By Wendy Choy-Chan

Being before doing. 

To be is an identification. 
My being – My identity – I am ___.
I am God’s child. I obey. 
I am a member of Christ’s body. I serve. 
I am a minister. I pastor. 
But what determines my being?

To be is also passive. I am ___.
I am loved by God my Father. 
I am chosen to belong to God. 
I am called to participate in His plan. 
I am being ___, therefore I am ___, therefore I do.

The word of the Lord came to me, saying,
“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you,
Before you were born I consecrated you;
I appointed you a prophet to the nations.
For to all to whom I send you, you shall go.” Jer. 1:4-7

They who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint. Is 40:31

I am formed, I am known, I am consecrated, I am appointed, I am sent. And so I run and am not weary, and I walk and am not faint.

Born and raised in Hong Kong, Wendy became a Christian while attending Queen’s University in Canada. She graduated from Fuller Seminary in 2016 with an MA in Theology, and from Multnomah Biblical Seminary in 2023 with a DMin in Heart-based Spirituality and Christian Formation. Wendy lives in Seattle with her husband and two daughters, and serves as a minister at Evangelical Chinese Church of Seattle.