Nov 2012

Cheung Ting (M.Div. 1) has been a Christian for twenty years, having escaped death in Alice Springs. I've always been passionate about ministry. Perhaps seeing my active involvement in evangelism, others often ask if I've considered becoming a preacher. I firmly deny it, as I don't feel God has such a calling for me. Furthermore, I'm obsessed with being a "strong woman," thinking that striving in the workplace and dedicating myself to ministry in my spare time is ideal. Therefore, I never considered becoming a preacher until a "miracle" occurred, and I heard God's call for the first time. ...

He Shiyong (MCS), Master of Christian Studies. First Chronicles 29:15 records David's words: "For we are strangers and sojourners before you, as all our fathers were." Similar words appear in Genesis, Psalms, and Hebrews. These words resonate particularly deeply with me, as I am "a stranger in a strange land." Coming to Hong Kong to study alone, I deeply feel the hardships of travel. Sometimes, looking at the Liu Yuesheng Memorial Building on campus, I wonder, "Would the pioneers who migrated to Hong Kong and founded Baptist Theological Seminary also have felt the same hardships of travel?" This is how God places us in this great tide, allowing us to endure various trials along the journey and to gain supplies at various stops, where we rest, heal, and gain strength, so that we can deeply understand the truth of our faith—that the Lord Jesus not only gives us life, but also gives us life to the fullest. ...