9. Manna issue 91 - Covid-19 Global Updates: The True Jesus Church in USA 新冠病毒全球更新：美國真耶穌教會
General Assembly of the United States (USGA) 美國總會
I will say to the LORD, “He is my refuge and my fortress;
My God, in Him I will trust.”
Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler
And from the perilous pestilence."
(Ps 91:2–3)
2我要論到耶和華說：他是我的避難所，是我的山寨，是我的神，是我所倚靠的。
3他必救你脫離捕鳥人的網羅和毒害的瘟疫。
(詩 91：2-3)
In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,
we would like to share about the COVID-19 situation in the United States (US)
and offer our thanksgiving to God for His grace and mercy
and to brethren worldwide for your care and intercession.
奉主耶穌基督的聖名，
我們想分享一下美國新冠病毒的情況，
並感謝神的恩典和憐憫，
並感謝全世界弟兄姐妹的關心和代禱。
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
confirmed the first US COVID-19 case on January 21, 2020.
After a national emergency was declared on March 13, 2020,
forty-five out of the fifty states
have since issued statewide stay-at-home orders.
As of late April 2021,
the number of confirmed cases in the US has grown to more than 31 million cases[1]
(around 9.4 percent of the US population),
which according to World Health Organization statistics,
is by far the highest of any country.
美國疾病管制預防中心 (CDC) ，
於 2020 年 1 月 21 日確認了美國首例新冠病毒的病例。
在 2020 年 3 月 13 日，宣佈了國家緊急狀態之後，
五十個州有四十五個州，
持續發佈全州級別的居家令。
截至 2021 年 4 月下旬，
美國的確診病例，已增長超過 3100 萬例[1]
（約占美國人口的 9.4%），
這是世界衛生組織的統計，
是迄今為止所有國家中最高的。
With the stay-at-home orders, church services, religious education classes,
and spiritual convocations were moved online.
Although some states declared religious activities as essential activities not long after,
permitting places of worship to open even during the stay-at-home orders,
other states maintained the ban on religious gatherings.
Eventually, non-essential indoor activities were allowed to resume on a gradual scale
(e.g., 25 percent capacity, 50 percent capacity, and so on.)
So, depending on the state, some of our church locations have remained closed until now,
while others reopened in the summer or fall of 2020.
When there were subsequent spikes,
some states reimposed varying degrees of suspension on religious services,
forcing some churches that had reopened to shutter again in response.
Consequently, most national and regional church events were moved online,
and the remaining few were canceled.
因為有居家令、教會聚會、宗教教育課程，
和靈恩會都轉移到網路上。
儘管不久之後，一些州宣布宗教活動為基本活動，
即使居家令期間，也允許開放聚會場所，
有些其他州則維持宗教集會的禁令。
最後，允許逐步恢復非必要的室內活動，
（例如，25% 的容積比例、50% 的容積比例等等。）
因此，根據州的不同，我們有一些教會地點一直關閉到現在，
而有其他的會堂，則在 2020 年夏季秋季時，重新開放。
當隨後又出現染疫病例高峰的時候，
有些州重新對宗教聚會，實行不同程度的暫停，
迫使一些已經重新開放的教會，作出再次關閉的反應。
因此，大多數全國，及各地區的教會活動都轉移到網路上，
幾個剩下的活動亦被取消。
Many of our US churches started regular online prayers throughout the week
to strengthen members' spiritual growth in lieu of in-person services and fellowships.
The USGA also adopted the theme of “Life of Prayer” in 2021,
encouraging every member to make living a life of prayer a priority.
Additional church efforts include setting up group communications
(e.g., group email lists, LINE chat groups)
for the whole church, conducting online or phone fellowship and visitations,
delivering care packages and groceries,
and establishing charity funds to help members in need.
Furthermore, the four regional coordination centers in the US
have been consolidating and sharing resources,
such as facilitating joint Sabbath services,
evangelistic services, and spiritual convocations online
during the stay-at-home orders.
Local churches have also been sharing online resources
and working with one another,
such as holding joint gospel classes and testimony sessions.
我們許多美國教會開始每週定期幾次網路禱告會，
代替實體會面的聚會和團契，加強信徒的靈命增長。
美國總會 2021 年，還採用了“祈禱生活”作為主題，
鼓勵每位信徒以禱告生活作為優先事項。
教會的額外努力付出，包括建立小組交流群，
（例如，群組電子郵件列表、LINE 聊天群組）
為整個教會，進行網路或電話的團契和探訪，
提供護理包和生活用品，
設立慈善基金，幫助有需要的信徒。
此外，美國的四大地區的聯絡協調中心，
一直在整合分享資源，
例如推動聯合安息日聚會，
佈道會和網路靈恩會
在居家令發佈期間。
地方教會也一直分享網路資源，
和彼此合作，
例如舉辦聯合福音課程和見證會。
By February 2021, the US churches had around twenty families
(of the roughly four thousand members)
that had reported cases of COVID-19.
From some of their testimonies,
we see how God's peace and love are deeply felt among us,
that our God is the true and living God who listens to prayers.
The pandemic underscores the yearning and joy
we look forward to in worshipping God together
and having fellowship as one body in Christ!
We pray to the Lord to comfort and strengthen the families that have been affected,
to keep everyone safe in His grace and mercy,
and that we all continue to seek and do the Lord's will
during this challenging period.
到了 2021 年 2 月時，美國教會大約有 20 個家庭
（大約四千名信徒中）
回報了新冠染疫病例。
從他們的一些見證中，
我們看到神的平安與慈愛，是如何為我們深深的體驗，
我們的神，是真實永活的神，祂會垂聽禱告。
疫情凸顯了，我們期待一起敬拜神的嚮往和喜悅
並且團契在基督裡成為一體！
我們祈求主，安慰受影響的家庭，加添他們力量，
在神的恩典憐憫中，保護每個人的安全，
並在這個充滿挑戰的時期，
我們大家都繼續尋求遵行神的旨意。
May all glory be unto His name, and peace to all with whom He is pleased!
願一切榮耀歸予祂的聖名，平安賜給全部祂所喜悅的人！
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