurance and encouragement:

【Philippians 4:6】 
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God;

【James 1:2】
My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials,

【1 Peter 1:6-7】
In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been grieved by various trials, that the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tested by fire, may be found to praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ,

Thank God for the trials so that we can continue to grow in Christ.　All the glory to God!