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>2999 Edition

>August 17~23, 2009

Taipei Christians journey south to help flood victims

>Reported by Chiou Kuo-rong

>Written by Lydia Ma

To join rescue and relief efforts after Typhoon Morakot, about 110  pastors from

different denominations in Taipei gathered together on August 12  to discuss how

>Taipei area Christians can help victims.

Taipei Bread of Life Church pledged to donate $1 million NTD to  Chinese

Christian Relief Association (CCRA) and another $6 million NTD  toward a

church rebuilding fund for local churches devastated by the  typhoon.

CCRA Secretary General James C.C. Shia urged leaders at the  meeting to set

aside one Sunday as “Typhoon Morakot Rescue Sunday” and  pray for victims

and rescue efforts and collect offerings to support various rescue  efforts. Shia

also suggested churches assemble volunteers able to go on  short-term missions

>lasting 3~5 days to help relief efforts.

According to reports, Hsintien Covenant Church had already  assembled a team

of volunteers on August 12 and had arrived in Taimali Township in  Taitung to

assist the only church in the area. Hsintien church members felt  that beside

evangelism, Christians shouldn’t lag behind in doing good  works either. The

church decided to send teams on short-term missions next week to  help relief

efforts and fundraise so that churches in Taitung and Pingtung  areas can be

>rebuilt and help victims as well.

In addition, the youthful Taipei New Life Church called a press  conference to

invite Christian artists to participate in the album “Map of  Faith” with full proceeds

from the album from now until September 6th to be donated to  charity. The album

was originally intended to fund youth ministries but will now go  toward helping

children and youth displaced by the typhoon so they can continue  with their

>education.

To encourage people to support this album, a church staff  mentioned that the

entire album’s revenue, which costs $299 each, would go  toward helping

children, and no production cost would be deducted from the  revenue total.

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