Heart-warming children’s musical becomes powerful evangelistic tool

      Taiwan Church News

      3049 Edition

      August 2~8, 2010

       

       

      Heart-warming children’s musical becomes powerful evangelistic tool

       

      Reported by Chen Yi-hsuan

      Written by Lydia Ma




       

      It’s been 5 years since Shihlin Presbyterian Church in Taipei established 
a children’s troupe 

      as part of a summer project led by several church staffs who are school 
teachers. This team of 

      educators is promoting “Dreams of a Dandelion” this year, a musical 
replete with captivating 

      dance, songs, cool props, costumes, and a plotline they wrote themselves.

       



      Performers in this musical are children aged 7 to 14 and a few 
performances were held in 

      public schools and churches in Chiayi area on July 31 and August 1, 2010. 
The performers 

      were brilliant during the musical and drew cheers and applause from the 
audience during their 

      performance. The troupe had 2 more performances scheduled in Taipei area 
on August 7~8.

       



      “Dreams of a Dandelion” tells the story of a young boy who was separated 
from his mother 

      because she worked in a far away city. The young boy was brought to 
Dandelion Boarding 

      School by his mother where he met other young children who came from 
broken families as well. 

       



      Every child at Dandelion craved love and affection and it was the only 
thing they dreamed 

      about all the time. Teachers at Dandelion used the flower to teach 
children about the fragility 

      and meaning of life. They told the children that though dandelions may 
seem fragile, they can 

      survive and bloom because they’re resilient against adversity.

       



      According to reports, this children’s troupe from Shihlin Church is made 
up of smart, young 

      children and nearly 90% of them come from non-Christian backgrounds.

       

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