Donna Chung Joins the UB Missions Family

December 1996

For the first time, a person from outside of North America has been added to the list of United Brethren partial-support missionaries.

Donna Chung Chiu-mei is a native of Hong Kong and a member of the Zion UB church there. She will do mission work in a Muslim country. For security reasons, the name of the mission agency and the country where Donna will minister cannot be printed.

As a single, partial-support missionary, Donna is eligible to receive $1500 in matching funds from the Dept. of Missions (she must raise another $1500 from UB churches). That support will start January 1, 1997. While the UB churches in Hong Kong are furnishing much of Donna's support, it is hoped that North American churches and individuals will help support Donna's work.

Following is the testimony of Donna Chung.

Donna writes:

"As the Apostle Peter mentioned in his letter, God does not want anyone to perish but for everyone to come to repentance. When I was a pupil in a Buddhist Secondary School in Hong Kong, God allowed His children to share His love with me. Then, through the help of a sister from Zion United Brethren Church, I got to know Jesus and invited him to be my personal Savior at the age of 16. From that time onward, Zion Church became my home church and I was baptized and grew up there. It is now 16 years later. I have at times been rebellious and have run away from God, but God, as He promised, has never given up on me and has not finished with me yet.

"In 1984, a group of American students on a summer trip to Hong Kong gave me the idea of mission work. I had three years of nursing training, which God used to deepen my desire to serve Him as a missionary. I prayed and searched for the right direction, and talked with missionaries and church leaders. During my two years as a trainee, my eyes were opened to see the great need of the world, especially the Muslim world.

"After completing short-term mission work, I wanted to continue my career with the UB mission in Sierra Leone, West Africa. However, God stopped me from going into that country three different times. I began to wonder what was in God's mind!

"While waiting for God's order for me to 'Go!', I attended All Nations Christian College in England to equip myself for His service. I asked God if He still wanted me to go to the Muslim world. In 1995, I had the opportunity to work in a Muslim country for two months as part of my training. I was able to see a broad view of God's work in that country and talk with many Christian workers. Returning to Hong Kong, I continued to pray and to talk with my pastor at Zion Church and with the leader of the mission organization which I wanted to join.

"In the country where I want to work, the majority of the people are Muslims and there are few evangelical Christians. My first term will last two years. I will focus on language learning while I search for my role in that country. The main challenge of the mission team will be to motivate and enable the local believers to play their role in fulfilling the Great Commission. We want to see some believers catch the vision to evangelize their 'neighbors.' We also want to reach out to our neighbors and show them the love of our Lord Jesus Christ."