I was born in Huizhou, Guangdong Province. After graduating from secondary school, I felt at a loss as to what to do, so I spent a whole year in the Mainland doing computer courses. Thanks to the "Pilot Project on the International Youth Ambassador Program" organised by the Institute of International Harmonious and Sustainable Development of Bishop Dennis Ng Victory Ministries Foundation, I was encouraged to study culinary arts at the Hong Kong Culinary Academy. Although I was unable to obtain a student visa and had to transferred to the Zhuhai campus to continue my studies, I am grateful for the encouragement and guidance from the Youth Ambassadors who inspired me to find a pathway to further studies and the scholarship for further studies abroad. Today I am continuing my studies at the University of West London and will complete my university degree in a few months. In addition, I have witnessed how the Project has helped me when I was unsure of my future and when I was ill. Today I am not only healthy, but I am able to graduate in the UK. I hope that many more young people will benefit in the future from the success of this pilot project as it enters its official phase.
Time flies and it has been 16 years since I became involved with the Bishop Dennis Ng Victory Ministries Foundation. It was a time when I was faced with the uncertainty of graduating from university and the problems of young people. Today, I have successfully completed my PhD and have been a professor at the Hong Kong Baptist University for five years. Four years ago, I was invited to participate in the Pilot Project on the International Youth Ambassadors Program as a mentor to train today's young people to be Youth Ambassadors. It was like searching through my memories of my youth and editing, revising and thinking about the direction of my life for myself. As I teach them to be Youth Ambassadors, it is as if I am witnessing that it is more blessed to give than to receive in life.
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Bishop Dennis Ng Victory Ministries Foundation has been a great help to me. One of the most difficult times in my life was when I felt helpless when I was enrolled in the Juris Doctor programme. Bishop Dennis Ng Victory Ministries Foundation allowed me to join a youth group, which helped me to graduate from the Juris Doctor programme, gain the Postgraduate Certificate of Laws and eventually become a practicing lawyer. I am now a Partner at CMK lawyers. The Pilot Project on the International Youth Ambassadors Program has taught me that when we help others, we encourage ourselves, so I enjoy the opportunity to serve as a Youth Ambassador mentor. In fact, while I was serving as a mentor for the Youth Ambassadors, one of my learned friend from the Juris Doctor programme, Leo, who is also a lawyer, was also involved in the mentorship programme and helped many young people alongside me. This made me feel that the mentorship programme has also enhanced our friendship and collaboration.
Mr. Lee (pseudonym), father
Thank you for this Pilot Project on the International Youth Ambassador Program! I was initially worried that my son would not be able to get into a local university at the public examination, and indeed my son has a strong pull to avoid public exams. I had encouraged him to study at a university in Germany. Although no tuition fees are required, the cost of living in Germany is very high. Through the group held by your Youth Ambassadors, with their guidance and encouragement, my son has now been admitted to the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and is enjoying his studies, which is a great comfort to me!
Mrs. Chan (pseudonym)
Thank you to the Pilot Project on the International Youth Ambassador Program launched by Bishop Dennis Ng Victory Ministries Foundation! Through the inspiration of the group, when I got pregnant unexpectedly, which was a situation that my mother would not have accepted and I did not know how to tell her, I did not have an abortion and managed to let my mother know and understand that I am now officially married and living a happy life. My baby has been born and growing up healthily. Thank you again to the group for allowing me to appreciate this opportunity to raise a child and build a wonderful family.