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Through
the grace of our Lord we were blessed with the opportunities
to set our feet all over the world and live out the Great
Commission alongside Jesus Christ using music to preach His
word. Our very first overseas ministry began with the 1983
North American Tour. In 1999, a new style – combining praise
and
worship with contemporary Chinese Christian music – was
brought into the tour and was well-received by local crowds.
Praise & worship events of various themes were then
conceived and presented in the following years.
Christ’s providence has given
us, the unworthy, many occasions to reach out to Christians
and non-Christians alike around the world. Every song that
we’ve sung, every word that we’ve said, every testimonial
that we’ve given, and every tear that we’ve shed were
stemmed from God’s love for us and the gospel ingrained in
our hearts. Hence, we feel strongly about the need to call
non-believers to believe, challenge Christians to renew
their faith, and urge disciples to serve our Lord with their
lives in every opportunity. The unspeakable joy of watching
people commit their lives to Christ gave us strength to
continue with our mission.
Touring is not always an easy
journey. We encountered many trial and tribulations,
including our staff and volunteers who had to cope with
accidents that happened to their family members and even the
passing of loved ones during the tour. We also faced
difficult trials locally in 2001 when we visited Australia
in March and New York in September of that year. Our
experiences reminded us of our Lord’s awesome power. We will
fear no evil, for He is with us. His rod and His staff
comforts us and guides us. We will not deterred from
continuing to extend the Good News to other parts of the
world through music and songs, and bring people back to God,
and to serve Him faithfully.
Due to the need to increase
the effectiveness and quality of Canada’s music ministry,
ACM Canada was established in Toronto, Canada in January
2002. The birth of ACM Canada is both a testament and
demonstration of our Lord’s ever-growing might expressed
through ACM, allowing us to serve the local Chinese
communities in North America. As Christ commanded us to make
disciples of all nations to the very end of age, we will
endeavour to live out His command and spread the gospel
throughout the world under His everlasting love.
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VERSION]
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