Lancaster Barnstormers’ Lo Ching-lung uses his God-given baseball talent to help CJCU athletes

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3129 Edition

February 13-19, 2012

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Lancaster Barnstormers’ Lo Ching-lung uses his God-given baseball talent to 
help CJCU athletes

Reported by Sam Lee

Written by Lydia Ma

Right-handed pitcher Ching-Lung Lo, a native of Taiwan and a youth from 
Khoa-Sai-Ke Maxwell Memorial Presbyterian Church in Tainan City, will be the 
first player from Taiwan to wear a Barnstormers uniform when the team opens its 
eighth season at Southern Maryland on April 26, 2012. Before playing for the 
Lancaster Barnstormers, Lo played for the Colorado Rockies for 10 years and 
almost made it to Major League Baseball before losing his contract in August 
2011.

During a visit to Taiwan’s Aletheia University on February 10-11, 2012, Lo was 
invited to give a few pointers to the school’s baseball team. He spent much 
time going over basic elements and also shared some of his pitching experiences 
with the baseball team’s pitchers.

Lo will be returning to the USA in March to take part in an independent league 
baseball spring training. When interviewed, he underscored that his faith in 
God is what sustained him the most in life. He added that the recent success 
and testimony of Christian basketball star Jeremy Lin of the New York Knicks 
greatly encouraged him to persevere in fulfilling his dream as well.

Aletheia University’s President Wu Ming-da expressed his heartfelt gratitude to 
Lo for taking time out to help the school’s basketball team and underscored 
that the school’s goal has always been to ensure that students mature in body, 
soul, and spirit. He added that sports is important at CJCU and the school had 
received an award from the Ministry of Education last year for being an 
outstanding school in athletics. The school plans to host a global forum on 
sports management this April.

Lo said he was honored and happy to share his experiences with Aletheia 
University’s athletes. As the university is a PCT institution, he was glad 
serve the church with his skills. He spent most of his time going over basic 
elements such as warm-up, maintaining body balance, team morale, passing and 
receiving balls, etc. with the school’s baseball team.

Reflecting on losing his contract after 10 years of playing in the Minor 
Leagues, Lo’s story is eerily similar to the story of recent basketball 
sensation Jeremy Lin. “Faith in God is the only way and the most important 
pillar of strength. If it weren’t for faith in God, I wouldn’t be able to make 
it.” He wears a W.W.J.D. (What Would Jesus Do?) bracelet as a self-reminder to 
imitate Christ and printed on the inside of his baseball cap are the words, 
“Seek God’s kingdom and God’s righteousness. Be thankful. Amen.”

Lo also visited his hometown in Tainan and practiced with Uni-President Lions 
Baseball Team during his stay in Taiwan.

 

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