很多很多~~年前我出生在英国的布莱德福德。我5岁时，因着父母的新工作，举家搬到了莫科姆，他们在那儿运营一间理事会所有的养老院。虽然强烈抗议，但是每个星期我都会被送到教会和主日学；我去只是因在星期天主日学我们会得到一些奖励和甜品。

那个时候我最喜欢的歌就是《远处有个绿山坡》，但是我对认识基督的真实一无所知。虽然我满怀热情的唱这首歌，我并没有意识到其中活着的个人化真理。后来我去了另外一个教会，诚实地说那儿更像是一个社交俱乐部。

Meanwhile at school things got worse, I was placed in the worst class, this was the class for people considered to be educationally slow and not likely to take exams. My Parents fought very hard for me to be moved to a better class and after two terms or semesters, I was placed in Class 4S. Now in that class was a fellow pupil called Andrew, who was a Christian. I had seen him about, but had taken no notice of him.

I was known for being the school clown, always pestering people, well I started to do this to Andrew, but he didn't respond, this upset me even more and I became determined to upset him.This went on for quite a few months, He was really getting to me, he had something different, I had never seen this before and it fascinated me.

There were also a couple of Christian teachers in the school, who were different.. I didn't understand why ( thanks John and Ruth).. these two had fallen in love whilst at school and got married.. and are still happily married today.. school romance is usually about pupils.. our school was different!!!!!

Well Andrew kept on at me, inviting me to some meetings on Saturday night.. OK I said.. But I want to be home for the Football at 10pm.

与此同时我学校的成绩越来越差，我被分进最差的班，这个班级是专门给那些被认为学习迟缓和没法参加考试的孩子的。我父母为了把我转到一个好一点的班级花费了好大的力气，两个学期后我被分配到了4S班。在这个班级里有一个学生叫安德烈，他是一个基督徒。我之前见过他，但并没留意他。

我在学校是出名的小丑，经常找别人麻烦，我最开始就是找安德烈的麻烦，但是他却不理我。这使得我非常的不开心，我下决心要让他不开心。这种情况持续了好几个月，他真的引起了我的注意，他有些与众不同，是我从前没有见过的，这让我很是着谜。

在学校里还有几个基督徒的老师，他们也很不一样；我并不明白为什么（感谢约翰和露丝）这一对在学校时就相爱并结婚，直到今天依然是一个很幸福的婚姻。学校浪漫一般是未成年人的，我们学校不同！！！

安德烈一直跟着我，他邀请我去一些星期六晚上的聚会...我嘴上说好的--但是我想在家看晚上10点的橄榄球赛。

So one Saturday, I set off for Lancaster to Moorlands Gospel Hall.. a trip on the bus of 20 minutes and Andrew met me at the bus station and we walked up to the meeting place.The place was crowded.. songs were sung .. and then this man came to speak.. His Name was Victor Jack.. He spoke on Hell and what would happen if you died tonight.. if you did.. where would you go.?

For the first time, I became truly aware that I was a sinner before a Holy God, but also that God had provided a solution to my sin problem and that was Jesus.

I thought I was a good person, after all I lived in a christian country, lived in a good home, went to church and had never killed anyone, but the standards I had, were not God's perfect standard.

一个星期六，我去了兰开斯特沼泽福音堂，坐公交要20分钟左右，安德烈在车站等我，然后我们一起走路去聚会的地方。聚会人很多，大家一直在唱歌，接着是一个人讲道，他名叫维克特?杰克。他谈到地狱，以及如果你今晚死了会发生什么？你会去哪里？

这是第一次，我真正地意识到，在圣洁的上帝面前我是一个罪人，但同时上帝也为了我的罪恶问题提供了一个解决方案，那就是耶稣。

我过去认为我是一个好人，我生活在一个基督教的国家，成长在一个好的家庭，我去教会，从未杀过人；但是我所拥有的这些标准，并非上帝的完美标准。

You see my friend.. Man has a problem. I had a problem that night.. you have a problem right now.. and that is you are alienated from God because of your sin.. there is a vast chasm separating you from God. But the chasm is no longer there as the Cross of Calvary has provided the answer.. but the question is.. will you accept and trust that perfect sacrifice that Jesus made?

At the end of the meeting the speaker said I am going into a side room, if anyone wants to come and see me there, they can become a christian, well all I can remember is closing my eyes and it was like a curtain going up on a stage, the light was suddenly turned on. I turned to Andrew and said 'I'm going in that room', his face lit up, I don't think he could believe it.We arrived at the room, just before someone else, if they had got in first, I don't think I would of carried it through.

Victor took me through the book Journey Into Life and at the end of the book, there is a prayer, prayed it and meant it. I knew that My sin had been dealt with because of what Jesus had done on the cross for me.

Mr Scott our form teacher had said to Andrew, Keith will never be saved, he is beyond redemption, I suppose it proves that no-one is beyond God's redeeming grace.

