《聖經》〈創世記〉第六到第九章記載滅世大洪水淹沒全世界的故事。當上帝因人類的罪，決定毀滅祂 所造的萬物時，只有正直的挪亞得到赦免；上帝仔細地告訴挪亞該如何建造船（通常稱為「方舟」），造出來的船應該看起來像長形的房子，屋頂為三角形，房子中 有許多小房間。挪亞在所有生物中選出代表，雨一開始下，挪亞就帶領家人和生物上船。　　雨下個不停，整個地面都被雨水淹沒，但最後雨終於停 了，洪水也慢慢退了，方舟停在亞拉臘山上，挪亞從方舟放出幾隻鳥，看看離開方舟是否安全。一開始挪亞放的是烏鴉，後三次放的都是鴿子。〈創世記八章 、挪亞就知道地上的水退了。 他又等了七天、放出鴿子去、鴿子就不再回來了。 就知道地面已漸漸乾了，可以放心下船。挪亞一踏上洪水退去的土地，馬上向上帝獻上祭品，上帝認可他的祭品，決定以後永遠不 因人的罪而毀滅世界，並與挪亞立約，要他「生養眾多，遍滿了地」；上帝亦將萬物交由人類，並且在天空畫一道彩虹，作為立約的記號。

　　Starting from 1997, several UW students who came from China, Taiwan and Hong Kong started a small Bible study group.  In 1998, there were about 10-15 students joining the fellowship. By sharing with each other, they built a strong friendship in Christ and had the yearning to share the gospel with those who haven't believed in God on UW campus. In 1999, we became a registered student organization in UW. As the Bible reads, "When the dove returned to him [Noah] in the evening, there in its beak was a freshly plucked OLIVE LEAF! Then Noah knew that the water had receded from the earth." (Genesis 8:11) We were named as "Olive Leaf" to symbolize the new and fresh land by God's mercy and grace!

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