AGAPE Christian School on Friday graduated 20 seniors and promoted 18 middle school students.
The Class of 2021 valedictorian, Yinfeng “Abbey” Feng, said while they, the students, do their utmost best, “we cannot forget that the most essential thing in this life is our relationship with God.”
“I want to thank God for leading me here and to a Christian college,” she added. “Despite the challenges I faced, God continues to guide me forward.”
She also thanked God for Pastor Kok H. Pang who cared about his students’ spiritual growth, and taught them about the Bible and Biblical life lessons.
She likewise thanked school principal Jimean Pang “because she…provided what we needed and firmly disciplined us [so we could] learn to be thankful, obedient, and faithful to God.”
In addition, Feng thanked “Preacher James and Mom Lydia for their labor of love, their home cooked meals and meaningful advice; Pastor Trinidad and Miss Gospel for patiently helping me whenever I have a problem that I do not understand…. Also, I thank them for teaching me in my academic study. Although I want to name everyone, I thank God for all who have been a blessing in my life. Last but not least, I thank God for my family and especially my mom.”
Salutatorian Jinkai Chen thanked God “for protecting us from this pandemic so we can gather tonight to celebrate our graduation. I thank God for leading me to this school, and for giving me everything to make me what I am today.”
The other members of the graduating Class of 2021 are Lydia Yiting Cai, Jiabo “Becky” Du, Keziah Balleta Garcia, Ryzher Gu Medina, Jie “Ray” Qi, Haozhe “Simon” Shan, Yang “Peter” Shen, Wendy Tang, Yaomin “Steven” Wang, Vivian Linzhi Wu, Jiame “Elizabeth” Xu, Tychicus Xu, Lining Yang, Weixiu “Alice” Yang, Yilin “Rebecca” Yang, Hanxiang “Ivy” Yu, Enhui Zhang and Rulan “Ruby” Zhang.
Promotees
In her remarks, middle school valedictorian Esther Jiayin Xu thanked God for being “the center of my life.”
“He always helps when I have lost all my hope,” she said as he also thanked her family, especially her parents.
“We should always remember to depend on God and He will prepare everything for us,” Xu added.
Middle School salutatorian Mengmeng “Rose” Jie thanked God “for giving me the chance to stand here although I think I do not really deserve it because I know that there are many other students who are more intelligent than me.”
The other middle school promotees are Phoebe Jiaqi Chen, Kexian “Priscilla” Cheng, Mary Fu, Yilin “Elim” Huang, Tianwei “Bill” Li, Jiawei “Tony” Liang, Yutian “Allen” Luo, Aiyana Christel Clapis Nunez, Enqi “Peter” Peng, Xu “Angel” Ren, Yinghao “Steven” Sun, Enhao “Hudson” Tan, Jason Yijie Yang, Yinshaoping “Corrie” Zhai, Zekun “Matt” Zhang and Enyu “Sarah” Zhu.
The call of God
Rev. Paul Ferguson, in his keynote address, told the story of Joshua who “believed in the person of God and the promises of God and acted upon the call of God.”
He added, “You don’t become a mature Christian without facing difficulties. Joshua had his and so will you. These difficulties may be many and long — Canaan wasn’t conquered in 24 hours but over many years. You will find the same. It is a long pilgrimage to heaven. The key to success is to build your life on the person of God and the promises of God. Most of us are too self-confident for God…. We must be humble and God-dependent like Joshua.”
The Agape Christian School Class of 2021 middle school promotees hold their certificates during the promotion ceremony at Agape Christian Church on Friday.
Photo by Emmanuel T. Erediano
The Agape Christian School Class of 2021 graduates hold their diplomas during the graduation ceremony at the Agape Christian Church on Friday.
Photo by Emmanuel T. Erediano
