Changes

Linda Yang

2001. I was 13 years old and an aspiring writer. My father, who is conveniently the editor of this newspaper, asked if I wanted to contribute to Truth by writing and translating articles. I jumped at the opportunity. Later I found out that he had ulterior motives—it was a way to get me to practice my Chinese without him having to breathe down my neck to do it. I started amassing short stories and inspirational articles from various sources and translating one each month for the youth bilingual column. I asked my close Christian friends to submit their testimonies; some of my favourite articles are these personal stories of transformation and redemption. Time went on and coming up with the monthly article became a part of my life’s rhythm. My eye was always on the look out for interesting articles to share.

變化

楊光

2001年，我年僅13歲，想當作家。我的爸爸，正好也是本報總編輯，問我是否願意為《真理報》寫作、翻譯文章，我馬上抓住了這個機會。後來發現爸爸“別有用心”—這是一個讓我繼續練習中文的辦法，免得他每次像“趕鴨子上架”似的逼著我做中文練習。我開始從不同的來源積累短篇故事、鼓舞人心的文章，並每月為青年版的「雙語園地」翻譯一篇。我還邀請了我的基督徒朋友將他們的見證寫給我發表。我最喜歡的一些文章就是個人生命轉變和被拯救的故事。一天天過去了，每月提交文章成了我生活節奏的一部分。我總是在注意尋找出有趣的文章來分享給讀者。  

希望 Hope

小米 Naomi | 英譯 English Translation: Linda Yang

沒有希望，
就不會失望……
可是，生活在絕望裡面
有甚麼好？

實際，
有了希望，
就不怕失望……
因為真正的希望從神來
而從神那裡來的禮物
不因為環境的改變而改變

《聖經》上說：“如今長存的有信、有望、有愛這三樣”
可見，神給我們預備了的信心、愛與希望
將一直持續到永遠……

你想要生活在滿懷的愛與希望當中嗎？
承認自己是需要拯救的罪人
接受耶穌基督為你的救主吧……

Without hope,
You’ll never be disappointed…
But, living with hopelessness,
Is it any better?

Actually,
With hope,
You will never be disappointed…
Because real hope is from God,
And gifts from God
Will never change when circumstances do.

The Bible says, “And now these three remain: faith, hope and love…”
You see, God prepared us faith, love, and hope
To last unto eternity…

Do you want to live life filled with love and hope?
Admit that you are a sinner in need of saving;
Accept Jesus Christ as your Saviour…