今日有機會可以探訪安泰邨嘅南亞裔家庭，對於一直喺校園傳福音嘅我係十分新奇嘅同時，同時也感到少少緊張。同大學裡面更approachable嘅學生唔同嘅係，社區的服侍需要我哋更主動踏入這些婦女嘅家中，更需要我哋切身處地思考佢哋面對嘅處境、同社區/群體嘅關係。 感謝神，今日探訪嘅家庭都願意接納我哋，邀請我哋進入佢哋屋企，俾我感受到被接納嘅感動。但我也感受到佢哋同我哋接觸嘅時候嘅hesitation和害羞，讓我更迫切覺得同南亞裔婦女嘅連結係需要invest更多時間和心力，先能夠逐漸打開佢哋心門，從而建立信任嘅關係。 [ 成為義工 ]

參與本地宣教服侍多數只能接觸兒童、婦女、長者，難接觸作為家庭經濟支柱的男子，因為他們大部份時間需要工作養家，平常的探訪、興趣班難提供足夠誘因叫他們放下時間，受人「服侍」。 這次男子中文認字班，體照他們工作時間，決定在晚上舉行，選址是他們平常消遣吃飯的地點。在學習內容上，我按他們的生活需要，度身訂做教材。例如他們大多為外送司機，在選字考量下就挑選在公路常見的字。這樣他們在平日工作環境中也能複習。得知所學的生字在平日也常使用，他們就會專心學習。 透過課堂的觀察了解，巴基斯坦男士熱情、友善。受伊斯蘭文化薰陶，他們樂於和你分享食物。當你坐在他們的旁邊，而他們正在用膳，不意外地你將會被邀請一同進餐。 有一次，一位學生在課堂進行了一半才加入，事後得知，他四處尋找他的證件，懷疑在外送時，留在某大廈管理處忘記取回。他表現緊張，我便主動提出為他祈禱，求主使他失而復得。就這樣我們進行了一次信仰交流，他為禱告一事向我道謝，感恩禱告最後蒙了應允。 雖然來到香港，但他們接觸不到福音，需要我們走入他們的圈子，以溫柔、敬畏的心引導他們認識我們的救贖主。 [ 成為義工 ]    

I really feel thankful for this opportunity, as it allows me to meet with different people and gain new experiences. Through my interactions with ethnic minority women and by listening to their stories, I was able to connect the abstract theories I learned in sociology to real-world contexts and it in turn inspired my research interests in relative topics such as culture sociocultural theory and intersection between gender and immigration. It is great that I can contribute my own skills such as Chinese dance and video editing to support women, kids and teens to strengthen the entire community while learning their culture, traditions and religion. And they are always so kind and hospitable during all our interactions, which really makes me feel moved and fulfilled.

老實講，我對香港南亞裔（特別係男仔）嘅第一印象並唔好， 皆因我對佢哋嘅印象大多來自唔聽話嘅南亞裔中學同學（即使佢哋係印度裔），而呢個印象喺我成為基督徒之 後並冇改變過… (當然啦，我相信係因為缺乏接觸) 但係透過今次廣東話班，即使係一堂少過兩個鐘頭嘅接觸已經足夠我打破呢個負面印象。 我最記得課堂中我見到「學員」認真聽書同回答問題，甚至用簡單嘅廣東話講笑，亦不時反教導我哋烏都語，不知不覺之間我對佢哋嘅負面印象好似消失咗咁！ 而我深信呢一切都要歸功於與南亞裔更多嘅接觸（即使少過兩個鐘）同上帝嘅加力 [ 成為義工 ]

上堂嘅時候，間唔中會聽到老師 標幾句純正嘅廣東話出嚟，教我哋烏都語嘅老師，自己都好努力學緊廣東話。 成件事，我覺得好夢幻，深深感受到呢個關係喺雙向嘅。大家會為咗成為大家嘅鄰舍而行多一步，透過學習相方嘅語言，拉近彼此嘅關係。希望我哋可以繼續帶住一個願意嘅心，去愛我哋嘅鄰舍。  

I got to interact with many ethnic minority teenagers that were closer to my age on top of their mothers, and I have never felt so included in such a short amount of time. Despite only meeting me for a few days, they have been incredibly inclusive to me, including me in conversations, games etc. Also, I was able to observe their habits, ask questions about their culture and religion that I don’t always get a chance to ask, and they were so open for me to get to know more about them. Despite our different cultures and religions, they had always been welcoming towards me, and we got along incredibly well throughout the time I had with them. It was a pleasure to be able to be friends and to get to know all of these fun and lovely people. Simultaneously, I observed that their culture is in general very hospitable, and they have always been welcoming and accepting towards us, trusting and sharing food and their culture with us, which made me feel very warm inside. It made me realize the cultural and religious gap between us is much exaggerated, as long as we keep an open and respectful mind, we do not have to be so different. I hope to use my knowledge to act as a bridge between them and the rest of Hong Kong, and I am extremely grateful that I had this chance to make their lives just a bit easier and a bit more fulfilling as they did for me.