来自北海道的信（摘录）–蔡孝全宣教士
上周我有机会回味学生时代，因为我受邀请到北海道大学基督徒团契春季退修会去讲道。我在那里看见学生渴慕认识上帝，渴望更多了解他的话语，让我受感动。不过要跟上他们紧凑的时间表不是容易的事，到第四天我跟学生谈到半夜2点便不支，而他们继续谈话到3:30才各自去睡觉。
Last week, I relived a bit of my student days as I served as the theme speaker at the annual Hokkaido Varsity Christian Fellowship Spring Conference. I was particularly encouraged by the students’ desire to know God and His Word more deeply. It was not easy though to keep up with them over the four days we were together, but on the last evening, I managed to stay talking with some students until 2 am before crashing, while they continued till 3.30 am.
上个周六我们为3位从北海道圣经学院毕业的学生感恩，愿上帝大大使用他们，让他们在本地参与扩展上帝的国度。
Last Saturday, we celebrated the graduation of three students from Hokkaido Bible Institute. We pray that the Lord will use them greatly in their new ministries for the extension of His Kingdom in this country.
然后礼拜天平岸教会为弥来举行洗礼，他今年25岁。他是教会第三位受洗归入基督的肢体。在过去两年中上帝在他身上有许多的工作，我们相信他会继续的让弥成长，并且结果。
And on Sunday, we rejoiced with 25-year-old Wataru in his baptism at Hiragishi Izumi Christ Church. He is now the third person to be baptized in our little church plant. The Lord has clearly been working deepy in his heart over the last two years, and we trust that He will continue to cause growth and bring forth fruit in Wataru’s life in the years to come.
来到3月，是日本发生大地震的一周年纪念。到目前为止，还有许多灾后工作有待展开，30万人被迫离开故乡，无处可去。22,500,000吨因为海啸而造成的瓦砾与废物，只有7%得到处理。重建的道路漫长而不顺利，人们心灵上的创伤，可能要好多年才能得到痊愈。请继续祷告，愿上帝使用基督徒和教会的努力，让这些东北区的灾民心灵上的创伤得抚平。3月21-26日我和妻子将会带领北海道8位学生到岩手县协助OMF在那里的救灾中心，那是受灾最严重的3个县之一。请为我们祷告。
This month marks the first anniversary of the Great Eastern Japan Earthquake. There is still a lot to be done, especially with 300,000 people still being displaced from their homes. Only less than 7% of the 22.5 million tons of debris generated by the tsunami has been disposed. Recovery work is slow and uneven. The emotional wounds sustained by the survivors will take decades to heal. Please continue to pray for Christians and churches working to bring emotional and spiritual recovery to the people in northeastern Japan. From 21st to 26th March, Kaori and I will be leading a team of 8 from Hokkaido Bible Institute to help in OMF’s relief work in Iwate, one of the three prefectures most badly devastated by the tsunami. I’d appreciate prayer for the Lord’s presence with us as we minister to those in need.