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>3036 Edition

>May 3~9, 2010

Local church lauds motherhood during community celebration

>Reported by Chiou Kuo-rong

>Written by Lydia Ma

“We’re all ordinary people, but the secret to receiving  a great calling from 
God is to live a

sacrificial life according to God’s commands,” said Rev.  Wu En-tien, pastor of 
Hsu Chun-fang

>Memorial Church.

This PCT church in Taipei organized a Mother’s Day community  celebration event 
ahead of

time on the afternoon of May 2 to honor every mother and welcomed  families 
living in the

>church’s neighborhood to attend.

According to Rev. Wu, though mothers are very ordinary women, they  are always 
lauded by

their sons and daughters because of the sacrifices they make for  their 
families. If everyone

would live sacrificially as taught in the Bible, their lives would  bless 
others and garner praise

>from their children and society.

More importantly, people who’ve been blessed because of other  people’s 
sacrificial living

would contribute more to society in return because their hearts  would brim 
with gratefulness.

Little by little, these actions start a cycle of goodness and good  deeds in 
society, said Wu.

Many disadvantaged families who’ve been helped by Hsu  Chun-fang Church 
attended this

event along with church members. They listened very attentively to  Rev. Wu 
during the sermon.

The church used this celebration as an occasion to showcase some  of its 
members’ volunteer

work among disadvantaged families in their own communities. City  councilors 
and district

leaders who also attended this celebration praised the  church’s work and 
contribution to their

>community.

According to one church elder, the church had started an  after-school program 
about five

years ago that continues to this day. Every weekday afternoon,  some women 
church members

go to a nearby elementary school after classes recess to help  children from 
disadvantaged

families or children with disabilities to study and read.

Through these women, many children experienced God’s love in  the form of 
someone by their

side, helping them with homework. Some of these children’s  parents have even 
begun

attending church and bringing their children with them after  seeing their 
children enjoying the

>church’s after-school program so much.

The program has become a bridge between Hsu Chun-fang Memorial  Church and many

>parents and a good way to share the gospel.

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