new church life: jan uary/february 2017
Heavenly Doctrine. A Chinese New Church member in Australia introduced
the Writings to a Canadian Chinese man whose name is Audrey and now he
diligently studies the Writings. He is running a publishing company in Canada
and will revise and publish Heaven and Hell (which David Zhang translated)
in Canada.
Education Support: Rev. Tim continues to support two student groups
in Guizhou, including 16 students who are in their senior year in high school.
After six years of studying in JiuJiang with Tim, they will return to Guizhou
where they will prepare for their college examination. Now that they are over
18 years old, they will each go to a different university. They will be the first
group of university students in the village.
Some have expressed continued interest in wanting to become teachers
so that they could go back to their village to teach children who may not have
the financial means to do so. Many, if not all, will pass the test but they will
continue to need some support to get through their college years. Moreover,
we have heard stories of the junior high schoolers who are also in need of
financial support to get through their schooling so that they can eventually
get to the universities, but may have fallen back into the “old ways” of living,
such as getting married at an young age, in