Today (June 25th, 2017), Chris Ma stood before many, happily sharing how much he has changed since participating in Light and Love Home’s volunteer program.
Like many international students, Chris had to leave home to come a long way to Vancouver to study at a young age. All along, he had always had a passion for helping others, plus the volunteering experience would strengthen his portfolio in the application to transfer to UBC. He began volunteering in Light and Love Home’s iPad classes for seniors since October 2016. That’s how he ended up volunteering at Light and Love Home. Through helping the seniors, he learned more how to listen to others, how to help solve others’ problems, and how to patiently explain things and teach others. But his greatest gain was that he met a group of friends who, like him, also had a passion for helping others; they helped him in a way he didn’t expect.
Before, Chris was a youngster full of burdens and worries. His family therefore worried about him being alone overseas. Chris felt great stress during the process of applying to transfer universities. He was feeling so helpless. It was during that time that some volunteers from Light and Love Home took initiative to care for him and ask how he was doing. Aside from giving him encouraging words and taking action to help him, they also invited him to join church activities and introduced him to God. Slowly, he found peace and someone he could fully rely on.
Chris thanked God for changing him and helping him successfully transfer schools. He feels very happy now. Even though stresses may still be present, now he has faith and hope to face and overcome them every day.
留學生義工 – 馬俊賢 Chris Ma
今天 (June 25th, 2017)，馬俊賢站在許多人面前，開心地分享著自從參加了光愛中心做義工以來的心路歷程和心中的改變及經歷。
和大多數留學生一樣，俊賢年紀輕輕就要經歷離鄉別井，來到溫哥華求學。從二零一六年十月起，他參加了由光愛中心舉辦的<長者iPad班>做義工。他本身就是個樂於助人的人，加上籍著當義工的經歷能在轉校到哥倫比亞大學的申請表上加分，所以參加了光愛中心的義工服務。透過與長者的溝通，他更是學習到怎樣聆聽及瞭解別人的問題，耐心地講解事情和清楚地去指導別人學習。他更大的收獲是在做義工的期間認識了一班和他一樣熱心助人的朋友，還得到了出乎意料之外的幫助。
從前，俊賢是一個時常背著許多憂慮的年輕人，他的家人因多次勸解不果，所以也特別擔心他在外國的生活。在申請轉校的事情上，他承受著很多的壓力，擔心與憂慮使他感受無助。這時，光愛中心的義工們主動的關心和慰問，不單在行動和話語上支持，還鼓勵他參加他們教會的活動和認識神，使他漸漸找到了人生的依靠與平安。
俊賢說，他感謝神使他有改變，也祝福了他成功轉校，他現在很開心，雖然壓力仍在，但每天卻能有信心和盼望地去過。
和大多數留學生一樣，俊賢年紀輕輕就要經歷離鄉別井，來到溫哥華求學。從二零一六年十月起，他參加了由光愛中心舉辦的<長者iPad班>做義工。他本身就是個樂於助人的人，加上籍著當義工的經歷能在轉校到哥倫比亞大學的申請表上加分，所以參加了光愛中心的義工服務。透過與長者的溝通，他更是學習到怎樣聆聽及瞭解別人的問題，耐心地講解事情和清楚地去指導別人學習。他更大的收獲是在做義工的期間認識了一班和他一樣熱心助人的朋友，還得到了出乎意料之外的幫助。
從前，俊賢是一個時常背著許多憂慮的年輕人，他的家人因多次勸解不果，所以也特別擔心他在外國的生活。在申請轉校的事情上，他承受著很多的壓力，擔心與憂慮使他感受無助。這時，光愛中心的義工們主動的關心和慰問，不單在行動和話語上支持，還鼓勵他參加他們教會的活動和認識神，使他漸漸找到了人生的依靠與平安。
俊賢說，他感謝神使他有改變，也祝福了他成功轉校，他現在很開心，雖然壓力仍在，但每天卻能有信心和盼望地去過。