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>3026 Edition

>February 22~28, 2010

Presbytery helps single Christians find a mate

>Reported by Chen Yi-hsuan

>Written by Lydia Ma

>Photo by Chen Yi-hsuan

On February 19, young adults from various churches across Taiwan  who are still single

gathered at a restaurant in Tainan city to take part in a group  blind date sponsored by Tainan

Presbytery’s Church and Society Committee. This was the  fourth time the committee had

>organized such an event.

Though a cold current resulted in frigid temperatures across  Taiwan on that day, as many as

66 Christians attended this event. Activities included fun  self-introductions and bingo games

especially designed to help participants get to know one another.  This meeting eventually

>resulted in 14 successful matches.

According to the Elder Chen Ya-hui who emceed the event, those who  didn’t find a successful

match this time shouldn’t despair because the committee still  has information files of more

than 200 single adults seeking a mate. She added that the  committee would continue hosting

similar events in the near future and urged singles to  participate.

Young adults who participated on that day ranged from 25 to 40  years of age and some came

from as far as Taipei. Though few people registered for the event  when it was first announced,

numbers crept quickly toward the end of the registration deadline  and even exceeded

>expectations.

Through various games and activities during this event,  everyone’s personality became

apparent as some joked around and others spoke nervously about  themselves. Some

participants even brought along their relatives to root for them.

According to Chen, Tainan Presbytery will hold group blind dates  every two months in the near

future and will likely add a group blind date exclusively for  those who are widowed or divorced

and are looking for another shot at marriage. The next time this  event will be held will likely be

April 17th. Those who are interested in registering for it should  contact Chen at 0932-802004.

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