Checking out the Fruits and Veggies 台灣的水果與蔬菜

The Reflection from Mrs. Lai 台灣短宣感言-黎師母

台灣臨行之前﹐倉促間忘了帶記事本﹐裡面記載我去年接觸的一些學生資訊。

在北埔國中短宣的最後一天﹐我幾乎已放棄希望尋找的男孩﹐竟然出現在臺上為我
們吹奏口琴。男孩下臺後﹐我跑過去找他。他還記得我們去年埋葬鳥兒的事呢﹗我
終於實現我的諾言﹐送給這心地善良的男孩我答應的書籍﹔“四個屬靈的定律”。

感謝神﹗他是信實的。他知道我的信心微小。可是﹐他豐盛的賜予卻遠大於我所該得的。讚美主﹗


Before I left for Taiwan, I had a prayer that I may be able to meet some
students who I knew from last year. To my regret, I forgot to bring the
handbook which has all the information I need with me. On the first two
days while we were in Beipu, I tried to look through the faces across
me.

Surprisingly, I did recognize several students and said hi to them,
but the one I particularly looking for was lost in the woods. On the third
day morning, when I almost gave up the hope, God amazingly granted me a
precious gift. A boy was announced to perform a solo harmonica, and HE
was exactly the one I hoped to see.

Why is he so special? Last year when
we first met, his kind heart of asking me to bury a dead bird with him
really touched me. I also shared 4 spiritual laws with him. I promised
to mail a copy of English/Chinese copy of the 4 spiritual laws to him, but
I didn't fulfill the promise until this trip. When he came down from the
stage, I ran over to
him and asked if he remembered me. He responded with a sweetest childlike
smile and said "dead bird".... I was about to cry. I handed a copy of the
4 spiritual laws to him. We hugged and shared a couple words before he had
to leave for his class.....

Thanks the Lord; He knows how little faith I have. He rewarded me with something
I didn't deserve. Praise His Name.

Esther

Making friends 交朋友

Faces of Taiwan 各種面孔

Most of my photography has been plants, animals, mountains, and other nature
shots. With the telephoto lens, it is possible to photograph people from
a distance with them unaware, and it became apparent that one of the most
interesting subjects for photographers is the human face. Among the creatures
that God has created, only humans have such a wide range of facial expression
that I know of. Perhaps this has something to do with verses like this:

"The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face shine upon you
and be gracious to you; the Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace.
" - Numbers 6:24-26

A relative is waiting on a scooter to take a child home after school.

Junior high boys seem harder to photograph than the girls. My current theory
is that most of the time the guys are being silly and teasing each other
so that I don't much care for the expression. This was not one of those
instances.

I think this young lady is suspicious of my camera.





Here is another one who was vigilant and escaped my lens for a day, but
the camera keeps searching for a victim and it is getting faster as it practices.


The calm face turned to panic exactly .32 seconds after the button was
pushed, but she and her friends had a lot of fun looking at the pictures
immediately afterward. It was a good way to establish friendships.

Heroism 英雄論

Having spent six years teaching Sunday School to junior high school kids,
I have the greatest respect for the teachers who choose to spend a career
with them. At this age, the kids seem to have all of the vices of both young
children and teenagers, while not yet having developed any of the virtues
of adulthood. Can there be a more difficult age group? In Taiwan, discipline
is a bit easier, but still a challenge.


A hero is supposed to identify the enemy, go out and conquer, and then celebrate.
For the junior high teacher, however, things are different. They live on
the edge of defeat by their children, but to consider the children as "enemy"
would be an admission of failure. No, these children are the next generation.











They will be the teachers and workers of the future, so neither defeat
nor conquest are options. Instead, we must persist in teaching those who
struggle to pay attention. Thankfully the children do learn and grow in
maturity, although the teacher may never see this.
The junior high school
teachers I had as a child made a positive impact on me, yet I can't even
remember their names. Could there be a tougher and more important job?


Some of the time these teachers can be quite fierce as they grab the attention
of the children. Other times, they relax and smile as our college kids provide
some entertainment for the children. This one is trying to grab a little
time to grade papers during a spare moment.

Heading for Kaohsiung ...前往高雄。。。

It is sad to leave all of our team members and the children to head off to
Kaohsiung, but onward we must go. Here are some shots of the new high speed
rail system in Taiwan which looks almost identical to the Japanese Shinkansen
train, but with a different color scheme.

Taiwan Mission-Bei Pu Jr. High台灣短宣-北埔國中(三)

第八天- 07/29/09 (Wednesday)

Today a few tears were shed as we were departing the church at Zhudong for
the final time. There were many friends made and we will miss each other.

Some of the Taiwan Mission Team members are rumored to be claiming that
they weren't very important to the team. Don't believe them!

Everyone
played an important part and we all felt it each time a team member was
sick and unable to be with us.

God deliberately brought together a very
broad team in terms of our ages, backgrounds, experiences and talents to
make this happen, and this included many helpers from the local churches.

The last day was a struggle as it has been, but there were also several
high points.

The first attached picture is where the EMei church helpers
cleverly chose a few of the junior high school children to join in the dancing
with the college team.






Then there were the skits as the children acted out the story of Esther.
The second attached picture is where Haman is begging Esther for his life.


We had a final lunch together with the various groups. The last photo includes
the EMei church team, the Beipu church team, our HOC6 group, and the teachers
from the Beipu Junior High School. The principal from the high school is
at the upper left.




Give thanks to God that he has put it into the heart of these school leaders
to make this happen. We also showed part of a Jesus movie including a clear
presentation of the gospel message of salvation through Jesus. May the
Lord continue working things according to His plan. We have requested prayer
for the Zhudong and EMei church in the past, but the Beipu church is the
one where the children live and we pray that they too will be able to continue
to follow up with these Junior High children after we leave. Please remember
all three of these churches as we have opportunities to pray.

























We will continue gathering pictures and posting stories at the website:
hoc6taiwanmission.blogspot.com