Cherry Blossom Season @ Taiwan!
After 2 long, wet, damp, horrible weeks of seemingly non-stop rain since Chinese New Year, the sun is finally out in Sanzhi ~ and so is the cherry blossom! Yippee! Continue reading Cherry Blossom Season @ Taiwan!
Month: February 2016
From the Anglican Church of Korea: Welcoming Rev. Stephen Sikyung Yoo!
A big welcome to Taiwan to Rev. Stephen Sikyung Yoo, his first ever visit to Taiwan! Rev. Stephen Sikyung Yoo is the Provincial Secretary of the Anglican Church of Korea, and was invited here earlier this week for a conference of East Asia leaders hosted by the Taiwan Presbyterian Church. Before becoming Provincial Secretary, Stephen worked at the Seoul Anglican Cathedral, and before that he and his family spent 10 years in Japan as missionaries from the Korean Anglican Church; Stephen was chaplain of Rikkyo (St. Paul’s) University, Tokyo, the largest Anglican University in Japan, with over 20,000 students. Yesterday Bishop … Continue reading From the Anglican Church of Korea: Welcoming Rev. Stephen Sikyung Yoo!
The Year of the Monkey @ The Wall Street Journal!
The Wall Street Journal must have liked my Instagram photo for the Year of the Monkey at Chinese New Year ~ they’ve included it here: View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Wall Street Journal (@wsj) Mine’s is the bottom right photo, taken at the Jian-Guo Flower Market in Taipei just before Chinese New Year – such a happy monkey – he kinda looks like he’s taking off down a ski slope lol! It’s also No. 26 of 33 photos published on their website – check out the link here Continue reading The Year of the Monkey @ The Wall Street Journal!
The Old and the New: Sanzhi Presbyterian Church 台灣基督長老教會三芝教會
Last week’s gloriously sunny weather for Chinese New Year meant that everything looked so beautiful! I’ve found 5 small churches in Sanzhi Town, and the biggest is the Sanzhi Presbyterian Church 台灣基督長老教會三芝教會 ~ they’re busy constructing a new church building, along by the river, and it’s looking good so far! Their old building, which is still being used, also looked really good in the sun ~ and so did the view of the Yang-Ming Shan Mountains just along from the church! Praying for this building project to bring glory to God and renewal of faith for the people! Continue reading The Old and the New: Sanzhi Presbyterian Church 台灣基督長老教會三芝教會
Chinese New Year 2016
A sombre, sober and subdued Lunar New Year for all of Taiwan. It started with the deadly 6.4 earthquake early on Saturday February 6 in southern Taiwan, which led to the collapse of a number of high-rise buildings in Tainan, including the 17-storey Weiguan Jinlong apartment complex, where over 100 were killed. Electricity and water outages made the New Year even worse for many, and as High-Speed Rail services were cancelled in southern Taiwan, many people were forced to change their travel plans. TV and Newspaper reports kept us all focused on the emerging nightmare…. Tragedy after tragedy – as … Continue reading Chinese New Year 2016
Taiwan earthquake: Eight-year-old rescued after 60 hours – BBC News
Updates about the earthquake…. An eight-year-old girl is the latest survivor to be rescued from a building which collapsed in Taiwan’s deadly earthquake on Saturday. Source: Taiwan earthquake: Eight-year-old rescued after 60 hours – BBC News Also from the Taipei Times: http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2016/02/09/2003639107 Continue reading Taiwan earthquake: Eight-year-old rescued after 60 hours – BBC News
Prayers for Southern Taiwan
Thanking God for his mercy, and asking your prayers for southern Taiwan, for those affected by this morning’s 6.4 deadly earthquake. In the Taiwan Episcopal Church, all our clergy and church members are safe. Grace Church, Tainan and St. Peter’s Church, Chiayi are reporting some damage, but all are relieved to be safe. There are widespread power and water outages in the region, and high-speed rail services are cancelled south of Taichung. Tomorrow is Chinese New Year’s Eve, for many the most important family gathering of the whole year. Many have now had their New Year travel plans disrupted. Thank … Continue reading Prayers for Southern Taiwan
Deadly earthquake topples buildings in Taiwan city of Tainan – BBC News
Pray for Taiwan…… An earthquake topples a number of buildings in the south Taiwanese city of Tainan, killing at least three people. Source: Deadly earthquake topples buildings in Taiwan city of Tainan – BBC News Continue reading Deadly earthquake topples buildings in Taiwan city of Tainan – BBC News
CMS Link Letter # 68
Click on the link below to see my new CMS link letter ~ published just in time for Chinese New Year! Lee, Catherine 68 Continue reading CMS Link Letter # 68
Catherine Lee 