Last weekend, the basketball star flew to Taiwan where he coached a basketball camp in Kaohsiung before attending a Christian gathering to share his testimony, according to Focus Taiwan. Following the Taiwan leg of his tour, Lin traveled to Taipei where he held promotional events and a meet-and-greet and took part in a charity event and seminar.

During an interview with Tian Wei in of CCTV News during the World Economic Forum in Tianjin, the 27-year-old athlete opened up about his Christian identity, his journey to the top as the first Chinese-American NBA player, and how he hopes to share the Gospel with the world.

"I think for me, slowly, as I got older, I learned to appreciate my identity in terms of who I am for myself versus allowing what other people think of me to shape who I am," he said. "A lot of that goes back to my faith. I'm a Christian, and so I always talk about how my identity comes first and foremost from Christ."

When asked about his future plans, Lin didn't hesitate to point to his passion for sharing the Gospel: "I want to bring Christ to parts of the world I feel like don't have access to understand what that's about," he said.

"Underprivileged children are something that's very near and dear to me," Lin added. "I grew up with..."

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