“Hartland is to me what the school of the prophets was to the children of Israel,” says Dennis Ng, a ‘93 graduate of Hartland College. “The best thing Hartland did to prepare me for my ministry was to convince me that the Bible must be my only rule of faith and practice, and the basis of all my labor.”
God has blessed Dennis since he graduated from Hartland sixteen years ago. On January 17 of this year, he was ordained as a minister of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Malaysia, where he works as a pastor. “I am a church pastor under denominational employ,” Pastor Ng explains, “and I also coordinate the Spirit of Prophecy Ministry for our mission.”
Pastor Ng fondly recalls his time at Hartland. “All my memories of Hartland are good,” he told us. “I really appreciated the sincerity of each staff and student, and their desire to follow God’s will.”
To exemplify his experience he told us this story: “I was planning a solo evangelistic trip to the Philippines. It would be my first public evangelistic effort. I had started school late that quarter and would have to leave before finals. Every day, I was in bed by 8:30 or 9 pm and up by 3 or 3:30 am. The mornings were great because I spent time with God, did my assignments, got ready for my finals ahead of time, and prepared 17 doctrinal messages plus devotionals for the Philippines trip. That quarter must have been my best.
“Thank God, I managed, and before I left campus, I went to the dorm to wish my fellow students goodbye. Steve, one of the juniors, asked the rest to gather around and pray for me. As they filed out for classes, each shook my hand, assuring me that God would go with me. I knew then that I was among family.”Pastor Ng wholeheartedly believes that God used Hartland as a tool to ready him for his work. “It is God alone who makes the difference in our lives. Hartland can only be the instrument in God’s hands. At that defining moment in my life, Hartland was the right place for me to be. It was God who led, opened doors, and financed my studies.”
“Hartland,” Pastor Ng concludes, “made a difference in my character and kindled in me a quiet confidence in my God.” As Pastor Ng put it, Hartland is an instrument in the hand of God, and we rejoice to see the abundant fruit of this tool’s work. We wish Pastor Ng God’s blessings as he labors in his new role in the field.
Dennis Ng is not the only Hartland graduate to have recently been ordained to the gospel ministry. We also have good news about Rodney Millin, a ’97 graduate serving in the turbulent country of Zimbabwe, who has just been ordained by the Central Zimbabwe Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist church. His ordination ceremony took place November 22, 2008, at the Windsor Park Church in Zimbabwe. We invite you to pray for Pastor Millin as he continues in his service for the Master’s glory.
Besides being an ordained minister, Pastor Millin wears many hats. He is Multicultural Ministries Director, Conference Evangelist, and Sabbath School Director for the Central Zimbabwe Conference, as well as father. Married in 1999 to Charlotte Narsi, he now has two children, Jessica and Jeffrey.
