Voice in the above video is that of Jackie Pullinger...
Jackie Pullinger born in 1944, is a British Protestant Christian. She is founder and director of St. Stephen’s Society in Hong Kong. At the age of 15 Pullinger graduated from the Royal College of Music having specialized in the oboe. She wanted to be a missionary, so she wrote to various missionary organizations. At first she wanted to go to Africa, but then she had a dream that impressed upon her the idea of going to Hong Kong. Unable to find support from missionary organizations, she sought advice from Richard Thompson, a minister in Shoreditch, who told her that she should buy a ticket for a boat going as far as she could get and to pray to know when to get off the boat. She followed his advice and went to Hong Kong by boat in 1966.
Jackie felt called by God to Hong Kong to work amongst the prostitutes and drug addicts living in the notorious walled city. Though fearful for her own safety, daily she would try to make contact with people who lived in some of the worst conditions one could imagine. But after six months little had been achieved and despair set in.
Jackie felt called by God to Hong Kong to work amongst the prostitutes and drug addicts living in the notorious walled city. Though fearful for her own safety, daily she would try to make contact with people who lived in some of the worst conditions one could imagine. But after six months little had been achieved and despair set in.
She agonized about it for days. If God has called me to be here why aren’t people responding? One morning she realized what was wrong. She’d been telling people that God loves them and that Jesus loves them and wants to forgive them but she’d not been loving them in any practical way. She needed to go and be as Jesus, with them.
The next three months she spent “soaking herself in Scripture and prayer - and being drenched by the Holy Spirit!” Her new and very practical approach yielded a remarkable response. Providing food, shelter and healthcare, visiting prisons, speaking up for victims, these became the ingredients of her everyday life. The situation was so transformed that even the drug barons watched out for her safety.
She’s still there and so is the church that grew from her work but the Walled City isn’t. It was demolished ten years ago. Though the St Stephen's Society began and continues to grow in Hong Kong, it also serves in countries surrounding Hong Kong, as well as the Philippines and Thailand.
Jackie grew up in England but has been living in Hong Kong since 1966.
For more information on Jackie and her work...http://www.ststephenssociety.com/
The next three months she spent “soaking herself in Scripture and prayer - and being drenched by the Holy Spirit!” Her new and very practical approach yielded a remarkable response. Providing food, shelter and healthcare, visiting prisons, speaking up for victims, these became the ingredients of her everyday life. The situation was so transformed that even the drug barons watched out for her safety.
She’s still there and so is the church that grew from her work but the Walled City isn’t. It was demolished ten years ago. Though the St Stephen's Society began and continues to grow in Hong Kong, it also serves in countries surrounding Hong Kong, as well as the Philippines and Thailand.
Jackie grew up in England but has been living in Hong Kong since 1966.
For more information on Jackie and her work...http://www.ststephenssociety.com/
Wow, that video is wonderful! Her voice is amazing, and combined with the music from “Cast Away” so moving! Do you know if that’s Jackie speaking? I couldn’t tell from the credits. I totally got goose bumps watching. The blackout at the end with the statistics just about did me in. Thanks for posting it.
ReplyDeleteThank you Holly for your comment. Apologies for leaving out who it was who was speaking as it is Jackie herself. She is an amazing person and her book 'Chasing the Dragon' is worth a read and there is also a dvd on her work called 'The Law of Love' which is worth viewing also. God bless you and thank you for visiting my blog..Anne
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