1/21/2024 0 Comments Brave church philippineThese self-reliant neighborhoods offer strength in numbers, job opportunities, and enrich our cities with diversity.īut today, their survival is in jeopardy. Cultural communities like Chinatowns began forming in the 19th century, in response to anti-Asian policies and racism. In fact, folks of Asian descent make up a third of Toronto's entire population. (traffic humming) - Toronto is the most multicultural city in the world. I'm Devin-Norelle, and this is Brave Spaces. This is a story of reclamation, like carving spaces that seamlessly honors heritage while embracing queerness. (laughing) - Queens of Dim Sum takes over traditionally Asian cultural spaces and turns them queer, and New Ho Queen, we take those queer spaces and we bring in our cultural heritage into them. I have had dim sum, and probably not like this. Lulu Wei is a co-founder of New Ho Queen alongside the Queens of Dim Sum, these collectives are leading the charge in creating cultural and Queer spaces in Toronto. Growing up as like a third culture kid, I never felt a sense of belonging, and I know a lot of other folks in my community don't feel that.Īnd I'm going to be taking Devin-Norelle to Chinatown to go check out all the cool Queer Asian things that we've got going on in Toronto. Produced by the General Conference Office of Adventist Mission.- Hey, I'm Lulu and I'm a filmmaker based in Toronto.Ī lot of times it's hard to find spaces for queer Asians, and so this episode is really important to me, and personal to me. 1 of the Seventh-day Adventist Church’s “I Will Go” strategic plan: “To revive the concept of worldwide mission and sacrifice for mission as a way of life involving not only pastors but every church member, young and old, in the joy of witnessing for Christ and making disciples.” Learn more at IWillGo2020org. This mission story illustrates Mission Objective No. Give me a heart and a faith to love people, to go near them, and to take care of them that is bigger than my fears about my safety.” Now I pray, “God, please give me a mighty faith. My daily prayers have changed since that conversation with my sons. I wondered: “I’m here as a missionary, but am I too worried about myself? I say I believe in God, but do I trust Him only when I feel that my own safety is secure?” How could I reject to such conviction? “Let’s do that someday,” I agreed.ĭeep down in my heart, however, I had many questions. ![]() Saint said firmly, “Mom, then let’s go to those places. “Yes, many people are dying without knowing Jesus.” “Then does that mean that people there don’t know Jesus?” Saint said. “Yes, we can’t go to dangerous places,” I said. I told the boys that many wars were going on around the world, and 7-year-old Saint, who has many fears like his mother, asked with interest, “Mom, then we can’t go to places like that as missionaries, right?” One day, my sons and I were discussing war over a meal. ![]() I preferred to stay in safe places.īut something changed my mind. “Daisy,” he said, “I’m really curious how a person as scared as you ever signed up to be a missionary.” Many times my husband watched me carefully check my surroundings on buses or trains before closing my eyes to sleep. My anxiety followed me to southern Asia, where I now live with my husband and two sons. I began to suffer insomnia and could only fall asleep at dawn after listening to Christian music and reading the Bible. Young men who were curious about me, a young foreign woman, gathered around my candle-lit house at night, whistling and sometimes peering into the windows. My fears peaked when I served for a year as a student missionary in rural Philippines.
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