Get to Know Stephanie Yen

Ministry Description

Rooted

Our Alumni program, Rooted is a monthly Friday night event hosted for our SYME alumni. This is a Mandarin-speaking event where we give lessons based on that week’s Word of Life Quiet Time. We see this ministry as a way to not only hold our alumni accountable in spending time daily in the Word but also to build community with them. Our goal is to pour into and equip our alumni so that they can serve in the many local churches throughout Taiwan as well as gain the confidence and ability to share the gospel with their friends and family.

Learn more about the ministry in Taiwan.

About Stephanie

I started Sunday school at two with my mother. My mother is the only Christian in my family, but she has taught me to grow in Christ. As a kid, the Lord to me was far away, but I knew His presence. I knew God loved me as a kid. I joined my church’s youth group in sixth grade and helped play the piano. I did “good things” in people’s eyes, but I didn’t really know the meaning and purpose of my life. When I look back, before tenth grade I didn't really have a close, personal relationship with God.

I went to a Christian middle school. In tenth grade, I started going to the fellowship at school. I met lots of good Christian friends there that I could look up to. We built close friendships with each other, and my friends encouraged me to pursue a relationship with God.

Psalm 34:8 says, "Taste and see that the Lord is good. Oh, the joys of those who take refuge in him!"

I came to understand the great taste of the Lord’s grace, mercy, and power. I wanted that personal, intimate relationship with Him, just like what my friends have. I knew then I was a sinner in God’s eyes and I would never be able to meet God’s standards by doing “good things.”

Romans 5:8 says, "But God shows His love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us."

I understood I needed Jesus who took my sin upon Himself so I could receive His salvation and have eternal life. I have peace knowing if I die tonight I will see Jesus. That was when I came to receive Christ into my life. My friends and I spend time praying together regularly, and we served together. We were also involved in leading small groups with non-Christian classmates and Chapel worship team.

While I was preparing for the college entrance exam, I wanted to understand God’s Word more, so I began to spend more time studying God’s Word and spending personal time with God. My Christian friends and teacher also encouraged me to offer part of my time each day to go in front of the Lord. I finished reading the whole Bible during this time. This turned out to help me to be steadfast in God. I knew then God had a plan and a purpose for me.

After studying at SYME, a Bible and discipleship program under Word of Life Taiwan, I served with Word of Life Taiwan summer and winter camps for three years. I enjoyed the time with the kids, teenagers, camp volunteers, and God. I realized that using my spiritual gifts and talents that God gave me for Him is the sweetest thing that I can ever ask for. I saw the need for the Gospel in Taiwan when serving, and I asked God to open doors for me to serve in Taiwan. I want to surrender my life to God so He can use me in His greater plans. I have found my life’s meaning and purpose in Him. I want to glorify God with my life.

In order to equip myself for ministries, I attended Word of Life Bible Institute in Jeju Island, South Korea. I learned a lot about God and was challenged by God in many areas of my life. After serving as a full-time missionary with Word of Life Taiwan on the Alumni team for a few years, I decided to head to upstate New York to pursue the sophomore year of the Word of Life Bible Institute. I am heading back to Taiwan after finishing my studies and counseling teenagers on the Word of Life Island this summer to continue to serve my fellow Taiwanese people.

Contact Information

cyen@wol.org
+886-4-2310-4890
2F-1, No.1, Da’en St., Xitun Dist., Taichung City 407058, Taiwan
407058 台灣台中市西屯區大恩街1號2樓之1