Mark Huang

I was brought up in a Christian family, and in 1996, shortly after moving from Taiwan to New Zealand at the age of fifteen, I committed my life to Jesus. After completing my degree in dentistry, I began practising in Whanganui in 2005. Three years later, I married my wife, Carol, and together we have been blessed with three school-aged children.

God has placed a love for people in my heart from a young age. Throughout my life, I have sought to offer myself in service to God and others. About 5 years ago, I sensed God calling me into ordained ministry through the words of Luke in 10:2 “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest field.”

Since being ordained as a transitional deacon in November 2025, my calling to the priesthood has only deepened. Through the past year of ordination training at Whanganui Parish, as well as my involvement in preaching and prayer ministries, I have become increasingly convinced that this is the path God is calling me to follow. My pastoral heart has continued to grow and I often find great joy in seeing people draw closer to God.

One of the ministries that has been especially meaningful to me is leading the Whanganui Chinese Fellowship. As a fellowship, we study the Bible each week and organise various outreach events. The recently completed Alpha Course has particularly strengthened my faith as I have witnessed God’s guidance and provision throughout the journey. My heart longs to see more lives transformed through knowing Jesus.

Whenever I hear the hymn Here I Am, Lord, I am deeply moved. The words of Isaiah 6:8 have truly become a personal dialogue between God and me: “Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, ‘Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?’ And I said, ‘Here am I. Send me!’” I believe God is calling me to be with His people, to help them encounter His presence, and to bring His hope into their lives.

Today, with humility and great joy, I choose to respond to God’s calling. I offer my life in service to the work entrusted to me by God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit, seeking to be His faithful servant.

Mark will be ordained on Sunday 15 November at 2:30 pm at Christ Church, Whanganui.