作者：Staff Ma Mu Qiao 同工 馬木樵
一九五五年夏天在台北一個特會裡，我很清楚地也很強烈地把自己獻給了主。當時不過是個初中生，但神仍然記念了這個奉獻。至於什麼時候、怎麼樣走入全職事奉工場，那真的是只能由神恩典的手成全了。
一九九零年感恩節按慣例是我們那一地區宣誓歸化美國公民之日，也是幾年前我私下規劃後半生在主裡當走之路的轉化之期。請看，我乃生於四零，內人五零，八零得子；太巧了吧，人生大事都發生於整零之年。若果然如此，九零該是「還願」（參詩50:14）之年，開始專一事奉。沒成想，公民宣誓延至翌年二月，如此這般倒破了我個人的整零迷思（一笑）。
美東南區一座鳥不生蛋偏鄉小城，不曾有任何機構會到那兒去傳遞宣教異象。可偏就在洛杉磯的遠東廣播公司中國事工部開創者、也是主任的林本立牧師偕同師母，僕僕風塵來到這華人不多的小城。看樣子他們飯都沒吃好就趕緊進入小教堂的偏屋，很快地架好各種看板，擺好投影機，詳細地介紹了遠東廣播公司以及中國事工部的工作和展望。眾弟兄姊妹對於他們精彩的個人見證以及福音廣播的意涵和成效，莫不大受感動，反應熱烈。但我卻陷入沉思中：這好像是單對我一個人說的，這不正是我要尋求事奉主的工場嗎？
生於中國大陸東北的我，於今正是以福音回饋廣大同胞骨肉至親的大好時機！只可惜時不湊巧，眼前還沒有像保羅那樣有「羅馬公民」身份，出入國門不甚方便。折騰一年多，焦急等待中，最後公民到手，當即聯絡林牧師。感謝主，承蒙接納因而踏入「藉廣播傳基督到地極」的行列，一償宿願。更感謝主的垂憐，事奉上幸不辱使命，製作不同類型節目播送大陸，成效匪淺。
九年前到了退休年齡，近三十年在「遠東」的服事蒙主祝福，甚得其樂，同工間更能彼此相愛、相助倍感溫馨，誠所謂「事主越久越甘甜」 。嘗過肥甘，何能輕言捨下，於是來個退而不休，每週勻出二天仍繼續堅守崗位迄今，多做主工，為要得主喜悅。阿們!
In the summer of 1955 at a Taipei special retreat, I very clearly and strongly dedicated myself to the Lord. I was just a junior high school student then, but God has remembered the dedication. As for when and how I would get into full-time service, it was really only by the grace of God.
Thanksgiving of 1990 was the time for our region’s candidates to be sworn in as citizens of the United States. It was also a turning point in my long-time private plan to serve the Lord with the rest of my life. You see, I was born in 1940, my wife in 1950, and my son in 1980. What a coincidence that all the big events in my life happened in the years ending with zero, and so in 1990 I sought to “fulfill my vow” (see Psalm 50:14) by serving the Lord whole-heartedly. But to my surprise, the citizen’s oath ceremony was postponed to the following February, and so I broke my own personal zero tradition.
In a remote town in southeastern United States — where not even a bird liked to lay her young – it seemed unlikely that an evangelical organization would come and deliver mission visions here; however, the founder and director of the Far East Broadcasting Company-Chinese Ministries (CM) in Los Angeles, Rev. John B. Lin and his wife, Florence, travelled laboriously to this small town, which had a handful of Chinese people. They did not even have a chance to finish their meal before hurriedly rushing to the annex of the small church, quickly putting up various display boards, setting up a projector, and introducing us to the detailed work as well as the vision of Far East Broadcasting Company and the Chinese Ministries. While many brothers and sisters were greatly moved and enthusiastic about the wonderful personal testimonies and the meaning and effectiveness of broadcasting the Gospel, I was in deep thought. The whole session seemed to speak to me personally: wasn’t this the opportunity I had been seeking to serve the Lord?
I was born in northeast China, and this was the providential opportunity for me to repay my compatriots and kindred with the Gospel! Unfortunately, I had no such thing as Paul’s “Roman Citizen” status, and it was inconvenient to access the country without being a U.S. citizen. Delayed for more than a year, I contacted Rev. Lin as soon as I received my citizenship. Thank the Lord that I was accepted by CM as a co-worker, and was able to fulfill my dreams of sharing “Christ to the world by radio!” More thanks to the Lord for His mercy in guarding my mission. During my service at CM, multiple types of programs were produced and broadcast to the mainland; the effectiveness of the Gospel was profound.
Nine years ago, I reached the age of retirement. I have been greatly blessed by the Lord to serve FEBC-CM for nearly 30 years and have happily enjoyed the warmth of love and assistance in Christ among its co-workers. As the hymn goes, “The longer I serve Him, the sweeter He grows.” Since I tasted this sweetness, to abruptly withdraw from the mission is not my desire. With God’s grace, now I serve two days a week at CM, continue to adhere to the vision, and work hard in the Lord for His joy and contentment. Amen!