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During the summer vacation of 1987, I received a call from Pastor Gao Yaomin of the Holy Church in New York, inviting me to join the newly established youth fellowship in Queens, New York. The pastor said that those who came were all young international students and needed a "sister" to tutor the young sisters. I just graduated from college, so how do I know what counseling is? I can drive, and I was once a foreign student. If action and experience can become a resume, then... I am "coaching".
I and four or five young people of similar age became tutors for a group of young international students who were in high school. In the fellowship at that time, there was Kimberly who lived alone across from the school; there was the Kelly family whose father died young and immigrated to New York; there were the Liang brothers who originally studied in Taiwan and only came to New York to reunite with their parents after completing their military service; there were also people who participated in singing The competition is named after the three sisters of the Liu family who won a television; there is also Daniel, whose father was a high school English teacher in Taiwan; and there is the first couple in the history of the fellowship, Joe and Xiaofang. Oh! There was also William who happened to be standing by the roadside and was "asked for directions" by Pastor Gao, who invited him to join the fellowship. After William came to the fellowship, he seriously pursued his faith. After being baptized, he successively led his parents and sisters to believe in the Lord. In the youth fellowship's "heyday," there were about thirty to forty people attending each week.
Pastor Gao, who was in his fifties at the time, was a little "distanced" from the age and gadgets of teenagers, but he trusted our guidance and let us plan various activities, such as camping, barbecues, choirs, Bible studies, and acting. etc.; not letting it go, but behind the faith, nominating and praying for us every day. He has God's presence in his service and prayers, works with God, and strives to walk on the path God has called him.
This group of "elder members" of the New York Holy Church Youth Fellowship went to college, worked, and started families, and then they all went their separate ways. Among them, there are also members who are new members, or who have returned to New York Holy Church after studying, and continue to serve as youth fellowship counselors, and have become important co-workers of the church to this day. In 2006, Kimberly was entrusted by KRC founder Gao Lili to deliver rice dumplings to the KRC camp. At that camp, I met missionary Fan Qianzhiyu and heard about a group of Chinese students in eastern Germany, so I entered European campus ministry. From her missionary experience (please refer to the neighbor unit in this issue), she saw that as long as she has a willing heart and hands, she can spread the love of God.
Grace也曾是青年團契的一員，在德拉瓦州開牙醫診所。她與先生來參加KRC營會，之 後也加入KRC的服事。Dr. Grace的故事刊登 於44期外展單元〈歡迎來到微笑診所〉.
唱歌的劉家中，大姊Susan在學成後，對受虐婦女及性工作者有負擔。她走上街頭關心這個族群，也為KRC寫了兩篇見證：〈鬧市街巷裡的美好腳蹤〉（65期鄰舍單元）,〈綻放於暗室的紅玫瑰〉（66期鄰舍單元）。她帶著柔軟的心，勇敢關懷這些受忽略的婦女。
William, who met Pastor Gao by chance on the roadside, married Kelly, whom he met in the fellowship, after graduating from medical school, and moved his family to Boston. After that, he continued to serve young people in the local church, and often invited doctors and their families who came to Boston from Taiwan for short-term training to attend gatherings at his home. In December 2023, the KRC literature ministry team and director Xue Yueyue held a literature essence class and a fundraising concert at the Chinese Bible Church in the suburbs of Boston. After the event, we went to William and Kelly’s house for a feast and reminisced about the interesting events of the past.
In 2024, the Holy Church in New York will celebrate its 40th anniversary. We, a group of "young people", gathered at the church again, put on hymn robes, stood on the stage to offer poems, and relived the joy and beauty of praising God together.
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Pastor Su Wen'an, who has been teaching since the first literature camp organized by KRC and is also the editor-in-chief of this magazine, has joined KRC's ministry with his family. At first, the accompanying assistant was the eldest son Panquan. Later, the daughter Zhenquan joined the English unit editing team, and now the younger son Enquan is a full-time colleague.
KRC的英文Arctos事工，團隊成員雖年輕，卻都靈命成熟且具服事熱忱。就算有想法、理念不同的時候，但在國度中，信仰核心乃是主耶穌基督的信、望、愛。每期的雜誌就是與Arctos團隊同工的結果。2023年我們與 Arctos 團隊開始「出差」到教會舉行「溝通課程」，Arctos團隊也同來支持我們在波士頓的文字課程。
Faith must be passed on, and so must ministry. Nurture and cultivate a new generation of co-workers, support them with prayer and encouragement, believe in God’s guidance and provision, and let the ministry continue. Just as Pastor Gao Yaomin prayed sincerely and earnestly for the youth fellowship back then, how do you know what kind of fruit God will bear through these young people decades later?
This is what KRC is doing
Ask ChatGPT: How do today’s Christian leaders inspire and edify each other? AI gives this answer;
- Preaching and Teaching
- Counseling and Discipleship
- pastoral care
- Word Ministry
- Organize camps and activities
- Missions and Outreach
Isn’t this what KRC is doing?
為了準備這次的分享，我翻遍青年團契老照片，看到其中一張，是幾個輔導與Kimberly等學生。照片中的Joe和小芳，抱著未滿一歲的兒子Clement。二十多年後，Clement遠赴尼泊爾服事，他的宣教故事刊登在40期〈M世代的宣教士—把天父的心帶到尼泊爾〉。當年難餵飯的baby，如今用愛餵養尼泊爾流浪孩童。
As time goes by, because we are "connected with God and connected with others", with God's blessing, we blossom and bear countless fruits of grace!
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Prayers Anytime, Anywhere
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Encountering Botticelli in the Hallway
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