我是黎美芝，自 2000 年以來，我一直是中宣會大家庭的一員。作為長期參與者，我有幸在敬拜隊事奉，帶領小組，為房角石團契的職員，參加了幾個短宣隊。最近，在教會之外我是一名導師，在國際學生公司專業導師計劃的領導團隊中任職，並與”勿視而不見”的醫療團隊合作，這是針對紐約的無家可歸者的年度外展活動。這些經歷，讓我學到了一些不會改變的功課: 首先--無論我們做多少和如何計劃，最終都是神的計劃會繼續進行。其次--我堅信每個人都有一種恩賜/才華，無論是大是小，對其他人來說是可見的還是無形的，都可以在基督的身體內使用。最後，出席人數不是衡量任何教會活動成功與否的標準，而是改變人心的數量。在個人的生活上，熱情好客是我的屬靈恩賜之一，我喜歡和我的36英寸煎鍋（實際上這是給我父親的父親節禮物）一起聚會和後院燒烤（在史泰頓島）。能夠獲得提名，我深感榮幸，如果我被選為信託委員，我將繼續學習這些功課。

     My name is Sharon Lai and I've been a part of the OCM family since around 2000. As a long-time attendee, I had the privilege of serving on the worship team, leading small groups, being on Cornerstone staff, and going on several short term mission trips. Outside of OCM, I was most recently a mentor and served on the leadership team with the Professional Mentoring Program of International Students Inc as well as partnering with the medical team of Don’t Walk By, an annual outreach event to the homeless living in NYC. Throughout these experiences, there are a few lessons I learned along the way that remain unchanged.  First - no matter how much we do and plan, ultimately it is God’s plan that will carry on. Second - I firmly believe that every single person has a gift/ talent to be used within the body of Christ, whether great or small, visible or invisible to others. Lastly, attendance number is not a measure of success of any church event but rather the number of hearts changed. On a more personal late, hospitality is one of my spiritual gifts and I love having gatherings and backyard BBQs with my (actually it’s a Father’s Day present for my dad) 36” Blackstone griddle (on Staten Island). I am humbled to be nominated and it is these lessons that I will continue to carry with me if I am chosen to serve on the BOT.