SQJ Taipei

Our Ankeng house church will be attending a retreat with our “mother church” (Yunghe) today. We are going to Wulai and there should be about 200 people total.
Our October Monthly Report is available for download.
In this edition…

Aunt Angie’s Awesome English Class
How to find our photos on the web
Scott’s quick trip to the USA in November
Brief [...]

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Whatever you do… don’t give him a card.
With some exceptional insight into both Taiwanese *and* Christian culture… I proudly link to…
Here’s Your Card

I FULLY expect to get pulled over by a Taiwan Police man, to hear him say, “May I see your card?” Then, after giving him my Drivers License, hearing him then say, “No, [...]

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I wish this one was mine… but it isn’t. It is from Craig & Karen Thompson.
In their recent newsletter they were sharing about some of the contacts they had made recently. Now… you have to know that Craig and Karen (with teammates Jen and Peter) are making deliberate attempts to ensure that people realize that [...]

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HT: Michael at The View From Taiwan
I found this article about Taiwan’s Aborigine Christians pretty interesting on several levels.

It assumes that Christianity is primarily about “going to church”
It reveals some of Taiwan’s history, primarily in aboriginal cultures
It spotlights some of the pitfalls of transplanting western Christian structures here
I happen to know John McCall who is [...]

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I’m a missionary with an organization called Team Expansion.
One thing I love about Team Expansion is that they allow me to fail. In fact, in some ways, it *could* be said that they encourage me to fail.
WHAT?
Of course, we don’t strive for failure, but I’m glad to know that the home office understands that it [...]

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Another typhoon (hurricane) is passing just a bit to the north of the island and is bringing intense rain and wind to our area.
Our September Monthly Report is available for download.
In this edition…

The distinctives of Christianity help form a new mantra for our church
Back to school
Yao Ming visits Taiwan
more…

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A while ago, I was writing a fellow blogger about missionaries. I was talking about how missionaries have historically tended to be individualists and workaholics. Those traits can make for the ability to create inroads to the gospel, but those inroads often come at a price… sometimes they will cost a missionary in the area [...]

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Ever since God called me to Taiwan, he has not stopped reminding me of his love and mercy, that is open regardless of where I’ve been and what I’ve done. And he will and is using me for HIS will. Which he has shown to be always greater than I could have thought up. God [...]

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I had a great summer serving in numerous ways and in numerous places. Before I went on the trip, I spent four weeks traveling to Christian summer camps as part of the Ozark Christian College Camp Team ministry. With this job I spent time ministering to high school and junior high students with hopes of [...]

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NOTE FROM SQJ: Like with Kim… this post by Audrey was written a few weeks ago. Sorry I’m so slow Audrey!
After meeting my team and enduring many sleep-deprived hours of travel, we finally arrived in Taipei. I remember feeling almost giddy to finally be here. I was and still am so excited to learn about [...]

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