Looking
back on the mission endeavors of CCCS of this past year, it was indeed a very
busy year. We witnessed the
step-by-step leading, and the timely providing of the Lord, making the ministry
leaps forward to continuously support the global missions work and training of
His workers. We want to thank the Lord
for the blessings and protection.
1. Mission Committee Coworkers:
Thank C.N. Liao and Anthony Tse for their devoted
services in the Mission Committee for the past few years. They moved to different serving areas. This year we have Jae Lee of the English
congregation, and Ailan Guo of the Mandarin congregation joined the Mission
Committee, working with Rev. Benjamin Lee, Gerald Chu, Patrick Shum, and Yu-Shu
Ting to promote the mission ministry.
We pray for the remote missionaries, support the local missions organizations,
plan short term missions, and care for the seminary students.
2. Support units:
CCCS supports 20 mission agencies and missionaries,
and one seminary student. This year, we have a few missionaries came to CCCS to
share their mission ministries:
- In February, GO International Kyrgyzstan missionaries Abraham
Kwong and his family came to CCCS to share their gospel work to the Muslim
people in Kyrgyzstan.
- In March, Pastor from the Johannesburg Chinese Church of South
Africa came to share his missionary work for the past ten years. He hoped better cooperation and
collaboration between his church and CCCS.
- In October, Rev. Ting Lee from CRM came to share the literature
and translation ministries, and the mission works in China.
3. Short Term mission:
- July – Short term mission
trip to French Guiana and Suriname led by Rev. Benjamin Lee with Brother
Thomas Li, Sister Ling Ling Wang, Brother Zhongwei Zhou, and Sister
Jin-Ting Gan.
- August – Short term
mission trip to Macau led by Rev. Ian Ma, with 8 teenagers from the English
congregation.
- September – Short
term mission trip to Peru led by Rev. Peter Ng, with 6 brothers and
sisters of the Cantonese congregation:
James Lee, Celia Liu, Celia Ng, Henry Ng, Selena Wong, and Henry
Hui.
4. CCCS
Missionaries and Seminary Students:
- Rev Calvin Lee and his family continue work with Tokyo
International Chinese Church, lead Bible studies, and train
coworkers. Rev, Lee continues to
pursue his Theological PHD, equipping himself in mission work in Japan.
- Minister Dongmei Lin:
Returned to Shanghai, China to take care of family business. Her husband came home. Dongmei now
participates in Bible Studies ministry, and street evangelizations.
- Minister Gabby Zhong: In
July, Gabby completed her yearlong internship training in Texas A&M University
(with Ambassador For Christ). In
September, Gabby relocated to Atlanta, Georgia, working with the Greater
Atlanta Chinese Christian Church and Emory University in evangelizing the
Chinese students from China.
- Minister Cindy Chen: In
June, Cindy joined Christar Mission Organization (Pa). Cindy plans to go to Southeast Asia to
do missionary work. Next year, Cindy plans to go to South Philippines on a
short term medial mission trip to familiarize the mission fields.
- Brother Jinchang Chen:
Third year at Dallas Theological Seminary. Jinchang’s study is progressing well,
and he is 2/3 completed of all the courses. Jinchang went back to China in June to visit relatives and
did some missions work.
- Pastor Cornelius Ting:
Currently Pastor Ting serves in Grand Rapids Chinese Church in
Michigan, teaches Sunday School, and serves local church.
5. English Congregation
Mission:
- In June, four teenagers joined the Eutychas short term mission
trip to Trinidad.
- In August, eight teenagers and a coworker went on a CCCS short
term mission trip to Macau, doing musical evangelization, and visitation.
6. Short term mission
training:
This year the goal of the Mission Committee is
“Spirit, Preparation, and Mission”. It
is to strengthen training and preparation for short term mission trip members.
- Cantonese Congregation invited Rev Hung from the Vancouver Short
Term Mission Training Center to conduct short term mission training.
- In May, Mandarin Short Term mission members went through Gospel
work training.
- In June, we prepared for the Billy Graham Crusade by joining the
Rutgers Chinese Community Church training.
- In August, Rev. Peter Ng conducted short term mission training for
the Peru trip members.
7. Mission conference and
mission month:
- Trinidad
church Pastor Ashoke Bachew with 11 members of Gospel Music Band visited
CCCS between November 18 - 20.
- CCCS
Missionary Rev.
Calvin Lee from Japan came back to church sharing his ministry in Japan on
Nov 20.
- CCCS previous Senior Pastor Rev. Andrew Hwang lead 2005 Mission Conference between Nov 25 - 27. The theme of
Conference is “Life, Ministry and Mission”.
- CCCS
Missionary Pastor
Gabby Zhong came back to church sharing her partnership with AFC and the
campus ministry at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia between December 2
– 4.
Next
year we want to root deeper in missions and training. We hope to encourage spiritual life that brothers and sisters
will willingly join team-oriented missions to spread the gospel. Our plan for next year is to have two short
term mission trips to Jamaica in Central America. One will do English musical evangelization, and the other will do
mission work in local Chinese church.
We will concentrate to support and care for our seminary students, and
that we have better collaboration. We
hope the seminary students can help us to promote our Mission vision. After graduation, through their journey of
short-term mission, mid-term mission, that they can successfully enter the
mission field to serve the Lord. Lets
make CCCS mission ministry not just a “send money, send people” church, but to elevate us to be witnesses in “Life,
Ministry, and Mission”, spread the Gospel, and lead people to the Lord. May all the glory and praise be to God.
