This is Rev. Antony Liang and the lovely people at St. Luke’s Church, Hualien (台灣聖公會花蓮聖路加堂) after their Sunday service on April 7, as they gathered for worship only days after Taiwan’s devastating 7.2 earthquake on April 3 that hit Hualien … Continue reading St. Luke’s Church, Hualien
A fairly momentous day. Wednesday April 3, 2024 was the day of Taiwan’s massive 7.2 earthquake. And yes, it was also my birthday! The day started off pretty normally, as birthdays on a Wednesday might do, and by 7:30 am I was just back home from an hour in the swimming pool. Actually, everyone in Taiwan was busy planning their upcoming long weekend – the following 2 days, April 4 and 5 were to be days off for the annual Tomb-Sweeping Festival – so I was busy planning too. The weather reports for the holiday weekend were not too good, … Continue reading Taiwan’s 7.2 Hualien Earthquake: April 3, 2024
Please pray for Hualien on the Taiwan’s east coast, battered by a legion of earthquakes, starting with a magnitude 5.8 earthquake on Sunday February 4 that peaked with the main quake, magnitude 6.4 (registered as 7 in downtown Hualien) at 11:50 pm, last night, Tuesday February 6. Between those 2 major earthquakes, 94 shocks were recorded, with five of them reaching magnitude 5.0 or higher. Since last night, there have been seemingly non-stop aftershocks. Many of these have been felt throughout Taiwan. So although last night’s earthquake was not totally unexpected, the fact that 4 major high-rise buildings in Hualien … Continue reading Hualien Earthquake, Taiwan’s East Coast, February 2018
Yes, honest, I love CMS! And all those associated with CMS ~ the mission partners, CMS staff, UK Link Churches and of course all those who welcome us to serve in their dioceses, churches, organizations and communities! CMS stands for Church Mission Society ~ I joined in September 1989, served in Tanzania for 7 years, and then in January 1999 arrived in Taiwan and I’ve been here ever since, first at St. James’ Church, Taichung for 7 years, and since early 2007 based here at St. John’s University, on Taiwan’s NW coast. My last formal CMS-UK visitors came in November … Continue reading I love CMS! A Great Big Welcome to Taiwan for Raj Patel, CMS Regional Manager for Asia ~ all the way from Oxford ~ YES!
Terrible news from Tanzania of a 5.9 earthquake on Saturday…. Excellent reporting of the earthquake on the following blog post written by one of my former students…. Source: Natural Hazards, GIS and Disaster Management: Earthquake in Tanzania kills 10 Tanzania needs our prayers… Continue reading Natural Hazards, GIS and Disaster Management: Earthquake in Tanzania kills 10
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
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
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
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
Catherine Lee 