Former YAD President Returns to Celebrate New Year

On 23rd January, former Buddha’s Light International Association South Island YAD president Hiking Liu returned to Christchurch from Melbourne for Chinese New Year. A day after returning to Christchurch, Hiking attended FGS South Island’s regular Saturday Dharma Function along with all the devotees.

Later in the day, in the presence of Venerable Juexi, Hiking shared his Melbourne experiences with members of South Island YAD. Hiking encouraged the youths to seize the opportunity to learn and volunteer in the Temple so that the YAD can improve together as a team. He also shared his experiences which he gained from Melbourne YAD.

The former YAD president encouraged all the youths to attend the upcoming International Buddhist Youth Conference to broaden their views and experiences. Members of South Island YAD also took the opportunity to discuss about the proposed YAD events for 2009, namely Young Adult Study Groups, Dharma Instrument Classes and Dharma Classes.

Account by Cindy Hsu and Sheng-Han Lim