wfn.org | TCN: PCT unveils forum and prayer meetings set in July

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

>Taiwan Church News

>2986 Edition

>May 18~24, 2009

PCT unveils forum and prayer meetings set in July

>Reported by Lin Yi-ying

>Written by Lydia Ma

The Presbyterian Church in Taiwan (PCT) General Assembly Executive  Committee decided recently to organize a conference on the future of  Taiwan and hold

national prayer meetings in northern, central, southern, and eastern  Taiwan.

Because U.S. President Barack Obama is scheduled to meet with Chinese  President Hu Jintao in August of this year and both leaders will discuss  issues concerning

Taiwan, PCT General Secretary Andrew Chang proposed that the PCT should  organize such a conference. “The Future of Taiwan as a  Country” would not only

affirm U.S. contributions in the realm of human rights, freedom,  justice, and democracy, but also support U.S. engagement with China to  safeguard its own national

interests. More importantly, the conference would remind U.S. officials  to avoid compromising Taiwan’s national rights, security and  dignity during talks with China

and treasure the long-standing relationship between Taiwan and the U.S.

Chang’s proposal garnered unanimous support from executive  committee members and details of the conference will be hammered out by  the Church and Society

>Committee.

The Executive Committee also agreed to hold “Lift Up My Eyes to the  Hills National Prayer Meeting” after “The Future of  Taiwan” conference. The prayer

meetings will be held in four different locations across Taiwan and will  be organized by the General Assembly Ministers Committee.

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