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“I cannot, but God can!”

2007 is a historic year for missions! It will be the 200^th anniversary of the arrival of the first Protestant missionary, Robert Morrison, in China. During Morrison’s journey to China, a steamship captain jeered him “You think you can change these people who are steeped in their own culture and religion for 4000 years!?” To which Morrison gave his now famous reply; “I cannot, but God can!” And God has! CMC 2007 promises to be an exceptional gathering as we commemorate this anniversary and seek how God would continue to call Chinese Christians to go to the harvest field. We are so excited about this bicentennial we have chosen Morrison’s quote to be our theme.

Planning for CMC 2007 has begun!

The Lord has blessed us with Elder Yu Muh-Chieh, from Rutgers Community Christian Church in New Jersey, to lead the CMC 2007 Planning Committee. Elder Yu is in charge of RCCC’s mission program and is very passionate to move his church to the next level in mission involvement. He will be joined by leaders from other churches who will participate in the planning of the five different programs: Chinese, English, Youth, Pastor’s and Childrens.

The purpose of the Chinese Mission Convention is to motivate and mobilize all Christian Chinese and non-Chinese of their calling as Ambassadors for Christ in all walks of life through instruction, inspiration, intercession, and involvement. It is our desire to see Chinese Christians as a vital missionary force for God’s Kingdom, rising up to fulfill the great commission in reaching Chinese, non-Chinese, and unreached people groups. One uniqueness of CMC is that we have three major intergenerational audiences: a growing number of young English speaking Chinese who were born in the US, Chinese speaking overseas born Chinese, and non-Chinese Christians who seek to reach Chinese for Christ.

CMC 2007 will be held in the greater Philadelphia region on December 26-30, 2007. Mark your calendar and plan to attend! It will be an exciting time to celebrate what the Lord has done and look forward to how He will continue to raise up Chinese Christians as a vital force for mission.