Charlie's Sum-Up of His China Trip

I went for a mission trip to Beijing from 6-13 January 2012 to visit the university fellowships and church there. During that week, we managed to visit four university groups (Peking University, Tsinghua University, Minzu University of China, Renmin University), and one underground church.



Our group visited a Christian book shop and a bible-themed restaurant. These are some signs that there is more religious freedom in Beijing. The believers there received a vision of public worship of about 10,000 people worshipping God publicly in Tiananmen Square. I heard that some believers have the faith to start buying PA equipment for that purpose, trusting that God will open the door for them.



The brothers and sisters there told me that it is possible to share the gospel on campus in Beijing on a one-on-one basis. Lunchtime evangelism and surveys in halls of residence are sometimes used. I heard other encouraging stories such as Muslims becoming Christians in Minzu University of China. Regular prayer meetings on campus and at someone's place are one of the reasons of seeing these things happened.

God is working in the universities in Beijing and Chinese students coming from different provinces are being saved. Eventually these students will return to their home towns to spread the gospel. Some of them don't even have a church in their town so they will be the pioneers in church planting. Particularly, they will become the future leaders in society. As more Chinese Christians rise up to prominent positions in China, they can influence the society to follow God's standard. In addition, I met Christians coming from Hong Kong and USA to study in Beijing with the purpose of spreading the gospel in China. Indeed, Hong Kong is a strategic location in that it has resources to support missionary work in China. Eventually I believe China can send missionaries through the Middle East countries, all the way back to Jerusalem.



Back to Melbourne, God has put the Chinese, especially the students on my heart for some years. Therefore, my friend Andy from Monash Chinese Christian Fellowship and I decide to join the activities of Club of Chinese students at Monash (CCSM). Instead of waiting for Chinese students to attend life groups and church, we decide to do the other way round. We intend to build friendship with Chinese students and share the gospel. This is in accordance with Matthew 28:19 - Therefore GO and make disciples of all nations. When overseas Chinese students become Disciples of Christ, they can bring the gospel fire back to China when they graduate.

Therefore I encourage you, particularly if you are students, to go for mission trips and come out of you comfort zones to share the gospel.