The 9th Chinese Ministries Convention was held at the Breakthrough Youth Village in Shatin, Hong Kong, from March 18 to 20, 2014, amid the spring bloom. More than 70 delegates from two dozen Adventist institutions and ministries came for the exciting event.
This biennial convention was hosted by the Chinese Union Mission (CHUM). Its goal was to provide a platform for church entities and ministries that share a special burden for growing God’s Kingdom in Unorganized Territory (UT) and Chinese communities overseas to consolidate their resources and coordinate their strategies.
Bob Folkenberg, Jr., president of CHUM, welcomed the delegates and thanked them for traveling a long way at their own expense to discuss the needs and the work in Chinese ministries. He hoped that the three-day convention would boost the cooperation among various organizations and provide a clearer vision for Kingdom growth in the territory.
Robert Wong, a veteran minister of the gospel, spoke to the crowd about the history of the Adventist Movement in China. The audience was captivated by his passionate speech. As he talked about Christian churches that were revitalized when China opened her doors to the world in the late 1970s, the audience applauded for the outpouring of the Holy Spirit in China.
On March 19 and 20, delegates from each institution presented the work they had been doing for the people in UT. G.T. Ng, executive secretary of the General Conference (GC), made it very clear in his speech that the world church leadership highly values the work in UT and has been giving great support to the territory and that the people in UT can expect more from the world church in the future.
Mike Ryan, GC vice president, emphasized the impact that a church can make to the communities around it. He encouraged Chinese Adventists to use various methods to witness, to shine and to make positive influences in the country.
Reporters of Last Day Shepherd’s Call/ English Translation by Edmund Cao