{"id":280,"date":"2020-03-09T00:02:09","date_gmt":"2020-03-09T00:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/mara\/?p=24"},"modified":"2020-08-27T10:05:24","modified_gmt":"2020-08-27T00:35:24","slug":"strikeamatchinthemorning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ocfaustralia.org\/heritage\/strikeamatchinthemorning\/","title":{"rendered":"Strike a Match in the Morning"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"280\" class=\"elementor elementor-280\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-61fc396f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"61fc396f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-57312ccd\" data-id=\"57312ccd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56f19c15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"56f19c15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p><!-- wp:heading --><\/p>\n<h2>Strike a Match in the Morning\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p>Interview of Dr Peter Cheng, by May-Kuan Lim \/\/ 3 August 2020<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:heading --><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:image {\"id\":96,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\"} --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><\/figure>\n<p><!-- \/wp:image --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6448f78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wp-widget-media_audio\" data-id=\"6448f78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wp-widget-media_audio.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-280-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/ocfaustralia.org\/heritage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Morning-Watch-2.m4a?_=1\" \/><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/ocfaustralia.org\/heritage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Morning-Watch-2.m4a?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/ocfaustralia.org\/heritage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Morning-Watch-2.m4a\">https:\/\/ocfaustralia.org\/heritage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Morning-Watch-2.m4a<\/a><\/audio>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-45f288d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"45f288d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-05634b0\" data-id=\"05634b0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47a6500 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"47a6500\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>Dr Peter Cheng\u2019s earliest memory of growing up in post-war Hong Kong is seeing his grandmother strike a match to light a lamp by her bed. In the pre-dawn hours, blanket draped around her shoulders, she read her bible and prayed. She did the same before she slept. Peter\u2019s grandmother was one of the first converts in Hong Kong under the Pentecostal ministry of Mok Lai Chi (\u83ab\u79ae\u667a\u7267\u5e2b). Growing up, Peter was very close to his grandmother, and he adopted her practise of Morning and Evening Watch, though, he said with a chuckle, \u2018But I didn\u2019t wake up as early as her.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>In the OCF Heritage oral history interview that follows, Peter talks about God\u2019s providence enabling him to study dentistry on a Hong Kong government dental scholarship (1958 \u2013 1962). He speaks of God\u2019s supply when his scholarship stipend ran out after purchasing expensive dental equipment. His Youth Group back in Hong Kong sent him thirty pounds. They didn\u2019t know he was down to one week\u2019s rent, but the Lord knew. Peter describes summer jobs sewing wheat bags in 103 degrees heat, the joy of outreach and the significant change in his friend, Sim Hee, after Pastor Barry Chant preached on Acts 2 at Asian Fellowship (AF). AF was the precursor to OCF Adelaide, a small but vibrant group of students trying to reach out to their friends with the gospel. Crucially, the students also had the support of medical doctor, Dr Harrold Steward, and his wife, Gwenda, who opened their home to and cared for these young students.<\/p>\n<p>In 1964, Peter returned to Hong Kong for four years to complete his scholarship contract with the HK government. During that time, he married Amy and they had a daughter. In 1968, the young family returned to Adelaide for Peter to pursue post-graduated qualifications in orthodontics. When Amy wasn\u2019t coping with the challenges of caring for a newborn, Dr Steward advised Peter to send Amy back to Hong Kong for a break. With her mum\u2019s help in Hong Kong, Amy was able to go out to meet friends, and she received the refreshment she needed. Then she resolved to come back to Adelaide be with Peter, determined to start again, because \u2018my life in Hong Kong was 100% different from my life here\u2019.\u00a0 Peter and Amy would go on to care for many generations of OCFers, who appreciated Amy\u2019s home-made Char Siew Pau and Chee Cheong Fun. It was as if a generational blessing had been passed on from one godly couple to another, and on to generations of OCFers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The interview covers about a decade of student life and ministry. Peter and Amy speak of many good things that the Lord has done. The audio file will be uploaded to OCF\u2019s digital archive, and will help us to piece together the early days of AF. I interviewed Peter and Amy as part of the OCF Heritage team, but it became more than an exercise in preserving history. The picture of Peter\u2019s grandmother doing Morning Watch before giving her attention to anything else stays with me. This simple act demonstrating the supremacy of the Lord in her life. I resolve not to reach for my phone when I awake to check COVID infection numbers, or to put myself to sleep by scrolling through my social media feed, but to let the Lord\u2019s word be my first thought in the morning and my last meditation at night.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d25ca0d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d25ca0d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ca55a43\" data-id=\"ca55a43\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8c6324 elementor-skin-coverflow elementor-arrows-yes elementor-pagination-type-bullets elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-media-carousel\" data-id=\"b8c6324\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;skin&quot;:&quot;coverflow&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:3000,&quot;show_arrows&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pagination&quot;:&quot;bullets&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;space_between&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;space_between_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;space_between_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"media-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-main-swiper swiper-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-carousel-image\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/ocfaustralia.org\/heritage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Earliest-photo.jpg)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-carousel-image-overlay e-overlay-animation-zoom-in\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDr Peter Cheng as a young child (front row) sitting in the middle of his sisters. Dr Peter Cheng's mother is standing in the back row behind his grandma\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-carousel-image\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/ocfaustralia.org\/heritage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Photo-of-Peter-Cheng-second-row-from-the-back-second-from-the-right.png)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-carousel-image-overlay e-overlay-animation-zoom-in\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAsian Fellowship - Adelaide Annual General Meeting 1960. Dr Peter Cheng is positioned second row from the back, second from the right\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-carousel-image\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/ocfaustralia.org\/heritage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Amy-and-Peter-Cheng.jpg)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-carousel-image-overlay e-overlay-animation-zoom-in\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDr Peter Cheng with his wife Amy\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-carousel-image\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/ocfaustralia.org\/heritage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Photo-of-Dr-Peter-Cheng-Amy-and-Terry.jpg)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-carousel-image-overlay e-overlay-animation-zoom-in\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPhoto of Dr Cheng, his wife Amy, and Terry (current OCF AU student who helped to transcribe the interview)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"eicon-chevron-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Previous<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"eicon-chevron-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Next<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr Peter Cheng\u2019s earliest memory of growing up in post-war Hong Kong is seeing his grandmother strike a match to light a lamp by her bed. 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