4. - 4 - 香港基督徒學生運動 通訊
A forbidden area, Human Rights, Justice
& Peace in Sri Lanka
By Kastie Leung
Straight after the start of my Christmas holi-
day (it is really straight after as I was still
working in the morning on the day I flew), I
joined the Human Rights, Justice and Peace
programme (HRJP) organised by the WSCF-AP,
and our destination is …… Sri Lanka.
Prior to joining this programme, I had no idea
about this country at all, except that it is to
the South of India and it is an island country.
What shocked me the most during the trip was
the two days that we spent in the post-war
zone in the north of Sri Lanka, called Jaffna.
Even within the same country, when we were
to go through the A9 (their main highway, yet
it looked like a country road in Hong Kong),
we had to show our passports to the soldiers
at the “border” before we were allowed to go
through in both directions. The atmosphere
up in the north is so tight that photographs of
military buildings and soldiers are strictly for-
bidden. The local host managed to find child
soldiers who fought in the war to share with
us their experience in the battlefield. It was a
painful experience and seemed to me a hope-
less one to them, yet they are still standing
strong in the lives now and hoping to work for
a better future for themselves if possible.
I have never thought that war can be that near
to me in my life, and I could see how much
they have suffered from the 26 years of war,
and how much more is needed for this nation
to reconcile the people with those who govern
them.
A monument built by the government army which symbolise their
occupation of the heart of Jaffna, Sri Lanka.
The whole area behind the road are filled with landmills.
It took 3 months to bury, but another 30+ years to be cleared.
Group photo
11. 香港基督徒學生運動 通訊 - 11 -
介紹
盧家怡(文書)
我是一個間歇性非典型(??!)信徒。
很難用幾個形容詞去概括自己是一個怎樣的信徒。或者在教
會裡我有點非典型,對教導不會照單全收,喜歡思考實踐再
反省。本來可以「順服」地聽著教導,但發現它與自己的信
仰和生活理解太不一致。幸好發現了信仰的另一路向,找尋
答案的過程又發現更多問題,為自己的信仰增加了活力。
李美善Fiona(聯絡)
There were lots moments of embarrassment and grievance when
working alone outside of Hong Kong. I was like “Shit! Why am I
here?” when life did not grant me dignity. Call it “Holy Spirit comes
to me” or “Just Coincidence” that I thought of Christ and this say-
ing “What would Jesus do?” whenever times were tough. Then I felt
simply relieved.
My act of faith is simple, and my testimony is self-explanatory. I
don’t really like people over-arguing stubborn rituals and rules of
those fancy biblical terms. The present world complicates our religion
by interpreting new yet dead doctrines that really suffocates believ-
ers. I have never been a super holistic or spiritual “Christian”, but
here in SCM, I can finally embark on a journey of finding dignity in
my faith.
陳君明Kelvin(總務)
我是一個想更多人關心社會的基督徒。
信左主好多年,一直都是乖乖仔。五區公投運動期間,發現香港某些教會/某些牧師利用宗教力量呼籲教徒投白票,做順民。慢慢發覺唔可以俾佢地代表自己,佢地唔係啱晒。機緣下參加了SCM活動,一班人認真地對待信仰,而且係會有行動去關心社會、踐行公義,覺得好正,唔會不問是非,只叫人順服。
胡天賜WIlson(財政)
我是一個在尋尋覓覓的基督徒。
我愛看著光線穿過巨型玻璃彩繪,你會發現耶穌頭上的光環真的會發光!可是
教堂外基督的榮光在哪裡?見過口裡承認心裡相信的信徒,信仰生命卻走不出
教會。基督的腳蹤在哪裡?見過委身基督,安貧、獨身、順服的修士;也見過
無信仰或有其他信仰的大義工照顧弱小不收分毫,是極端利他主義者?還是基
督在這裡?我很難接受耶穌像法老一樣肉身復活,也想象不到神如何像奶茶一
樣可以三合一,理性能理解的基督在哪裡?小時最愛看四福音裡又超越又會行
神蹟的耶穌,很神又會接納人,叫人安慰、有安全感。學過布特曼的「解神話
化」(Demythologizing),神話可通通被理性解掉…過得理性,超越的神在哪
裡?學像耶穌追求公義,搞搞遊行抗議,耶穌都是這裡嗎?…
也許,基督都在這裡。信仰基督有超多面向,像個做玻璃彩繪彩的藝術家,將
片片色彩斑斕玻璃解構再重構,通通都合併起來,你仰望耶穌也許就左這裡。