Perseverance finally pays off for Fr Paul Hu

Sep 14, 2018

KUALA LUMPUR: It was truly an ecstatic moment for Fr Paul Hu, a student of HELP University, when he successfully obtained his Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology.

After having endured some amount of failure, it was the hard work, perseverance and sheer determination to succeed that had won Fr Hu this success.

Fr Hu came from China in November 2011 with the sole purpose of learning English. He enrolled himself at “English First”, a learning centre in Centrepoint Bandar Utama for a period of ten months to do a course in English Proficiency. He successfully completed his course but found himself still not proficient in the English Language, lacking confidence in speaking fluently.

So in August 2013, on the suggestion of Archbishop Emeritus Murphy Pakiam, Fr Hu enrolled himself at HELP University for a degree course in Psychology, as some of the topics in the curriculum would be useful to him as a priest. However, his main objective was to improve his English Language communication skills, both oral and written.

Over the years, Fr Hu improved tremendously. He has even acquired the ability to express himself in idiomatic language effectively. He has really worked hard to be able to converse fluently in English. His inspiring and motivational homilies, delivered in English, are a testimony of his competence in the English Language.

Fr Hu arrived in the Church of Our Lady of Fatima on February 8, 2013, and has been a Resident Priest since then. While in the parish, he has assisted in numerous ways, especially celebrating Mass on weekdays and faithfully celebrating the 7.00am Mass every Sunday.

The parish of Our Lady of Fatima is really going to miss a truly kind, generous and selfless pastor. Fr Hu returned to China on Saturday, September 8.