In 1988, he was sponsored to resettle in Canada. Even though he had worked for four years in a good-paying job, he was impressed to pursue God's call to study to be a pastor who could bring the gospel to all people and especially to the Cambodian people in their own language. He then decided to continue his college studies in the fall of 1992 and also served the church as a student pastor.
In 1996, he finished his studies, achieving a four-year degree in Pre-Ministry from Union College (Nebraska, USA), and a three-year degree in Religious Studies at Canadian University College (Alberta, Canada).
Later his heavenly Father led him to meet his beautiful wife Vandy to help him in his ministry. Although she just had known Christ as her Saviour for a short time, she willingly followed Christ's word and decided to serve God with her husband wherever the Lord sends them to.
Pastor Ly holds a Doctoral degree from Andrews University Theological Seminary in Berrien Springs, Michigan. He has had much and varied experiences serving the Seventh-day Adventist Church for the past twenty one years (17 years in Canada).
After serving as a student pastor, he was called to full time ministry by the Alberta Conference in various churches from 1992-1999. Later he went to pursue higher studies at Andrews University Theological Seminary. After he graduated with a Masters of Divinity degree in 2001, he was employed by the Ontario Conference as a District Pastor in St. Thomas and Woodstock district (2001-2006) and Belleville and Cobourg district (2006-2011). He was ordained into the ministry in 2002 by Ontario Conference. In January 29, 2011, he was called to become the associate pastor at the Mount Zion Filipino Seventh-day Adventist church.
Pastor Ly and his wife Vandy have five children: two sons, and three daughters. Kimhong, who is a student at Canadian University College in Alberta, and Samuel, Selena, Stephen who are students of College Park Elementary School in Oshawa, Ontario. Kimhieng continues to do home school and works part time.
He enjoys helping people through pastoral counselling, and particularly appreciates the privilege to be part of God’s ministry of reconciliation (2Cor 5:18-20) with Adventists and other Christians around the world. His favourite passage is Mark 12:30-31. He seeks to help Adventists understand what it means to be Christians in a postmodern world.
We welcome Pastor Ly and his family to the Mount Zion Filipino Seventh-day Adventist Church. We wish them success in their ministry and hope their work in the Ontario Conference will continue to be productive in preparing people for the Kingdom of God.