Still 依然 依然
Standing. 站立。 站立。
The storm came. We stayed. 風暴來了。我們留下了。 风暴来了。我们留下了。
Here's what it cost us, what it taught us, and where we're going. 這是它讓我們付出的代價、教會我們的功課,以及我們前行的方向。 这是它让我们付出的代价、教给我们的功课,以及我们前行的方向。
“ I have learned to kiss the wave that throws me against the Rock of Ages 我學會了親吻那把我摔向萬古磐石的浪濤 我学会了亲吻那把我摔向万古磐石的浪涛Charles Spurgeon
We made it. 我們走過來了。 我们走过来了。
The Reality 現實 现实Crosspoint went through one of the most painful stretches in its 25-year history. 匯點經歷了教會二十五年歷史中最痛苦的一段時期。 汇点经历了教会二十五年历史中最痛苦的一段时期。
People we loved walked away. 我們所愛的人離開了。 我们所爱的人离开了。
Structures we'd built shifted overnight. 我們建立起來的架構一夜之間改變。 我们建立起来的架构一夜之间改变。
For a while, the question wasn't where we were going. It was whether we'd make it at all. 有一段時間,我們問的不是前路何方,而是還能不能撐下去。 有一段时间,我们问的不是前路何方,而是还能不能撑下去。
The people who stayed had options. They knew what was happening. They had every reason to walk away. 留下來的人其實是有選擇的。他們看得清楚,完全有理由離開。 留下来的人其实是有选择的。他们看得清楚,完全有理由离开。
They didn't. 但他們沒有。 但他们没有。
You knew what was happening. You had every reason to leave. You stayed anyway. That decision was quiet, costly, and faithful. It's the ground this church stands on now. We don't take that lightly. We never will. 你當時知道發生了什麼事。你有一切理由離開。你卻選擇留下。那個決定安靜、代價不輕、卻滿有忠心。這是今天我們教會所站立的根基。我們從不輕看,也永不會。 你当时知道发生了什么事。你有一切理由离开。你却选择留下。那个决定安静、代价不轻、却满有忠心。这是今天我们教会所站立的根基。我们从不轻看,也永不会。
We didn't lose a few people. 我們失去的不只是幾個人。 我们失去的不只是几个人。
Friends. Families. Young people we'd poured years into. 朋友、家庭,以及我們多年來傾注心力培育的年輕人。 朋友、家庭,以及我们多年来倾注心力培育的年轻人。
And the way some of it happened left wounds that people who chose to stay are still working through. 事情發生的方式,在選擇留下的人心中留下了至今仍在醫治中的傷口。 事情发生的方式,在选择留下的人心中留下了至今仍在医治中的伤口。
We're not going to retell every detail. Not because we're hiding anything. We simply believe that focusing only on what broke isn't the same as honoring what held. 我們不打算重述每一個細節——不是因為隱瞞什麼,而是因為我們相信:只盯著破碎,並不等於尊榮那些堅守住的。 我们不打算重述每一个细节——不是因为隐瞒什么,而是因为我们相信:只盯着破碎,并不等于尊荣那些坚守住的。
Building 建造 建造
better 更穩固的 更稳固的
ground. 根基。 根基。
We are consolidating. Bringing people closer together. Concentrating our strength around where God is clearly moving. 我們正在整合,讓弟兄姊妹更緊密相連,將力量集中在神明顯動工的地方。 我们正在整合,让弟兄姊妹更紧密相连,将力量集中在神明显动工的地方。
Every low. 每個低谷。 每个低谷。
God is with us. 神與我們同在。 神与我们同在。
We stay strong. 我們堅定站立。 我们坚定站立。
That's not a slogan. It's a testimony. 這不是口號,這是見證。 这不是口号,这是见证。