海娃娃的精神病院

The First Week in ANCC
在ANCC的第一週

This is the forth day for my in ANCC. I arrived here on 17 SEP. The first day, I still had jetlack so that I can’t speak and use English. I just slept and slept until next day morning. Till then my wonderful days are going to start!
這是我在ANCC的第四天。我是9月17日抵達這裡。第一天，我仍然有時差，所以我無法講英文、用英文，我只一直睡一直睡，直到第二天早上。接下來，美好的日子便開始了！

First of all, God has given me very beautiful weather in these couple days. And I did take a walk through a beautiful field to Ware for twice time. I also bought some new or sound-hand stuff for my new life. Especially a small carpet I bought today, it let my room seem more like a home, make my room warmer. I also attended a late birthday party for Viginia, who is a return student from Taiwan. And we went to a pub in Stanstead Abbort. This is my first time go to a British pub. I feel so funny that I can experience so much new things here.
首先，上帝給了我幾天好天氣。我穿過一個美麗的草原，去附近的小鎮﹣﹣Ware兩次。我也買了些新的和二手的物品，來預備我在ANCC的新生活，佈置我的房間。尤其我買了一個小地毯，那使我的房間越來越像家，讓我們的房間感覺更溫暖。我也參加了一個遲來的生日派對，這是為一位台灣的舊生Viginia所舉辦的。我們去了Stanstead Abbort的一個小酒吧。這是我第一次到一個英國酒吧。我覺得很有趣，可以體驗這麼多新事情。

Thank God that he gave my couple wonderful days and help me to relax and to adjust to a new condition. Although my English is not so smooth and good enough, but I believe that He would help me and give me strength and talent to respond anything in the future.
感謝上帝給我這些美好的日子，也幫助我更放鬆心情去適應一個新環境。雖然我的英文不是很流暢，也不夠好。但我相信祂佰幫助我，給我力量和才幹去面對未來的每一件事。
(20 SEP 2008)

Today is my first Sunday in ANCC. Akiko, the head student in this coming term, invited us to go to her church. After breakfast, nine people, including Fan and me, gathered together and drove to her church.
今天是我在ANCC第一個星期天。 學校學生會主席Akiko邀請我們去她的教會做禮拜。用過早餐後，我們一行九個人就集合前往她的教會。

This is a small church, only 17members, mostly old people. Although they are small, they are also supporting about 13 missionaries oversea. And when I told them I am from Taiwan, they really know that what is Taiwan and know where it is. I’m so surprised it.
這是一個小教會，只有17個會友，而且大部份是老年人。雖然他們人少，但他們仍然支持了13個海外宣教士。而當我說我來自台灣時，他們是真的知道台灣是什麼、在哪裡。我非常驚訝。

I’m so happy to go to this small church. Akiko has told me that when the term is start, our school will ask us to fill a form and help us to find a suitable church to stay. I can’t wait to join in a British church and serve with them, although it might be a small church and full of old people. But I think it could be a special experience for my life.
我很開心可以到這個小教會。Akiko告訴我說，學期開始時，學校會要求我們填一個表，幫助我們尋找適合我們的教會。我等不及想參加一個英國教會，並且在當中與他們一同事奉。雖然可能是個小教會，而且都是老年人，但我想這會是我人生一個很特別的經驗。

After lunch, Bridget and Akiko ask me to go to IKEA. It made us so exciting, and was doing our job harder and quicker. 2.30 p.m., Teasuk drove us to IKEA, it is close to London and we drove over 40 minetus. Although it is a little far, but we also feel so exciting to seeking everything we need.
午餐過後，Bridget和Akiko問我要不要去IKEA。這讓我們很興奮，所以特別賣力和快速地做完所有的事。下午2:30，Teasuk就開車載我們到IKEA，它在大約40分鐘車程，靠近倫敦的地方。雖然路程有點遠，但我們還是很興奮地去尋找我們需要的東西。

On this trip, I try to find a suitable lamp for my room. But I can’t find anyone so that I give up to buy it. I only buy a piece of fabric, a koppla and an organizer. Thank God that I didn’t buy any lamp in IKEA, because I found a new desk-lamp in basement. It is quite good and new. So that put the old one, which is already in my room as my bad-lamp and this new one as my desk-lamp.
我原本想去找個適合的床頭燈。但我找不到合適的，最後還是放棄。我只買了一塊在特價的布、一個延長線，還有一個整理盒。不過，感謝神，我沒有買燈。因為回來後，我在二手物品儲藏室找到一個幾乎全新的檯燈，我和韓帆都很興奮，把它帶走。我把這個新檯燈放在書桌來讀書用，而原來學校提供的那個則放在床頭當床頭燈用。

Now my room is more like a home. I wish I can set it out in the first month and really enjoy my life in ANCC.
現在我的房間又更像一個家了。我希望我能在第一個月佈置好，也希望能真正享受我在ANCC的日子。
(21 SEP 2008)


I don’t know how to mention what happened. May be I can give it a title as “The Story of Laptop Alive”. Yesterday, when I finished my jobs, I was so happy that I could take a rest and try to turn on my laptop for listening music. But the laptop didn’t work! I was sooooo sad and took a phone call back to Taiwan to talk with my best friend. I even sent a prayer letter to all the supporters to pray for the financial of a new laptop. Later, I met Teasuk and told him this bad news. Then he asked me to bring the laptop to him. Fortunately, he fixed it. The laptop is alive now!

Although I solved the big problem but another problem is coming. I think there is more supporters would like to offer specifically for new computer. How should I tell them the problem is solved? I think I should honestly to let them know the truth and let them make a decision. Although I really want a new computer, I should get it in right way. May God give me an honest mind to face any desire.

Otherwise, today is the day of new student arriving. I have no work to do. So I went to visit the library and to know some new faces. I also got my formal student card and library card. I’m now is a real student of ANCC. And the welcome meeting took place at the evening. The meeting, including the worship and speech, was soooo good, so touched me. Especially the director, Mike Wall, challenged us not only expect what you want. We should expect more than we think. To expect God’s work upon us because we are God’s work! (1 Thessalonians 2:13)

I’m so A-MAN for this message. I would like to see how God fulfill his work upon me, not only prepare me as a worker. We will see what God have done on me.

(24 SEP 2008)

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