By Kelly KaoLee July 28, 2026 “Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Let the day’s own trouble be sufficient for the day.” ~Matthew 6:34 Fifteen years ago, we were little more than kids ourselves—full of enthusiasm, energy, and a deep desire to live out our faith. Armed with newly gained knowledge from our graduate and healthcare training, we wanted to use our gifts to serve others. Fifteen years later, much has changed. We now h

By Admin September 2, 2025 Dr. Tiffany Khong-Lii has been involved with STL for many years. She served as president/CEO from 2022-2025, and this past May has handed off her position to Rose Hoang. We asked her to share her reflection upon her years as President. 1) What was the most rewarding aspect of being president? I was honored to be chosen as president after Dr. Kelly Kao Lee's tenure as president and founder for over 10 years. The most rewarding part was to continue li

This year, we are proudly introducing the “Rose Kao Scholarship Fund.” This scholarship is named after Kelly’s beloved mother, Rose Kao, who is the inspiration for See the Lord. We hope that by providing scholarships to low-income students, students from all walks of life can join us on mission trips and not allow finances get in the way of serving others. If you would like to apply for the scholarship, please include the following information in your email to info@seethelord

By Kelly Kao June 12, 2016, Fremont, CA “Our task now is to learn that if we can voyage to the ends of the earth and find ourselves in the aborigine who most differs from ourselves, we will have made a fruitful pilgrimage. That is why pilgrimage is necessary, in some shape or other. Mere sitting at home and meditating on the divine presence is not enough for our time. We have to come to the end of a long journey and see that the stranger we meet there is no other than ourselv

By Erica Liao May 16-17, 2015 Mission Trip: Sanger, CA Over the past few years of its existence, STL has been able to send a multitude of teams on successful mission trips to Taiwan. Last year, we even ventured into new territory by sending our first group to the Philippines. Our biggest development in 2015 has been serving in our home country, in the humble city of Sanger, California.Sanger is a city of Fresno County, nestled in the Central Valley of California. The populati

May 6-9, 2014 Mission Trip: Manila, Philippines In May, STL entered into uncharted territory for only the second time since our missions began in 2012. A developed country like Taiwan gave us a safe environment to learn and gain experience. However, it took a giant leap of faith for us to venture out to the Philippines. Our mission in this new country took place in Bagong Barrio, a neighborhood known for poverty, crime, drugs, and prostitution. It is the second most dangerous

March 2, 2014, San Francisco, CA Back on August 17, 2013, Kelly completed an interview with Cross Radio, a Chinese Catholic radio program in the San Francisco Bay Area. STL had the honor of being invited to present during Cross Radio's annual fundraising event at Saints Peter and Paul Church in San Francisco this past Sunday. Staff members (Andy An and Judy Chang) and volunteers gathered to support Kelly in her very first technical eyeball lecture in Mandarin. The title of th

December 14, 2013, Berkeley, CA Fourteen of our staff gathered for our first general meeting. Members from New York, Los Angeles, and the Bay Area united in person or via web conference. Our team has grown so big, so quickly this year that some members met each other for the first time that day. Our meeting was very productive, followed by a photo shoot at the Lindgren's Coffee and Cafe, lunch at the Cheese Board Collective, filming of our promotional video at the Berkeley Ro

By Kelly Kao September 2013 Each of us is called to be a disciple of Christ and Pope Francis directly called three million youth on Copacabana beach in July 2013. With the waves crashing along the shore and the sand beneath our toes, the Pope drew striking parallels between our summoning and the summoning of the first disciples. He helped us imagine Simon Peter and Andrew casting their nets into the sea, along with James and John in their boat mending their nets with their fa