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Master Chang Ching’s ‘Exquisite Arts’ Exhibition 新開創 – 張敬の精湛藝術邀請展 ~ a big must-see!

Catherine Lee

From now until January 24, the National Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall in Taipei City is THE place to go!  Not for the changing of the guard, although that’s quite fun if you arrive on the hour like hundreds of tourists do, and like we did yesterday.  But even more fascinating is the Wood Sculpture Exhibition by Master Chang Ching 張敬, it’s STUNNING! Master Chang’s story was published over 10 years ago in English by the Buddhist Tzu-Chi Organization (click here for the article), and it’s fascinating to read ~ he has a great Christian testimony! He’s now nearly 80 and still … Continue reading Master Chang Ching’s ‘Exquisite Arts’ Exhibition 新開創 – 張敬の精湛藝術邀請展 ~ a big must-see!

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Shoe-shaped chapel aims to attract couples, visitors – Taipei Times

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Wonders will never cease ~ check out this article… The Southwest Coast National Scenic Area has constructed a glass wedding chapel, 17m tall and 11m wide, to attract couples to hold their nuptials in Chiayi’s Budai Township (布袋). Source: Shoe-shaped chapel aims to attract couples, visitors – Taipei Times Plus this article from Britain’s Daily Mail… Continue reading Shoe-shaped chapel aims to attract couples, visitors – Taipei Times

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St. Timothy’s Church, Kaohsiung ~ and such a warm welcome!

Catherine Lee

A great weekend at St. Timothy’s Church!   Since I was last there, our good friends, Rev. Richard Lee and his wife and family (previously at Trinity Church, Keelung) have moved there, Richard is the new rector.  Actually they’ve already been there about a year, so they’re getting used to the warmer climate, big city life, a big rectory, and of course services being all in Taiwanese! It was a great honour to be in Kaohsiung with Mrs. Grace Chien, widow of Bishop John Chien ~ and our first port of call was to say hello to her sister, and … Continue reading St. Timothy’s Church, Kaohsiung ~ and such a warm welcome!

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7 years after Typhoon Morakot ~ up beyond 甲仙 Jiasian to 小林 Siaolin and 錫安山 Holy Mt. Zion!

Catherine Lee

The deadliest typhoon in Taiwan’s history, Typhoon Morakot on August 8, 2009, resulted in the deadliest mudslide ever, in the Pingpu village of Siaolin (Xiaolin) 小林, up in the mountains of southern Taiwan, about 90 minutes drive NE of Kaohsiung City.  A stunningly beautiful area – but on that tragic day in 2009, disaster struck and up to 700 people lost their lives when the village was completely buried by the mud, as were the roads, bridges, agricultural land, schools and temples…. Now 7 years later, and a huge amount of reconstruction has been going on. People have been rehoused in several … Continue reading 7 years after Typhoon Morakot ~ up beyond 甲仙 Jiasian to 小林 Siaolin and 錫安山 Holy Mt. Zion!

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Taoist deity conferred with honorary doctorate – Taipei Times

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In today’s Taiwan News Reports….. Taoist deity Shennong (神農大帝, God of Agriculture) was yesterday conferred with a distinguished honorary doctorate by the Chiayi County-based National Chung Cheng University in a gesture of gratitude for a local temple’s donation of land during the university’s founding. Source: Taoist deity conferred with honorary doctorate – Taipei Times Continue reading Taoist deity conferred with honorary doctorate – Taipei Times

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The world’s best cricket grounds? Castles, cows and carpets – BBC Sport

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Cricket?!  Wow, Sedbergh’s featured right here, as one of the best cricket grounds in the world! From Cumbria to Cape Town via Honolulu and Switzerland, BBC Sport presents the world’s most picturesque grounds – as chosen by you. Source: The world’s best cricket grounds? Castles, cows and carpets – BBC Sport Continue reading The world’s best cricket grounds? Castles, cows and carpets – BBC Sport

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An election battle for the identity of Taiwan – BBC News

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Taiwan elections coming in only 2 weeks – watch this space, read this article, and please pray for Taiwan! The BBC’s Cindy Sui explains why this might just be one of its most significant elections for one of the world’s feistiest democracies. Source: An election battle for the identity of Taiwan – BBC News Continue reading An election battle for the identity of Taiwan – BBC News

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R.I.P. Mr. Liao Hong-Ming 廖鴻鳴弟兄 Loyal and Faithful Servant of the Lord

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Mr. Liao Hong-Ming died peacefully on December 17, ‘with a smile on his face’ as Rev. Philip Lin wrote in his announcement – and today was his funeral and cremation at the Taipei Second Funeral Home. Mr. Liao was the husband of Mrs. Chao, who until she retired last year was our colleague in the St. John’s University Chaplaincy.  In fact they both worked at St. John’s University (and as it was formerly known, St. John’s and St. Mary’s Institute of Technology) for virtually all of their working lives, serving faithfully on the administrative staff, devoting their time, energy and … Continue reading R.I.P. Mr. Liao Hong-Ming 廖鴻鳴弟兄 Loyal and Faithful Servant of the Lord