Testimony of Teresa Carpio (Singer & Teacher) - 2003:
杜麗莎的信主見證:
縱橫樂壇卅二年的實力派歌星杜麗莎，永遠予人「開心果」形象。站在台上的她，總是熱力四射，熱情奔放，笑臉盈盈。她唱起歌來更是音域廣闊，全情投入，音樂力量從台上延伸至台下，感染著、牽動著每一個知音人。
但這裡有一個片段，也許只有天上的神看到。一直以來，外表硬朗的女強人杜麗莎，居然跪下來，向她不曾認識的耶穌祈禱哭訴。當時她只知道天地之間，有一個叫「耶穌」的人可以幫助她。無助的她向天求助說：「你創造了我，又讓我遇上這許多事，也叫我承受著那麼多壓力；如今，我想去做一個好妻子、好母親都做不來；而事業又如此不濟……我自己一點辦法也沒有，只有全部交給你，求你來救我！」
到美國想躲起來
那段日子，是杜麗莎人生路上的低潮，她承認婚姻失敗，歌唱事業受挫；從前輝煌的歲月，似乎一下子離開了她；這一切叫她十分沮喪，但沒想到人的盡頭，就是神的起頭。
一個月後，杜麗莎去了美國。她打算挑個安靜的地方躲起來，獨個兒清靜一下，不想見人，不與任何人交往。搬家後，當她預備展開另一段沉默的生活時，她看見家徒四壁、沒有傢俬。於是在某一天，發現家居附近有車房平賣，便外出走走看看，希望可以挑到一、兩件合意的傢具回來。
師母來尋找她
杜麗莎說：「就在車房平賣的地方，認識了我生平中遇到的第一個基督徒Linda。原來她是一位牧師的太太，比我早八個月搬到那裡；家中有三個孩子，為人和靄可親。當她一見到我，居然劈頭就說，『主跟我講要我找一個人傳福音，而你一出現，我便知道那個要找的人就是你』。」自此之後，Linda成了杜麗莎的屬靈褓姆：關心她、陪伴她、引領她認識神，帶她去教會聚會。杜麗莎能夠清楚得救，相信耶穌，Linda的幫助和付出可真不少。杜麗莎至今仍稱 Linda為她的「Best friend（最好朋友）」。不錯！神藉著這位姊妹，幫助了當時極需重建生命的杜麗莎。
教導學生求愛心
在九七年從美國移民到多倫多的杜麗莎，事前不曾有過這樣遷移的計劃。她笑言，依她的想法，不想與太多中國人接近，一來怕人多是非多；二來亦不習慣被別人指指點點，免生尷尬。但奇妙得很，「主居然安排我去多倫多，主為我開的路，我只有順服。」
自從杜麗莎正式開班授徒，學生幾乎是一個接一個，報名前來求教。要面對四十多個學生，杜麗莎時常向主耶穌求：「求主教我有愛，有忍耐，有溫柔……因為不少學生，是『太空家庭』的子女，又或者是父母外出工作的時間很長，根本很難有互相溝通的機會；於是我在他們當中，就扮演一個『阿媽』的角色，時常跟他們『傾偈』，討論一些人生的問題。有時看見他們遇到困難，我就會教他們嘗試祈禱。」杜麗莎承認：「主讓我看見，我怎樣教導學生，也就該怎樣教導我的女兒。我很喜歡這份工作；而學生們也很喜歡我。」
由主定奪只跟隨
不過，工作量一點也不少！杜麗莎非常明白，太忙碌的生活對家庭有影響。她感謝神賜她一個非常愛惜她、照顧她的丈夫，和一對可愛的女兒（八歲、五歲）。主日，杜麗莎一有機會，便會同丈夫女兒去教會，參加一些查經班，她希望有一天，丈夫也跟她同走天路。杜麗莎告訴大家，「做人要高瞻遠矚，要求神給你看到更大、更完整的圖畫。」
現在的杜麗莎，最曉得抓住神不放，她自言做什麼事都祈禱，該做不該做，由神去定奪，所以她沒有計劃，「主做我的計劃，問祂哪一條路最合適，我就會跟著。」
縱然有很多人仍然覺得，杜麗莎是個很有性格又好強的現代女性，但很明顯，在杜麗莎心底裡，卻有一位令她降服的大人物─就是主宰她、為她計劃每一步的主耶穌。
福音 Gospel in Chinese
26 June 2003
Several days after the war in Iraq had begun, we were surprised to receive a small package from Basrah, Iraq, one of the cities that had sustained considerable damage during the conflict. It was from a listener (who has become a friend) and it was a hand crafted wall plaque with the words "The Spirit himself intercedes for us" followed by the scriptural reference, Rom 8:26 KJV (see picture). We were overwhelmed that our Iraqi brother in the Lord had sent us this "message" that was postmarked just two days before the bombing came...clearly he sensed the presence of the Lord God Himself as war approached his city, and wanted us to know that. For some time, this man and his family had been listening to our Middle East broadcasts, like many listeners he had been asking for written material and music. We had been sending this material to him when suddenly, war broke out.. .and then we heard nothing! Each night we watched news broadcasts, and were especially concerned when Basrah was mentioned. We continued to pray. Then as the war came to a close, we received another letter, "All the glory to our Lord, that he himself protects his sons. We are in save, don't worry about us. We are in keeping the Lord secure and His power. Our greeting to you and all the beloved believers that are with you. Christ has raised; indeed he has." They were safe!
All across the world, Christians can feel the hot breath of the dragon himself as persecution, war, isolation and indescribable suffering, press in on them. Our brother in Basrah is more evidence that God is caring for His own. We have also noticed a unique co-relation between prayers of the saints and a sudden increase in programming.
Morgan Freeman - WJIE SHORTWAVE, PO Box 197309, Louisville KY 40259
morgan@wjie.org
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