Wing Tang was born in a non-Christian family but she encountered Christ when she was in her school’s student fellowship. In the past, she relied on her wisdom for academics and work, and her life was rather smooth. That was until two years ago when she experienced struggles with...
Amos was raised in a Christian family. When he was 7, he felt the peace of God through when suffering a severe eye injury. After that God was good to him, giving him many chances to learn about Him, experience Him and to grow in his relationship with God. When Amos was older, he...
Natalie grew up in a Christian family and one of the formative experiences in her life was when her father sat her down at aged 4 to explain to her how different her life could have been if she were born into an impoverished family. Though young, she felt powerful emotions and had a vision to...
Dorcas Yuen grew up in a Christian family and attended church regularly at the time. When she went abroad for university however, her faith gradually became less of a priority as she increasingly focused on school work and other social activities. After graduating, Dorcas felt lost and grew...
Brian has often been struck by Jesus’ statement, “what you do for the least of these, you do for me.” Holding that in his heart, he has served with Hope of the City for over three years. Brian and his wife chose to serve the elderlies together and have cultivated a loving...
Jason was born and raised in Hong Kong, and has been going to a Christian school since he was young. He knew the stories about Jesus but as he went to university, he grew even more distant from the faith. He eventually returned to Hong Kong as an investment banker and while things were going...
Karen feels that she is able to better portray her feelings through art. She struggles fitting in because Hong Kong values certain academic pursuits, and for university, Karen subscribed to these requirements by majoring in mathematics. She returned to Hong Kong to work for the marketing...
Michael and Kat moved to Hong Kong from Canada and got involved in the many ministries at Island ECC, from Care Groups to Worship to Kids Club. They became drawn to the vision of Island ECC’s BOLD Faith campaign as they saw how God is using the church to write a larger narrative for Hong...
Josh Chan was looking for a community in Hong Kong after he decided to stay. He found Island ECC and eventually its Ark Ministry, which got him plugged in. As he matured through the Ark ministry, he realised how much God loves him. He dedicates his life to God in a special baptism ceremony.
Felix and Lawrence got to know each other through middle school. Lawrence was going thorugh a very difficult time because of a skin affliction that was becoming worse. Felix saw how Lawrence continued to remain positive through those times, which had an impact on him. Finding Island Youth and...