Pastor Dora Hsu leads our Chinese congregation along with Associate Pastors Hugo and Esther Lin.

Join the Chinese Fellowship on Sunday mornings, 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM at AG Center, 3F 21 Chang Chun Road, Taipei.

To contact Pastor Dora, send email to dora@agapeicataipei.org or call (02) 2531-5163, Tuesday - Friday.

Autobiography of Dora Hsu

Dora Hsu was born in1968 in Ping-Tung, in the southern tip of Taiwan. She started seeking the lord when, as a child, she attended a crusade with her mother for the first time. At age 18, she formally made the decision to follow the Lord through ICI extension courses. Then she started her church life at the Taichung First Assembly of God Church.

Before she was saved, Dora had many overwhelming spiritual experiences, such as a missing purse being returned to the same location from where it was lost. She also experienced the fear of seeing ghosts at nights and then getting rid of the disturbance through prayer.

At the age of 20, she went north to study Applied Arts in Shi-Chien University. During her school years, and while attending the Assembly of God Abundant Life Center, she was influenced by the then Senior Pastor, who was also a missionary, and developed in her heart the desire to become a missionary someday.

While commuting between Taipei in Taichung, she decided to live with her family n Taichung, where she worked for a Wedding Photo Studio and, later, an Art Design Company. During that time, she worked with her employer to develop Natural Material’s with frame design, the mass production system which subsequently generated a trend in Taiwan’s Interior decoration market. Two years later, she quit her position in that Art Design Company and went to work with her brother to expand his Art Gallery, further developing her love for the creative arts. This led to her having her first Art Show in The Gate Gallery in Taipei, being interviewed by ARCH Magazine, and having her photographic work recognized in art exhibitions hosted by Global View Monthly Magazine and the Eslite Bookstore. Even though she had all these seemingly admirable achievements, she made her decision to devote her life to service to God, because she found a void in her heart that simply could not be filled with these worldly achievements.

The fact that her family runs an incense business has created constant spiritual struggles for Dora. She has endured many rigorous family arguments just because she wanted to serve God, her mother’s opposition being particularly strong. Through the encouragement and prayers of the Korean Missionary from her home church, she participated in a Disciples’ Rally in Korea and prayed specifically for ways to serve God and for the relationship with her mother. During the rally, she received confirmed answers. God performed wonders and her relationship with her mother changed drastically. Even though she had an argument with her mother the day before she was scheduled to take her seminary entrance exam, on the day of the test her mother was happy to drive her to the test site. On the day she moved into the seminary dormitory, her mother tearfully saw her off, but also acknowledged that Dora belonged to God. For Dora, this further confirmed God’s calling.

Encouraged by the Dean of the Seminary, she worked hard to finish her course work in three and half years. These three and half years were filled with God’s provision and presence; He gave her the wisdom and perseverance her circumstances reqwuired. Even during the most difficult times, He strengthened her with countless blessings. Having served her internship at Agape ICA, she then was granted the privilege to continue to serve in Agape ICA after graduation. She is specially burdened for young people, and has committed all the talents God has given her to his service.

Although she seems to enjoy a stable and tranquil life now, her heart is still restless with the desire to preach the Gospel. She is still praying fervently to God as to where He will lead her to serve. She keeps her heart open, allowing God to guide her footsteps and serving Him with all her life!

Dora 於 1968 年出生於台灣南端的屏東，信主歷程從幼年隨母親參加的佈道會一直延伸到十八歲因著參加神召會 ICI 函授課程而正式決志信主，而後進入台中第一神召會開始教會生活。未信主前即已經驗許多奇妙的屬靈經歷，例如在原處失而復回的小錢包和夜間見鬼魅的恐懼，後因禱告而脫離攪擾等。20 歲北上求學，於現實踐管理大學就讀應用美術系。當時在神召會豐生中心聚會，由於主任牧師為宣教士，因此心中即立志當宣教士。輾轉多年來去台北與台中兩個城市，終究在台中落了腳與家人同住，先後在婚紗攝影公司與藝術設計公司工作。期間與老板合力開發的自然風產品因大量生產而掀起台灣一股室內裝潢的自然風風潮；兩年半後自藝術公司去職，與大哥聯手將原本的藝廊擴大，繼續藝術創作。當時曾在台北玄門藝廊舉辦生平第一次創作個展，並接受過雅砌雜誌專訪；攝影作品亦曾在遠見雜誌與誠品書店所舉辦的活動中獲得肯定。然而即便擁有這些令人稱羨的成就
，卻在此時立志用一生服事上帝，因為發現心中始終有一種空洞並非世俗的成就可以填滿。由於父母親經營香鋪，所面對的屬靈爭戰極大，為了想服事上帝而掀起多次家庭革命，特別是母親的不諒解。在母會韓籍朴允錫宣教士的鼓勵和代禱下，參加訪韓聖徒大會，特別為服事上帝的道路和與母親的關係禱告，也在期間得到確切的答案。上帝的手的確做了奇妙的工作，和母親的關係有全然不同的改變，即使在神學院入學考的前一天仍與母親有爭執，卻在考試當天母親親口並微笑地承諾要載我上山去考試；而搬入神學院的那天，母親雖含淚不忍我的離家，卻承認我是屬於上帝的，感謝神讓我更加確定祂對我生命的呼召。

神學院四年的課程由於院長的鼓勵，奮力以三年半時間修完所有學分，而這三年半充滿了神的供應與同在，祂賞賜智慧和毅力，在最不能繼續下去的時候被神挽回，有許多數算不盡的恩典。由於實習期間已在聖愛堂，因此畢業後也獲准能繼續在聖愛堂服事，特別對年輕人有負擔，並樂意將神所賜的美術方面的才幹盡情發揮歸給主用。

至今一切看似安定無虞，然而心中對於宣教的澎湃未歇，對於將來去哪裡服事則仍在禱告中仰望神的開路，我願做一個開放的人，追尋上帝的腳蹤，一生跟隨服事祂 !