wfn.org | TCN: Churches across Taiwan unite to pray

["Lydia Ma" <enews@pctpress.org>]

>Taiwan Church News

>2976 Edition

>March 9~15, 2009

>Churches across Taiwan unite to pray

>Reported by Lin Yi-ying

>Translated by Lydia Ma

World Day of Prayer falls on the first Friday of March every year and  this year’s theme is to pray for Papua New Guinea. Taiwanese  churches chose “There are many members in the body of Christ, but  all are connected to one body” as the main theme for their prayer  meeting.

Participating churches and organizations included the Catholic Church,  Episcopal Church, Methodist Church, Lutheran Church, National Council of  Churches Taiwan, Salvation Army, YWCA, etc.

Leaders from these organizations convened at Grace Baptist Church in  Taipei for this special joint prayer meeting, including Catholic  Archbishop of Taipei Most Rev. John Hung and Methodist Bishop Enoch C.H.  Kuey. Hung and Kuey embraced each other warmly – a gesture meant to  convey reconciliation between Protestant and Catholic churches.

A missionary from Wycliffe Bible Translators Taiwan was invited to share  her experience as a missionary in Papua New Guinea from 2001 to 2008.  According to reports, there are currently four other Chinese  missionaries in Papua New Guinea involved in translating the Bible.

Grace Baptist Church Senior Pastor Stephen Lee delivered his sermon  entitled “Unity in Christ” during the prayer meeting. Lee  emphasized that unity among believers was God’s intention from the  beginning, especially when it comes to accomplishing ministries.

The meeting also collected over $40,000 NTD in offering and the entire  sum will be donated to Harmony Home Association Taiwan, a non-profit  organization helping people living with AIDS. This association provides  halfway houses, shelter, medical assistance, hospice care, and  counseling for AIDS victims and their families.

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