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As our Campus Ministry Center has participated
in the "Festival of Love and Peace," we have offered
many opportunities to our students to introduce their not-yet-believing
neighbors to the Lord. It is true Taiwan’s folk religion
is a major barrier to spreading the good news to the Taiwan people.
In this environment we try to make good programs for the college
students to let them know that Jesus Christ is our Lord. With
God’s mercy and grace, we pray that we can reach out to more
people to love the Lord.
Our activities in our center so far this year consist of the
following:
For the first time, our Hualien Aboriginal College Student Committee
planned the 2002 year’s program in January. We worked very
hard to reach this goal. We published our first newsletter in
February and held a two-day training retreat for our committee
members at Tianshiang mountain in May. We also had a two-day praise
night and worship at the Bunong tribe’s church. In June,
we had a four-day summer camp at Orchid Island. In August, we
held the first, four-day Aboriginal College Student Bible Study
Conference at the Yushan Theological Seminary, and we also went
to the Ari Mountain to prepare for 2003's College Winter Camp.
The praise night and worship at the Bunong tribe’s church
was a success. All seats in the church were taken, and some people
had to stand outside. We were able to bring some young adults
from other villages to come and see our program. For the first
Aboriginal College Student Bible Study Conference at the Yushan
Theological Seminary, we sent letters to the students and called
the aboriginal churches to send their students to the conference.
In the past, their attendance at the conference had not surpassed
40. The major problem is that these college students have summer
jobs to help pay their tuition fee for the next year. Therefore,
we reduced the registered fee to US$20 for the four-day conference.
As a result, we had 90 college students attend. In the conference,
we touched on basic theological issues such as "What is the
Bible?" "Why do we go to church on Sunday?" and
"Why do we say the Lord’s Prayer?" I firmly believe
that they have became more mature Christians through the efforts
of this conference. I also believe that without your support and
prayers I would not have been able to develop and successfully
complete all these programs.
- The coming events for September through December are the following:
- Publishing our second newsletter in September
- Celebration and worship service for the third anniversary
of establishing the Hualien Aboriginal Campus Ministry (HACM)
in conjunction with new-student welcoming party being held on
October 4
- A two-day fall camp of the HACM at Yushan mountain (11/30
to 12/1)
- A two-day praise night and worship at the Amis tribe’s
church (12/7 to 8)
- Election of the HACM’s new student committee and Christmas
party (12/13)
Please pray for the following:
- Our upcoming events mentioned above
- Our new HACM center in Hualien (July 1, 2003)
- All the students who have graduated and will begin the life
of a college student.
- A full-time worker who can help us reach our goals here in
Hualien.
- Our safety from natural disasters, such as earthquakes (In
May 2002, Hualien experienced a earthquake of 6.8 on the Richter
scale)
- Bible study training for aboriginal ministers
- Improving our Mandarin language skills
By God’s grace and your support, our work is being done
to proclaim the good news to the aboriginal people in Taiwan.
We are deeply indebted to all of you for your continued support
and encouragement. Thank you for being a part of building up the
Kingdom of God on earth!
Please continually support us in prayer. May we always be a true
blessing to one another!
In His Service,
Yen Hee and Choon Lim
The 2002 Mission Yearbook for Prayer & Study, p. 187
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