A sign of becoming more like a Taiwanese?

When I first came to Taiwan, something that most Taiwanese would say to me when they found out I'm from the States; it is "so, now you come back". My response would be: "No, I'm not from Taiwan, never been to Taiwan before, this is my first time". However, recently, I found myself saying: "So, after I came back..." Weird, why did I say? Was it because I'm tired of explaining where I'm from? Was it because there's a desire that I wanted become like one of them? or was it because I'm beginning to see myself as a Taiwanese?

Chapel Time at Language school

Language school used to have chapel time once every week but was stopped a few years ago. A recently arrived missionary learned about it and suggested having it again. So, a few of us missionaries with several Christian teachers are talking and planning what we can do. Since there are quite a few teachers and students who are not Christians. We decided it to be more evangelical than just for Christians. We'll have students and teachers sharing testimonies, messages, music, and light snack. Pray God will work on these people as we have this chapel time started. We'll have a kick off on the 20th of this month with a short message about counting God's blessing in the past year and welcoming the New Year.

若是有你在我的生命中

自從學了這首台語歌之後, 就愛上了它. 那溫柔的旋律, 加上感人的歌詞. 讓我每次思想歌詞的時候都再次提醒自己天父上帝那浩瀚的無條件的大愛. 但我這有限的頭腦卻只能明白當中的一小點. 上帝的同在竟然讓我們不再驚惶, 不孤單, 無論遇到什麼的情況, 甚至當這世界沒有了, 衪都不離開我們. 衪那無私的愛讓我詫異. "甘願為我受盡拖磨 將我當作你心肝." 怎麼會如此?

可是很多時候我們回報衪的是懷疑與不信. 求神赦免孩子的不信, 赦免孩子的愚蠢 -- 不能明白袮的愛. 真的 "恩情這大 怎樣感謝" 願"一生與主連相倚".

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若是有你在我的生命中

詞曲:葛兆昕 (台福宣教中心)

若是有你佇我的生命，我就永遠不驚惶
風雨那呢大 曠野這呢闊 有你同在無搖泏

若是有你佇我的生命 我就永遠不孤單
有你相作伴 與你逗陣行 充滿溫暖不畏寒

海水會乾 石頭會爛 主的愛疼無變換
甘願為我 受盡拖磨 將我當作你心肝

海水會乾 石頭會爛 主的愛疼無變換
恩情這大 怎樣感謝 一生與主連相倚

跨年

2008年的最後一天, 台中轉更冷. 雖然如此, 仍然有很多男男女女參加不同地方的跨年. 而我, 卻打算留在家. 不願到冰冷的外面食風. 原打算在家過一個安靜的夜晚, 但神卻安排了一位住在離我家五分鐘路程的朋友在十一點時打電話給我. 因她剛煲了一煱的三文魚黃瓜湯. 問我要不要飲. 有湯飲, 當然奉陪. 既然去到她家, 就留在那裡與她一起跨年. 藉此時段, 神又再讓我跟她有更深入的傾談. 經過上次得知她在教會內受傷之後就很少回教會. 這次她與我分享到神對她的恩典. 最近神在她身邊不段出現一些基督徒鼓勵她再回到衪身邊. 藉這些神對她說衪沒有放棄她. 感謝神! 她現願意嘗試到她家附近的一間教會. 求神讓她能認識更多的弟兄姊妹, 與她一同成長. 最後, 我們兩以祈禱來開始2009年這新的一年. 求神祝福每一位衪所愛的人, 也祝福台灣, 讓更多人歸向衪.

一月一號, 還未起來電話就響了. 其實之前另一位朋友已邀我去她家吃中飯. 只是自己貪睡, 不想起來. 於是就起來吃了早餐, 因還早呢. 然後做一些家務, 上網, 就起行去朋友家. 到她家時, 她家人也在. 他們也很高興我與他們一起吃中飯. 感覺就好似是他們家的一份子一樣. 之後跟朋友一起到她教會幫她做PowerPoint. 不知不覺到黃昏. 是時候回家. 如果等太陽下山後才回家, 天氣就變很冷. 回家後將還沒有完成的部分完成後電郵給她就大功告成.