Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

[A Letter from our Mom to you! For English, please scroll down. Thanks!]
非常謝謝您們在這四個多月來的代禱、關懷及探訪。最近這二個月許多人也為我禁食禱告，使我非常感動。在此也要謝謝特地由台灣，加拿大，及美國各地來的親朋好友的探訪。就如保羅在腓立比書第一章第三節：「我每逢想念你們，就感謝我的上帝。」想到您們為了我這次的癌症病痛所付出的愛心和在主前為我迫切的禁食代禱及關懷，常使我感動流淚，真不知如何以我有限的言詞來表達我們全家人對您們大家的感謝之意，只有祈求上帝親自紀念您們每一位在主裡所付出的一切。

就如大家所知道的，我在MD Anderson醫院經過二次不同的化療共七個療程，結果都沒產生效果，根据上次的CT Scan報告，癌細胞仍再繼續擴散，的確讓我感到非常失望，既然兩次化療沒效，而考慮化療引起的副作用所帶來的痛苦及對身体的傷害，於是在與兒女一起禱告及討論後，我自己決定不再接受任何化療，而將此事全心全意完全交托給我們的全能上帝，相信上帝愛我，祂為我的生命有其美好的計劃及旨意。詩篇138:7 - 8：「我雖行在患難中，你必將我救活。我的仇敵發怒，你必伸手抵擋他們，你的右手也必救我。耶和華必成全關乎我的事。耶和華阿，你的慈愛永遠長存。」

感謝上帝，在這段化療期間，雖然肉体感到軟弱，但在每天清晨的靈修中，很奇妙地，上帝常常賜下慈愛的話語來安慰我鼓勵我，成為我的盾牌和幫助，使我在靈裡能夠得到平靜安穩。就如羅馬書第四章20 - 21：「仰望上帝的應許，總沒有因不信心裏起疑惑。反倒因信，心裏得堅固，將榮耀歸上帝。且滿心相信上帝所應許的必能作成。」讓我學習時時抓住上帝在聖經裡的應許，操練信心，耐心和等候神的功課，而將一切歌頌讚美都歸給我們的主我們的神。

再次謝謝您們在這幾個月來與我一起並肩作戰，您們就如上帝所派來的天使圍繞著我，以代禱和愛心來扶持著我這段抗癌的旅程，祈願您們在禱告的負擔裡，沒有憂傷或失望，而因上帝的愛而大有盼望。雖然我不知道明天的道路如何，但我深信上帝將掌管一切。請繼續為我的抗癌旅程代禱，求主完全來醫治，相信在人不能，在上帝凡事都能。

願上帝賜福您和您一家，常在基督豐富的愛，喜樂和平安裡。在這聖誕佳節，讓我們一同來慶祝耶穌基督的降臨，一同歡樂也一同來讚美祂。敬祝　聖誕快樂　新年如意！

璧姬
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Thank you so much to all of you who have prayed and cared for me, as well as those of you who have visited me over the past few months. I am so touched by those who have fasted and prayed to the Lord on my behalf, as well as all of the relatives and good friends who have visited me from Taiwan, Canada, and many other places. As Paul said in Philippians 1:3, “I thank my God every time I remember you.” I am moved to tears every time I think about the love each of you has shown me. I don’t know how to use words to express my thanks to each of you on behalf of our whole family. I pray that God remembers each of you, and everything you have done on His behalf.

As many of you know, I was disappointed that the two different regimens of palliative chemotherapy I received at MD Anderson did nothing to slow down the growth of the cancer. After much prayer and discussion with my children, I have decided to no longer undergo any further chemotherapy due to its likely ineffectiveness and damaging side effects. I place my life in God’s hands, and fully rely on our almighty God. He has a good plan and purpose for my life. He loves me and will save me. I hold Psalm 138:7-8 close to my heart: “Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you preserve my life; you stretch out your hand against the anger of my foes, with your right hand you save me. The Lord will fulfill his purpose for me; your love, O Lord, endures forever.”

I thank God that during the difficult times undergoing chemotherapy, He never failed to encourage, comfort, and protect me through His Word. Though my flesh is weak, God never ceases to grant me spiritual serenity and peace through my early morning devotion times. As Romans 2:20-21 says, “Yet he did not waver through unbelief regarding the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God, being fully persuaded that God has power to do what he had promised.” I thank God that He gave me this opportunity to spend more time studying the Bible. He has also been teaching me to be confident in His promises, to be patient and wait on the Lord, and how to give praise to God in all circumstances.

Thank you once again for joining alongside me in fighting this cancer the past few months. I consider you angels that God has sent me to pray for me, love me, and support me during this journey. I pray that you would not be saddened or disappointed while you are praying for me. There is hope because of God’s love. Although I do not know about tomorrow, I am confident that God will be in charge of everything. Please continue to pray for me, and ask our Lord Jesus Christ to heal me completely. I believe that God can do the impossible, and accomplish what man and medicine cannot.

May God bless you and your families, and I hope and pray that you would dwell in the love, joy, and peace we have in Christ. Let us celebrate the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ. I wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Peggy