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Fung. Lam Man (1958-2002): Difference between revisions
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Lam Man Fung passed | Lam Man Fung passed | ||
away Mar. 26. He was | away Mar. 26. He was | ||
born in 1958 in Hong | |||
Kong. He was quiet | Kong. He was quiet | ||
and self-disciplined | and self-disciplined | ||
and had a passion for | and had a passion for | ||
reading. He loved | reading. He loved | ||
playing soccer, | playing soccer, swimming, camping, hiking | ||
and riding his bicycle. | and riding his bicycle. | ||
He enjoyed music and | He enjoyed music and | ||
learned to play | learned to play classical guitar. He accepted | ||
Christ as a teen at an | Christ as a teen at an | ||
evangelistic meeting | evangelistic meeting | ||
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adult, he felt God's call | adult, he felt God's call | ||
to serve while at a | to serve while at a | ||
summer church | summer church conference. He graduated | ||
from Hong Kong Baptist University in 1982 | |||
from Hong Kong | |||
and enrolled in the | and enrolled in the | ||
Seminary of the | Seminary of the Evangelical Free Church in | ||
1984, but left after a | 1984, but left after a | ||
year, following some | year, following some | ||
disharmony in his local | disharmony in his local | ||
church. He began | church. He began attending Lam Tin Alliance Church, where | ||
he met the church | he met the church | ||
planter, Ms Lam Siu | planter, Ms Lam Siu | ||
Ling. He taught | Ling. He taught Sunday school and served | ||
as a deacon, slowly rebuilding his faith in | |||
as a deacon, slowly | |||
serving others. He | serving others. He | ||
taught Chinese to | taught Chinese to foreign missionaries, and | ||
through them considered serving in fulltime ministry again. | |||
through them | |||
He married Siu Ling in | He married Siu Ling in | ||
August 1989. He | |||
earned an M.Div. from | earned an M.Div. from | ||
China Graduate | China Graduate | ||
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1993. He pastored Lek | 1993. He pastored Lek | ||
Yuen Church 1993- | Yuen Church 1993- | ||
2000 . He touched | 2000. He touched | ||
many lives with his | many lives with his | ||
sensitive manner, ob- | sensitive manner, ob- | ||
servant ways and | servant ways and listening skills. In 1999 | ||
he completed chaplaincy training. In August 2000 he came to | |||
he completed | Canada to pastor Tri-City Chinese Christian | ||
Canada to pastor Tri- | |||
City Chinese Christian | |||
Church in Coquitlam, | Church in Coquitlam, | ||
B.C. On Mar. 23, 2001 | B.C. On Mar. 23, 2001 | ||
he was admitted to | he was admitted to | ||
hospital because of ab- | hospital because of ab- | ||
dominal pain; 3 | dominal pain; 3 tumours were discovered in his liver. He underwent surgery Apr. | ||
26. He recovered | 26. He recovered | ||
rapidly and by the end | rapidly and by the end | ||
of | of July resumed full duties at church. In October, he began experiencing pain in his lower back. He preached | ||
his last sermon Nov. | his last sermon Nov. | ||
25 on "Life Without | 25 on "Life Without | ||
Regrets" based on 2 | Regrets" based on 2 | ||
Tim. 4:5-8. Cancer | Tim. 4:5-8. Cancer | ||
was confirmed in | was confirmed in January. It later spread to | ||
his lungs. He was hospitalized Mar. 4. He | |||
his lungs. He was | |||
was ordained Mar. 10 | was ordained Mar. 10 | ||
in the hospital. He | in the hospital. He | ||
continued to | continued to encourage his family and | ||
congregation with | congregation with | ||
Joshua 24:15b. He is | |||
mourned by Siu Ling; | |||
children | children Jonathan and | ||
Joyce; his parents; 2 | |||
sisters and 2 brothers. | sisters and 2 brothers. | ||
[[Category:Mennonite Brethren Herald obituaries]] | [[Category:Mennonite Brethren Herald obituaries]] | ||
Revision as of 12:57, 16 May 2022
"Mennonite Brethren Herald" obituary: 2002 May 31 p. 25
Birth date: 1958
text of obituary:
LAM MAN FUNG
Lam Man Fung passed away Mar. 26. He was born in 1958 in Hong Kong. He was quiet and self-disciplined and had a passion for reading. He loved playing soccer, swimming, camping, hiking and riding his bicycle. He enjoyed music and learned to play classical guitar. He accepted Christ as a teen at an evangelistic meeting at a church close to his home. As a young adult, he felt God's call to serve while at a summer church conference. He graduated from Hong Kong Baptist University in 1982 and enrolled in the Seminary of the Evangelical Free Church in 1984, but left after a year, following some disharmony in his local church. He began attending Lam Tin Alliance Church, where he met the church planter, Ms Lam Siu Ling. He taught Sunday school and served as a deacon, slowly rebuilding his faith in serving others. He taught Chinese to foreign missionaries, and through them considered serving in fulltime ministry again. He married Siu Ling in August 1989. He earned an M.Div. from China Graduate School of Theology in 1993. He pastored Lek Yuen Church 1993- 2000. He touched many lives with his sensitive manner, ob- servant ways and listening skills. In 1999 he completed chaplaincy training. In August 2000 he came to Canada to pastor Tri-City Chinese Christian Church in Coquitlam, B.C. On Mar. 23, 2001 he was admitted to hospital because of ab- dominal pain; 3 tumours were discovered in his liver. He underwent surgery Apr. 26. He recovered rapidly and by the end of July resumed full duties at church. In October, he began experiencing pain in his lower back. He preached his last sermon Nov. 25 on "Life Without Regrets" based on 2 Tim. 4:5-8. Cancer was confirmed in January. It later spread to his lungs. He was hospitalized Mar. 4. He was ordained Mar. 10 in the hospital. He continued to encourage his family and congregation with Joshua 24:15b. He is mourned by Siu Ling; children Jonathan and Joyce; his parents; 2 sisters and 2 brothers.