By Daniel Chun

Over the past few years, I have come to realize just how much of an impact video games have on people. I used to be an avid gamer, playing six to eight hours of video games every day after school. Yes, I do mean every day.

Between sixth grade and my Sophomore year in high school (I’m a Senior now), I loved playing video games. It was an essential part of my day, just like caffeine is for many adults. After school, I would hop onto my bed and play whatever trendy game there was at the time. During those five years, my life was a mess. I was lonely, had few strong friendships, and felt depressed. I had no goal in life and wanted nothing to do with anything productive. Read more →

By Yuen Nap

I started my 3rd year of college last Fall and I’m currently working towards a degree in Education (in Learning & Behavioral Studies) and a minor in Psychology with hopes of being a teacher one day. Last summer, I had the opportunity to work at Gateway Preschool Academy. I worked in a classroom filled with a bunch of amazing 2-3 year olds for 9 weeks.

Besides gaining experience in a classroom setting, being able to practice my teacher voice, and getting a bunch of sweet hugs, God was doing a lot of work in my own life and I wanted to share a little bit about what He has been revealing to me during this season of my life. Read more →

By H. Leung

There are several staples at this church that will never change – Missions Conference, Deeper Life Conference, Great Commission Sunday… and for our Cantonese and Mandarin Congregations, the Chinese New Year (CNY) celebration. Every year, around the Martin Luther King long weekend, we step into high gear and really dig in and start prepping for the monumental day. Read more →

by Timothy Ko

I remember the first time God put missions in my heart…it was my Junior year of High School, I was sitting in Chapel and It was during a Missions Conference where Dr. David Thompson came to speak and I remember his wife was speaking to all the youth about their lives in missions. It was at that moment where I first became interested in using my career for missions. I remember as my Dad was driving me home, I was telling him about how interesting I thought their lives were and at the end, I said “I think I might be interested in that.” My Dad was supportive of me but as I look back upon that time, I wonder why I was so hesitant to say that I was interested in long term missions. After all, my parents never dissuaded me from missions. Read more →

By Andi Kuo

Our Taiwan Short Term Missions team had 6 members this time. We saw the work of the Holy Spirit. When God’s children prayed in unity, miracles happened, glorifying God. Every morning, before we set out, we prayed with the Word of the day, asking the Holy Spirit to guide us.

On the 1st day, we arrived in Yilan, Taipei. As soon as we met Soo and Hannah Hwang, the Korean speaking Alliance missionaries, Soo told us that he received a Word from God recently, that was from Psalm 106:8, where it said, “Yet he saved them for his name’s sake, to make his mighty power known.” And then, we had the first gathering at a restaurant; we called it “The Lord’s Feast.” Although there was a lot of unknown, we held on by faith. The people who came were people with physical challenges. One of them was the father of one of my preschool staff. Before we left for Taiwan, we had asked this pre-school teacher if she wanted us to see her parents, but she turned it down. As soon as we recognized the father, Mr. Lo, it seemed like we saw the glory of God. He was doing His wonders, making His mighty power known! After lunch, Mr. Lo invited us to his home. Soo remembered that he had been praying for this village for a while, and he believed that God would make His mighty power known in this place. I personally also believe that the parents of my preschool teacher will soon be saved. Read more →