An interview with Frankie from Life Group Support Little Church

On Sunday at Little Into Big, James interviewed Frankie from Life Group Support Little Church. Life Group Support are a community of friends with an international outlook, helping people from Hong Kong to adjust to life in the UK. They meet on Fridays for English lessons and helpful talks about everything from school to the NHS, and how to buy a house. Some of the group have also recently started an Alpha course. James asked Frankie about what it’s been like moving to the UK and how we can pray for him…

Last year, you celebrated New Year in Hong Kong. This year in England. Why did you decide to leave Hong Kong?

I was a civil servant in Hong Kong and had worked for more than 20 years in the government.  I was busy and focused keenly on my career.

When the BNO Visa scheme opened, I quit my job, sold my property and left  HK to spend more time with my family and let my family experience a life of different culture in the UK.

What has God done in that time in your life?

It was a very difficult to decide to give up my career and leave my comfort zone.  God helped me realise life is not for earning money only.  God blessed the whole process and helped my family settle down through the assistance offered by the Christians in Bristol.

How can we pray for you and others from HK who are moving to the UK?

Migration is a big change and brings along a lot of pressure.  I wish every family from Hong Kong would have a positive mind towards the changes and experience the love from local Christians.

I also hope the local people speak slower.  I pray to God to give longer life to those who speak slowly.

上年，你在香港慶祝新年。今年新年，你在英國。為什麼你會決定離開香港？

我以前是一個公務員，在香港政府工作超過20年。我十分專注自己的事業，亦很忙碌。

當有BNO Visa 計劃時，為了有更多時間與家人相處，我辭職、賣樓及離開香港，希望一家人在英國過另一種文化的生活。

那時候，上帝在你生命上做了什麼？

要放棄我的工作及離開香港安舒區，的確是一個十分困難的決定。上帝讓我明白，人生目的不是只為賺錢。上帝祝福我們一家人的整個移居過程，很多在布里斯托的基督徒熱心協助我們安頓。

我們可以怎樣為你及其他由香港移民過來英國的人祈禱？

移民是一個大轉變，亦會帶來巨大壓力。我希望每個新來的香港家庭都有積極正面的態度面對轉變，同時經驗到本地基督徒的愛心。

我建議本地人說話時慢一點。我祈求上帝給說話慢一點的人長壽一點。