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Taiwan Mission Trip — Spring, 2016
In this Taiwan trip, I saw the blooming of community self-reliance projects. With the new government planned policies, I am filled with hope of Taiwan’s future. I attended RCDA (路得關懷發展協會) annual meeting, RCDA and Guogou Church has been operated since 2009. I attended Program the World 協會成立大會 and joined as a member. Professor Alvin Su […]
Suffering
I-Hon, a Chinese bride married to a Taiwanese elementary school teacher, borne a beautiful daughter and a smart son. She is a faithful church member, and a choir member. On her way to Thursday choir rehearsal, she was hit by a motorcycle a few hundred feet from the Church, broke her legs in three places and suffered […]
Guogou “Lucky Cake” 過溝”福餅”
過溝福餅緣由 過溝莊位於美麗的嘉南平原最西邊，含布袋鎮的三個里，一百多年前是台灣數一數二的大莊，出了不少文人雅士，居民對過溝輝煌的歷史頗為自豪。由於社會的變遷，鄉村年輕人紛紛到都市求學就業，目前留在鄉村的居民以年長者與孩童居多。過溝臨近的村莊有東石鄉的栗子崙、塭仔、網寮、白水湖、掌潭，居民以養殖、務農、剝蚵為業。附近的鰲鼓濕地生態資源豐富，是全國最佳賞鳥景點。
Violin Class at Guogou Church
By God’s grace and blessing, the violin class was started at Guogou Church. We purchased six violins (four ¾ size and two ½ size) from Classic (經典樂器), a music shop and studio at Putze (朴子), Chiayi (嘉義). I am deeply appreciated the financial contributions from Amy and Dr. Carl Chen, Dorothy and Ed Hsia, and […]
Care of Violins
Violins are delicate instruments that need good maintenance and repairs from skillful luthiers. In my childhood, my father bought a violin that was stored in a warehouse for decades. The body was separated due to the high humidity and it was without strings, bridge and the pegs.