wfn.org | Mustard Seed Mission plans banquet for Morakot victims ahead of Chinese New Year

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>January 25~31, 2010

Mustard Seed Mission plans banquet for Morakot victims ahead of  Chinese New Year

>Reported by Lin Yi-ying

>Written by Lydia Ma

Mustard Seed Mission will head to Divine Tree Village  (Shenmutsun), a remote village in Hsinyi

County near Nantou area, to host Chinese New Year celebrations  from February 5 to 7. The

village was one of the worst hit areas of last year’s Typhoon  Morakot because of mudslides. After

the typhoon, more than 400 families or 900 people were practically  cut off from the rest of the

>country.

Most of the residents in Shenmutsun are single parent families or  seniors who live alone, and

more than half of the residents are unemployed. Their predicament  caught Mustard Seed

Mission’s attention and the organization is currently  sponsoring 16 children and 24 families.

With Chinese New Year approaching, Mustard Seed has sent  volunteers to visit residents and

make a list of supplies residents will need. It will also hold a  banquet for 300 people on February

6 to bring some holiday cheer to Shenmutsun residents.

According to Mustard Seed reports, there are no churches in  Shenmutsun and residents are

mostly Hakka people who used to depend on the harvest of tropical  fruits and vegetables as their

main source of income. Hence, winter season is the time when they  need support and

>encouragement most.

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