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From SJU ~ UK: Welcoming David Li to England!
David Li (yep we have the same surname, just a different way to write it!) is one of our former students at St. John’s University, Taiwan, and he was also an active member of our Chaplaincy student fellowship group. He graduated only a year or so ago and now with his military service all over, he’s had the chance to come to the UK to study English for 6 months. He’s landed in Stratford-upon-Avon, and guess what? Until yesterday I’d never even been there. Disgraceful, indeed. Home of William Shakespeare and all that, so thought it was about time I … Continue reading From SJU ~ UK: Welcoming David Li to England!
Off to London :) !
It’s Wednesday October 1, 7:00am and I’m sitting in Taoyuan Int’l Airport, Taipei awaiting my EVA Airlines flight to London Heathrow via Bangkok….. The first day of my 7 months home leave ~ YES! Sad to say goodbye to Taiwan and all my wonderful friends ~ but happy to be off to the UK and reconnect with all my CMS Link Churches, friends and family…. see y’all soon! Continue reading Off to London 🙂 !
法鼓山 Dharma Drum Mountain ‘n 金山老街 Jinshan Old Street ~ what a tour!
Yep, what a tour indeed ~ ‘n all in the planning for next week… And next week starts the Episcopal Church House of Bishops Autumn Meeting in Taiwan, and one of the outings arranged for the spouses is, yep, to learn about Buddhism at Dharma Drum Mountain and to Jinshan Old Street to see the Taoist Temples and try all the sweet potato delicacies…. So off we went today, Mr. Huang and his lovely wife Mei-li from St. John’s Cathedral, and me – to check it all out in preparation ~ first to Jinshan Old Street for goose meat lunch… And then up the … Continue reading 法鼓山 Dharma Drum Mountain ‘n 金山老街 Jinshan Old Street ~ what a tour!
NCCT @ Taipei Holy Trinity Orthodox Church….
My first ever visit to the Holy Trinity Orthodox Church in Taipei ~ for an NCCT (National Council of Churches of Taiwan) meeting….. The NCCT is quite unique in that RC, Orthodox and Protestant Churches are all represented ~ ‘n it don’t happen like that in many countries! So happens that for these 2 years, 2013-14, Bishop Lai is the NCCT chairperson, and we’re part of the team…. Holy Trinity is quite some church, on the 4th floor of a huge apartment block…. And the view’s quite some view! And so of course, the meeting was quite some meeting! Continue reading NCCT @ Taipei Holy Trinity Orthodox Church….
Welcoming Mike and Harriet to Taiwan ~ YES!
Just such lovely visitors, as always! Harriet’s just finished her G.S.C.E’s, so what better treat than to come to visit Taiwan with her dad ~ YES! First met in Tanzania many years ago ~ and now the family belongs to one of my CMS link churches, St. John’s, Neville’s Cross, Durham ~ such a wonderful church! Friday night they came and it’s been non-stop ever since…. and hot hot hot! Taipei 101, Beitou Hot Springs, Tamsui Old Street, Advent Church, Baishawan Beach, St. John’s University, National Palace Museum, Shilin Night Market, C.K.S. Memorial…. plus meals with friends and colleagues ~ just … Continue reading Welcoming Mike and Harriet to Taiwan ~ YES!
溫柔農場 Shining! Advent Church Summer Camp 2014….
The first 2 days of the summer holidays YES! 2 days of 20+ of our university student fellowship and church young people leading the annual Advent Church Summer Camp for 50+ children here at Advent Church ~ fun and games, stories and drama… and a great time was had by all! Year by year, we’re working our way through the Fruits of the Spirit as a theme, and this year is Gentleness…. presented as a gentle strength! And just as we were finishing the water fight, some of our students who’ve spent the last 8 days cycling around Taiwan arrived … Continue reading 溫柔農場 Shining! Advent Church Summer Camp 2014….
All black and white…..
It’s the end of the school year and exams loom large for many… For our students at St. John’s University classes, exams and graduation are all over, and students all vacated the campus this past weekend. Many are sad to leave. It’s soooooo quiet without them all! For our neighbouring junior-high school, the 9th grade students have already graduated and the younger ones are deep in exams, as they are all over the country… Tragically this past weekend, one of those just-graduated 9th grade students from our neighbouring school was killed in a road accident. Every year the long summer holiday … Continue reading All black and white…..
St. John’s University 畢業典禮 2014 Graduation Day!
Saturday was THE big day! Thousands of students, parents, gowns, mortar boards, VIPs, flowers, balloons, cameras, cars – and even dogs – all here for graduation…. Very hot and very humid, stamina needed! Photos and photos and more photos. Cameras and phones everywhere. Smiles permanently fixed. Click click click all day long. More stamina needed than ever! So nice to meet the parents of all these lovely students that we know. Some students look just exactly like their parents, and some – well you’d never know they were even related! Ha ha, the internet was buzzing all day with … Continue reading St. John’s University 畢業典禮 2014 Graduation Day!
Catherine Lee 