你看，我的朋友，人类有一个问题，那天晚上我有一个问题；现在你也有一个问题。因为你的罪让你与上帝疏远，在你与上帝之间有一个巨大的鸿沟。但是现在因着伽略山上的十字架给出的回答，这个鸿沟不存在了。但问题是：你愿意接受并且相信耶稣做出的完美牺牲吗？

在聚会的结尾，讲道的人说：“我现在去到旁边一个房间，如果有谁愿意过来见我，他们可以成为基督徒。”我所能记得的就是，我闭着眼，就像舞台上的幕布徐徐拉起，灯突然亮了。我转身对安德烈说：“我要去那个房间。”他的脸一下亮起来，我知道他不敢相信这一切。我们来到那个房间，就比其他人早了一步，如果他们先到了，我可能就难于承受了。

维克特带我翻到书《进入生命的旅程》，在书的最后，有一个祷告，我诚心地做了祷告。那一刻，我知道我的罪已经被耶稣十字架上的救恩洗刷了。

我们学校的一个老师斯科特先生曾经对安德烈说过，Keith永远也不会得救，他离救赎太远了。我想这证明了在上帝的救恩面前没有人是太远的。

The changes were not instant and indeed took time, my word. The Lord has had some patience with me, of all his children, I think that I must be the most disobedient one, but ever since that night ,God has held me through my wanderings, through all mistakes and those have been many.

God's love is the most amazing thing you can ever experience.

Becoming a christian is not about saying a prayer or even going to church, if you go to Mcdonald's a lot, would that make you a hamburger? If you pray all day, does that make you a christian..

NO!

Becoming a christian, is a life changing experience, because it changes the heart. It takes repentance and faith in finished work of Christ on the cross, where God's mercy, grace, wrath and love all came together.

改变不是瞬间的，它花费了很长的时间。上帝对我赋予了足够的耐心。在他所有孩子中，我想我一定是最不听话的一个，但是自从那天晚上，上帝一路扶持我走过了很多彷徨，困惑，错误—我的错可真是不少。

上帝的爱是你能所经历到的最神奇的事。

成为一名基督徒不单单是祷告甚至是去教会，比如说如果你经常去麦当劳会让你成为一个汉堡吗？如果你整天都在祷告，会让你成为基督徒吗？

不会!

成为基督徒是一个生命改变的经历，因为它是改变我们的内心。它带着悔改和对基督在十字架上救赎大功的信心，十字架上，上帝的怜悯，恩典，愤怒，和爱融合在了一起。

Now at age 56, Yes I am that old.. lol. I can now say that God is truly faithful, HE has brought me through so much. He alone is my love, my delight , my joy and my life.

A final word.. you may disregard this as the rantings of a deluded person.. but the same transforming experience, the same thing that happened to me, has happened to millions through the ages and is still happening today..

My Favourite hymn and the one that sums up my life is.. AMAZING GRACE

在我56岁的时候，是的，我这么老了。现在我可以说上帝是真实可以信靠的，他带领我走过了这么多，如今唯独他是我的爱，我的快乐，我的欢喜，我的生命。

最后想说，你可能不同意这些，把我说的看成一个骗子的聒噪，但是在我身上发生的转变，我所经历的一切，发生在历世历代成千上万的人身上，今天仍在发生。

我最喜欢的、总结我一生的诗歌就是：奇异恩典

amazing grace, how sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me 
奇异恩典 何等甘甜 我罪已得赦免 
i once was lost, but now i'm found ，was blind, but now i see 
前我失丧 今被寻回  瞎眼今得看见 

'twas grace that taught my heart to fear and grace that fear relieved 
如此恩典 使我敬畏 使我心得安慰 
how precious did that grace appear the hour i first believed 
初信之时 即蒙恩惠  真是何等宝贵 

through many dangers, toils, and snares i have already come 
许多危险 试练网罗  我已安然经过 
'tis grace has brought me safe thus far and grace will lead me home 
靠主恩典 安全不怕  更引导我归家 

how sweet the name of jesus sounds in a believer's ear ， 
闻主之名 犹如甘露 
it soothes his sorrows, heals his wounds and drives away his fear 
慰我疾苦 给我安宁 

must jesus bear the cross alone and all the world go free 
以己一身  救赎世人 
no, there's a cross for everyone and there's a cross for me. 
舍弃自我  跟随我主 

when we've been here ten thousand years bright shining as the sun, 
将来禧年 圣徒欢聚  恩光爱谊千年 
we've no less days to sing god's praise than when we first begun 
喜乐颂赞 在父座前  深望那日快现 

These words are the story of my life, I hope and pray that you can say them also Christianity is the only faith that promises life transformation.. why don't you try it for yourself?

这些就是我的故事，我希望并且祷告你也可以说出你的救恩故事。基督教是唯一一个承诺你生命转变的信仰，为什么不自己尝试一下呢？

Written from my heart

发自我的心声

keith