Saturday, July 21
Presbyterian Women's Gathering
Taiwan
New students are welcomed into the newly renovated mission center.
The 2010 theme for Hualien Aboriginal Campus Ministry (HACM) was ``Growing Together.'' Through the sending-and-going missionary relationship we hope we can grow together in Christ.
In 2009 the Presbyterian Church in Taiwan (PCT) sent a letter to all the churches and college ministries saying they wanted to promote a project called the ``One-leads-One Doubling Movement.'' The year 2015 will mark the 150th anniversary of the PCT, by which time the church would like to see a boost in membership from 200,000 to 300,000. So at the beginning of 2010, we told the student officers that we would join the movement and that we would work hard together to double our membership to 50 before 2015.
During the summer, we renovated the worship place in our mission center so that it would provide more seats. At the beginning of the fall 2010 semester, we started to use it. What a surprise we had! With God's grace, we have already met the goal we set to reach 50 students at our Sunday worship service this year. On the first Sunday 52 students attended, and on the following Sunday there were 56 students. During the Welcoming New Students Service, we had about 120 students. Because we were cramped for space, we removed all the chairs and sat on the floor for the service.
Thank you for your faithful prayers and support. We are willing to obey and serve the Lord, Jesus Christ.
- Yen Hee and Rev. Choon Lim, PC(USA) mission co-workers, Hualien, Taiwan
Let us join in prayer for:
PC(USA) People in Mission
Presbyterian Church in Taiwan: Rev. Choon Lim, campus ministry to aborigines, Yen Hee Lim, campus ministry to aborigines, Rev. Dr. John McCall, leadership development facilitator, Emily Seitz, team ministry, Rev. Jonathan Seitz, theological/missiology professor
PC(USA) Agencies' Staff
Sue Lutz, BOP
Catherine Lynch, PILP
Let us pray
Dear Lord, help us to keep the goal in mind so that we may tell the good news of Christ each day, wherever we are and in whatever we do, and keep growing in faith. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.
Daily Lectionary
Morning Psalms 104; 149
First Reading Joshua 6:1-14
Second Reading Romans 13:1-7
Gospel Reading Matthew 26:26-35
Evening Psalms 138; 98
