Alan和Joan早期在美国信主。从那时起, 他们的生命就发生了根本的改变。Alan后来深受
查尔斯·芬尼和孙大信的影响, 他们是近代基督教历史上最有影响力的两位宣教士。他们对基督的奉献和宣教的委身深深触动了Alan。
Alan and Joan were early believers in the United States. Since then, their lives have changed dramatically. Alan was later heavily influenced by Charles Finney and Sadhu Sundar Singh,
two of the most influential missionaries in modern Christian history. Alan was deeply touched by their devotion to Christ and commitment to mission.
Alan曾在梦中看到三个异象, 向华人、黑人和白人分享耶稣基督的福音。Alan之后辞
去了摩托罗拉的工程师职位, 去慕迪圣经学院就读神学道学学位(MDiv)。 通常在我们这个年龄是退休和放松的时候, 但对我们来说并不是这样。我们要为福音而摆上我们的生命和
时间, 退休并不在我们的人生筹划中。随着当前全球性移民浪潮, 散居华人对福音的需求很大, 但能向他们传福音的工人不多, 所以我们决定去需要的地方传福音。
Alan had three dreams about sharing the Gospel with a Chinese daughter and father, black youth, and Caucasian men. Alan then quit his engineering position at Motorola and went to
Moody Bible Institute to pursue a degree in Divinity (MDiv). Usually at Alan and Joan's age, it is the time to retire and relax, but that's not the case for them. They decided
to put their lives and time on the line for the Gospel, and retirement was not in their life plan. With the current global wave of migration, the diaspora has a great need for the Gospel,
but not many workers can reach them, so Alan and Joan decided to go where it was needed.
感谢神, 2023年3月至2025年2月, 我们有机会成为全时间宣教士前往日本的福冈作福音的事工, 因为那里是福音的硬土。 在这期间，神让我们体会到向日本这个族群传福音的难度和重要性。宣教是上帝送给人的一个生命重建工程，过程中我们会面对人性的黑暗、属
灵的争战，以及肉体的挣扎，但一切都在炼净我们的生命及从另一个信仰的角度反省信仰。也更有实际的经历回到北美与众多教会的弟兄姐妹分享我们的宣教见证。目前我们又回
到了加拿大, 自2025年9月份开始, 已经在多伦多的一个国语教会做牧养工作, 更多侧重
向本地的新移民传福音及培训教会群体从本地到外地的宣教意识。
Thank God, from March 2023 to February 2025, we had the opportunity to serve as full-
time missionaries in Fukuoka, Japan, engaging in gospel work, because it is a hard soil
for the gospel. During this period, God allowed us to understand both the difficulty and
the importance of evangelizing to the Japanese people. Missionary work is a life-
rebuilding project that God gives to people; during the process, we face the darkness of
human nature, spiritual battles, and struggles of the flesh, but all of these refine our lives
and give us a chance to reflect on faith from a different perspective. We also had
practical experiences sharing our missionary testimonies with many brothers and sisters
in North American churches. Currently, we have returned to Canada, and since
September 2025, we have been serving in pastoral work at a Mandarin-speaking church
in Toronto, focusing more on evangelizing new local immigrants and training the church
community to develop a consciousness of mission both locally and abroad.
耶稣对门徒说：父凭着自己的权柄所定的时候、日期, 不是你们可以知道的。 但圣灵降临
在你们身上, 你们就必得着能力, 并要在耶路撒冷、犹太全地, 和撒马利亚, 直到地极, 作我
的见证。(使徒行传 1:7-8)
Jesus said to the disciples: “It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has
set by his own authority. 8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on
you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to
the ends of the earth.” (Ac 1:7-8)
愿我们靠着圣灵的能力, 不仅在近处也要去远方，在福音的硬土地上作主的见证。
May we, through the power of the Holy Spirit, bear witness for the Lord not only nearby
but also in distant places, on the hard ground of the gospel.