This lowered his morale. Due to these frustrations, there was a time when Wang considered giving up. But then he considered his original vow to help, and also how he himself had had discipline problems in school: fighting, bullying, low grades. The affirmation and care he received then from his church elders guided him out.
種種挫折，有一段時間王明德幾乎萌生退意，但是想到當初立下的志願，又想到自己國中時也曾因打架滋事、欺負同學、課業成績低落而被貼標籤，那時教會師長的肯定和關心，正是他心中最大的依靠。