By Peter Lin / Bishop of South Western Region
For a very long time now, Chinese people have comprised the largest non-English-speaking demographic in the Diocese. A few decades ago, a couple of Chinese-speaking ministries were started in order to reach people who spoke little or no English. Since the turn of the century, the number of Chinese ministries has grown steadily to around 35 today.
In God’s mercy, many people from Chinese backgrounds have turned to Christ. There are also many more Chinese-speaking clergy and gospel workers in the Diocese than ever before, and the Chinese Clergy Fellowship was established to encourage its members to pursue mission.
However, there are still hundreds of thousands of Chinese people in Sydney who have not yet heard the gospel. Add to that continuing migration of people to Australia, and the gospel task remain enormous and urgent.
We thank God for what he has done and we continue to pray for more workers for the harvest.
Peter Lin graduated from Moore College in 1998.
