Thursday, April 24, 2014

Team Spotlight: Ann Cheung (and some updates)

This time I'll be spotlighting Ann Cheung! (And telling a couple good stories!) This one will be a bit longer than my last few because I'm way behind on telling y'all what's happening!

Here's Ann's bio:
"I graduated few years ago majoring in molecular biology and biochemistry at Simon Fraser University. Currently, I am working as part-time receptionist in physiotherapy clinics. I never thought of getting involve in cross-cultural missions work before. But I remembered in fellowship’s life-camp last year when we shared about what we want to do in the next five years, I said I want to travel with God. I am so thankful that He led me to the Perspectives course at the end of last year, where I met a local Wycliffe missionary and got introduced to instigate Cameroon. It is truly my privilege to be part of this team. For someone who has Dyslexia, I don’t know what to expect. However, I am excited for this cross-cultural experience, to see Bible translation in action, and to learn and grow together with my fellow brothers and sisters in Christ.
It’s never too late to step out and explore what God has in store for our lives. It’s truly our honor to be part of His great mission."


~ Ann

I'm super excited to be working with this whole team and only have 20 days until we all meet for the first time!! That's so cool!

Lately, Adriana, Kyle (his bio will come soon) and I have been running around preparing for the trip Kyle and Adriana had to get their shots (mine are still valid from 2 years ago) and everyone had to send in their visa stuff. Now we're working on police checks. I'm actually the only one who still has to do that.

Anyway, Kyle and I were at his house for Easter this last weekend and we were talking about shots and how expensive they were. And we're both broke from this trip and school, so he wasn't sure how he was going to get the $130 by Tuesday for his yellow fever shot. I told him to trust God and count on His providence. If He wanted to give Kyle money for his shots, He would. That day (Sunday), Kyle's family came over to have a big Macedonian Easter meal, and it was a lot of fun. Lot's of laughter and food. And his family has a tradition of giving each other money. Guess how much he raised? I'm quite happy to say that on Tuesday Kyle was able to get his yellow fever shot, and today he got his last shot and his police check. He's ready to go (form-wise)!

God has shown how awesome and powerful He is to me in the past, and now He is continuing in this! I'm so thrilled to be a part of this team and to be watching God bring us all together and help us on our journey!

Please be praying for us as we continue raising funds and preparing our hearts for our first meeting and our trip to Cameroon.

I'll write again soon.

- Karima Horton