Yonnie Cheng is a missionary in Taiwan who works with the rich and the poor. She is currently pioneering bases for Iris Ministries in Taiwan and Thailand, as well as starting an Iris international relief organization. Born in Taiwan, she immigrated to New Jersey with her family at the age of six. She has a masters in science, and worked as a physician assistant for two years before going on her first missions trip to Africa. Yonnie loves Asian food and snowboarding, and she is a painter and documentary artist. (more…)
Posts Tagged ‘calling’
Spotlight Interview with Yonnie Cheng
Posted in spotlight, tagged calling, child of God, identity, Kingdom values, performance, vocation on April 12, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Filling a Need vs. Discerning a Call
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged calling, filling a need, ministry motivations on September 14, 2010| 2 Comments »
My Fall 2006 Greek Intensive Class... can you guess which one I am?:)
By Joy Wong
Last week, I was asked by Fuller’s Asian American Theological Fellowship (AATF) whether I could think of a recent Fuller seminary graduate (ideally out of seminary for 3-5 years) in Southern California who was 1) Asian American, 2) a woman, and 3) currently serving in a church. You would think that I’d have the connections to find someone — not only have I been at Fuller since 2005, but also I’ve stayed in the area until now, and I was a leader in the Chinese Student Fellowship for two years. Even if I didn’t know anyone, I felt certain that someone I knew would know somebody who fit those qualifications. However, after emailing all my contacts without result and fruitlessly racking my brain trying to think of somebody, I gave up. It never occurred to me how scarce seminary-trained Asian American women in church ministry are! (more…)
Against Overwhelming Odds: Chinese Women in Ministry
Posted in resource, tagged academia, belonging, calling, challenges, culture, family, gender, identity, marginalization, marriage, parents, race on September 23, 2007| 1 Comment »
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Looking back at my journey as a Chinese woman in ministry, I can summarize it in one word: challenging. So, I entitle this presentation “Against Overwhelming Odds: Chinese Women in Ministry.” I will be speaking primarily from my own personal experience, but I hope my experience will serve as a mirror reflecting other Chinese and Asian American women’s experience in ministry. (more…)
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