Deacon Paul Ma
A man, born in China and never heard the name of Jesus until his thirties, used to be contended with Buddhism and refused to believe the existence of God. In the year of Jubilee, touched by the love of Jesus unexpectedly, he repented, believed and was baptized with a new given name – Paul. Following the Lord’s call, Paul entered the Deaconate Program at St. Augustine Seminary in Toronto, completed four years study and was ordained Permanent Deacon in May 2014 at the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Toronto. Paul has Bachelor of Engineering from Shanghai JiaoTong University, Master of Business Administration from Cornell University in the US and Queen’s University in Canada. Paul works full time at a computer company and use his time after-work to serve the word of God through preaching and writing. He also ministers at Opendoor, a Christian charity front, to serve the treasure of the Church – the poor, the needy, and the marginalized. Paul and his wife Maria live in Toronto with their three children.