Message from Gabriel

On behalf of AFC Canada, let me thank you for your continuous support overthe past year. In our current issue of AFC newsletter, besides annualministry reviews and updates, we have also invited each staff to sharetheir own AFC stories. And for the first time, we have included the groupportraits of all 24 staffs from both AFC offices. By connecting the facesand voices of the staff team, may the Lord renew your passion to pray forAFC as well as the next generation.LINK TO AFC NEWSLETTER ---> http://afc-ca.org/Newsletters/2005/issue86.pdfLet me also share with you our financial challenge before the end of 2005:in order to have a balanced year by Dec 31st, the financial goal is$180,000. Please consider making a special year-end donation, as a tokenof thanksgiving for His work among the new generation. In order toestablish a stronger donor base for future development, we are alsoseeking for 700 supporters to become regular donors through monthly VISAdonation of $50 or more.May the Lord give us wisdom in investing our resources strategically forthe next generation!-- For Christ and the Next Generation,Gabriel ChanExecutive DirectorA.F.C. CanadaWHAT'S NEW IN MY BLOG ---> http://gabrielchan.blogspot.com

Encouragement!

如果您唔想刻意開blogger account, 我是理解的, 但您又想與大家分享您的感受, 您可以send to my tommy6jan@yahoo.com.hk 咁我會足本把您的分享放上呢處。當然若唔方便, 就請註明啦。哈哈
這是一個大家交心的空間, Keep burning唔一定好辛苦的, 信仰唔係一重擔呀! 哈哈...

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NCC ReUnion Photos

所有文章來自http://www.ece.ubc.ca/~raymondc/ccf/ncc.html 但為了將來, 及保存歷史, 會逐步移入至此BLOG, 好讓各位懷緬之餘, 也展望未來, 從來歷史不只為回憶, 那是過去, 歷史是為了下一代, 正如摩西之後有約書亞, 我們當年NCC, 之前又豈不是很多前輩開了路, 同樣我們未敢說為下一代開了甚麼路, 但願有一天別人會想起, 曾有一群傻小子帶著傻勁, 為了作主的服事。也感恩耶穌選了我們這群血氣軟弱之人。感謝主!

附上數張NCC Reunion Photo~十年了, 各人看來沒有蒼老但身型卻.....>-<

A Message from Benny Chin

斗叔, 上世紀學生福音前輩. 一直透過學生福音運動建立別人生命, 用聖經信息鼓勵年青人, 由學生到職青, 甚至到中年家庭。

July 31, 1995
Dear NCC '95 participants,
Very warm greetings to everybody! As NCC'95 is drawing near, I would like to underline several features of this conference which make it a very special and unique event.
Firstly, there will a number of "veterans" also going to this conference, bringing with them very rich and diverse experiences in the student ministry. (As far as I know, they are just as much looking forward to NCC '95 as the students, if not more!) To name a few: Drs. Andrew Wong and Pui Wing Wong from Waterloo, Dr. Clement Yeung from Winnipeg, Dr. Keith Chan from HK (originally from Waterloo), Dr. Stephen Lee from HK, Dr. Edward Ng from Ottawa (originally from London, Ontario) and Rev. James Leung from Toronto (originally from HK). And of course, also Rev. Stephen Knights, the former CIM missionary to China and Founding Director of AFC, Canada.

Despite their vast spans in age and background, these people have one thing in common: they all share an ongoing vision and zeal for student ministry. I suggest that one interest part of NCC '95 would be to seek these people out and share their reasons for excitement.

Secondly, this is one of those few opportunities of meeting face to face, with fellow students from all over Canada. How wonderful it is to feel in such a tangible way, God's work in the CCF's across the country and to lay down the network for good communications in the future.

Thirdly, this would also be a time for the English- and Cantonese- speaking Chinese students to meet together and practise "cross-cultural" interaction and support. I for one, am convinced that developments in this direction will bring about a new and significant impact of the student ministry in the Canadian campuses (and even the world!)

Lastly, it may be mentioned that there will a few high-school students going to this conference. They may also add to the fun and richness of this event. Do take the time to talk to them in the conference if your paths happen to cross.
I think I shall miss you all.

For such a time like this...

"For such a time as this ......" The purpose of NCC'95 is to gather Christian students across Canada, to seek God's guidance, humbly, to re-discover our unique role on campus, in society, and to take up the responsibility of global mission in the twenty-five century. While our different campuses are unique from each other, our mission of evangelism is the same and would benefit greatly from the diversity of experiences available from the conferees. Perhaps more importantly, we recognize that our years in university/college provide a great training ground for our future service to our generation. Hence, in the conference, we look forward to a wonderful fellowship, and to our role as Christians in the twenty-first century.

Our History- from NCC website

In the 60's, God has raised up a group of brothers and sisters in Winnipeg to establish Chinese Christian Fellowship (CCF) on campus to serve Christian students and spread the gospel. God has indeed blessed the student ministry in Canada until now. In the late 80's, God has revived the hearts of brothers and sisters across Canada for campus mission. The number of Chinese Christian Fellowships has grown dramatically among universities, colleges and high school campuses. Although CCF ministry sprang up in different universities, all CCFers share the same vision, that is to reach our fellow students with the gospel of Jesus Christ.

As a consequence, inter-college and even inter-provincial CCF meetings have been administered in the 90's. Such meetings include the Western Canada CCF Retreat'92 held in May 1992 at Calgary and the National CCF Retreat'93 held in August 1993 in Ontario. Christian student leaders from all across Canada met and shared the campus vision, developed mutual support, and look corporate action. During the Western Canada CCF Retreat'94 held in Calgary, students from Western Canada and Ontario have constituted a committee which consists of representatives from different provinces to organize the 1st Canadian Chinese Student Conference on Campus Evangelism (also known as The National Campus Challenge'95 or NCC'95). It was through exploring and praying that the NCC'95 was organized.

為了下一代

本來想用NCC作blogspot名稱, 可是NCC被人用了, 好啦...就想起用NCC95, 其實沒有甚麼特別意思, 只是透過此平台與一眾好友分享而已。

十年前我們有些弟兄姊妹, 辦了National Campus Challenge, 當年邀請了蔡醫、羅曼華與Posterski分享, 我們服事了一些人, 感恩! 我們沒有留名, 更加感恩!

十年後我約了幾位當年戰友一聚, 10月16日在FES office, Stephen and Yuen Man / Hougton / Nick / Jeff / Raymond / 與我Tommy, 集齊全國各省代表, 開了一次極有意義的Reunion. 在這十年, 各人故事的內容當然不一樣, 但心中對於學生福音仍頗有熱忱, 正如蔡醫名句 "Fire in the belly", 火仍燒著。

我們都過了30, 但年齡沒有限制我們, 因為我們的主耶穌沒有limitation!
若您曾在那一代於加拿大服事過, 不一定參與NCC95, 但今天您陷入信仰兩難之間, 別介意, 那是您認真所信, 不妨聯絡我們, 彼此打氣、支持!

我們不是一個組織, 我們是一NETWORK, 願意與每一位天國人一起努力, 繼續服事這一代!