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>Taiwan Church News

>3023 Edition

>February 1~7, 2010

Old missionaries’ legacies inspire future church leaders and  missionaries

>Reported by Simon Lin

>Written by Lydia Ma

To teach children about the commitment, sacrifices, and  contributions of old

missionaries, Tainan presbytery’s An-Shun Church held a  winter camp January 25-

27, 2010, using film and lively activities to draw children’s  attention to these heroes.

During this camp, children also modeled Thomas Barclay’s  example of making a

>personal vow to serve God when they grow up.

About 137 children crowded around RCA missionary Rev. David  Alexander during

an icebreaker time on the first day as he recounted his life in  Taiwan for the past 20

or so years. As Alexander taught these children some Taiwanese  adages and

hymns, his young listeners appeared in awe of this blond-haired  Westerner who

>could speak Taiwanese so fluently.

On the second day of the camp, Taiwan Church Press reporters  introduced their

organization’s ministries and founder Thomas Barclay.  Barclay’s legacy includes

founding Taiwan’s first newspaper (Taiwan Church News) and  first Western-style

higher education institution (Tainan Seminary), translating the  Bible into

Taiwanese, and promoting literacy through Romanized Taiwanese.

Representatives from other churches and organizations were also  invited to

introduce their ministries to the children, including Ray of Hope  (a ministry

promoting alternatives to abortion and helping women who’ve  been sexually

assaulted) and Hai-An Presbyterian Church’s pastor Rev. Tang  Chung-yung. Rev.

Tang used the “MEBIG model” to internalize biblical  teachings in the hearts of these

children. MEBIG is a teaching curriculum involving acting,  guessing and interacting

>with peers.

According to the CEO of this winter camp, Canaan Presbyterian  Church pastor

Rev. Chen Rei-yu, the camp’s purpose is to nurture  tomorrow’s church leaders and

instill in them a firm Christian foundation and Barclay’s  spirit of service and

>evangelism.

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