Isn't it Time?
Judi Chow

I was just in Sydney, Australia for CCMI’s annual board meeting. There seems to be a unanimous urgency to talk about reaching out to the second generation Chinese in different parts of the world. CCM Canada has been taking CBC (Canadian-Born Chinese) youth to England for the last three years to reach out to the English-speaking Chinese there. See  "CBC*& BBC** Working Hand in Hand" by Rev. Edwin Kong. The number of participants grows by leaps and bounds every year. Isn't it time we look into this phenomena and ask what is God trying to tell us?

During the few days in Sydney, I met an ABC(Australian-Born Chinese) who is getting ready to go to South America to work with the Chinese there. It warms my heart to see her love for the Lord in action by going to serve among her kinsmen. I thought of another ABC(American-Born Chinese), who happens to be my niece, scheduled to go to China in 2003 for a short-term missions trip but changed her destination to Japan due to SARS. My friends’ teenagers and collegians kids are looking for ministry opportunities overseas, most of them lean towards working with the Chinese people group. These second generation Chinese might not speak Chinese perfectly, yet it has processed the Chinese culture somewhere within and identifies itself with the Chinese.

• Isn't it time we look into how the Lord is moving the hearts of OBCs(Overseas-Born Chinese) as well as XCs (X-generation Chinese) to get involved in missions?
• Isn't it time we examine how we can work together as a team to bridge the generation gap as well as the cultural gap?
• Isn't it time we seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness before trying to figure out who does what and how it should be done?
• Isn't it time we learn to speak the language of love before expecting others to speak perfect Chinese or English?
• Isn't it time we open our eyes to see the harvest is plentiful and the (X-generation Chinese) workers are ready to heed the Call?
• Isn't it time we consider passing on the baton of missions to them?
• Isn't it time you pray about where the Lord wants to place you in His Great Commission?

* Canadian-Born Chinese   ** British-Born Chinese