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>3038 Edition

>May 17~23, 2010

Kids and youth sharpen their Taiwanese in Bible storytelling  contest

>Reported by Simon Lin

>Written by Lydia Ma

PCT Tainan Presbytery Church and Society Committee held its 4th  “Bible 
Storytelling in

Taiwanese Competition” on May 15 at Tainan Theological  College and Seminary. 
As many as

57 children and teenagers participated in the competition.

The contest required children and teens to use Taiwanese to  recite, retell, or 
reenact Bible

stories. It gave participants an opportunity to learn from one  another and 
hone their Taiwanese

speaking skills. Performances on that day were impressive and the  audience 
responded with

>enthusiastic applause and loud cheers.

According to Tainan Presbytery, the number of people who signed up  to compete 
this year

doubled from last year. Presbytery leaders hope the competition  will encourage 
everyone to

practice and promote Taiwanese – their mother language.

The competition included a “kindergarten division”, an  “elementary school 
division”, and a

“high school division”. Some participants creatively  added commercial taglines 
or involved the

audience in their performance to make their presentation more  original. The 
array of creative

and colorful costumes on that day also kept the audience’s  eyes riveted on the 
stage.

According to one Sunday school teacher from East Gate Barclay  Memorial Church, 
churches

usually provide many Bible stories that children can choose from  for their 
performance. The

contest is a wonderful opportunity for children to familiarize  with the Bible 
and practice self-

>confidence on stage.

The competition is also trains children to trust God in their  everyday lives, 
said this teacher.

She added that, on numerous occasions, she had to remind children  who become 
nervous at

>one point or another to rely on God.

An added benefit of this competition is that it involves parents  in the 
preparation process, thus

increasing the amount of time parents spend with their children.  Through such 
opportunities,

parents and children can build stronger and more intimate  relationships with 
one another.

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