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>      Taiwan Church News

>3038 Edition

>May 17~23, 2010

CCT visits PCT, shares experiences and struggles

>Reported by Lin Yi-ying

>Written by Lydia Ma

PCT officials held a banquet for Church of Christ in Thailand  (CCT) officials 
on May 17 at

noon. Led by CCT General Secretary Sayam and CCT General Assembly  
Vice-Moderator

Banchong, a CCT delegation of 26 pastors and church elders had  come to Taiwan 
to learn

>about PCT ministries and mission strategies.

CCT officials visited Tsou Aborigine reservations near Ali  Mountain and 
churches in Chiayi

and Pingtung during this trip to observe how rural churches in  Taiwan do 
outreach. They also

visited a Taipei branch of Pine Life University, a university for  seniors run 
by PCT, to see

>another example of a PCT ministry.

Witnessing how these ministries operate will later become valuable  lessons and 
references

for CCT officials when they head home to launch their own outreach  ministries.

According to reports, CCT’s visit to Taiwan was brought up  last year when 
pastors from

Pingtung Presbytery traveled to Thailand for vocational training  and visited 
CCT General

>Assembly and CCT 6th District Assembly.

Rev. Angel Wang and Rev. Lin Jen-Shan, both PCT missionaries  serving in 
Thailand, also

>accompanied this CCT delegation to Taiwan.

During the banquet, PCT leaders, including General Assembly  Moderator Lai 
Hsien-chang,

General Secretary Andrew Chang, Associate General Secretary Lyim  Hong-tiong,

Ecumenical Secretary Hu Hong-chi, welcomed CCT delegates warmly.  On behalf of 
PCT,

Lyim prayed for the current unrest in Thailand, asking for  God’s protection 
and mercy. He also

urged every PCT congregation to pray for Thailand.

In light of Thailand’s critical situation in recent days  involving violent 
clashes between Red

Shirt members and the government, CCT General Secretary Sayam  rushed back to 
Thailand

>ahead of time on the morning of May 17th.

According to reports, Rev. Sayam’s family lives in a conflict  zone in Bangkok 
and their

neighborhood has been sealed off by police. Furthermore, there are  a few CCT 
churches in

Bangkok and Rev. Sayam needed to meet with its leaders promptly to  discuss how 
to

safeguard these churches and protect church members.

When interviewed by Taiwan Church News, CCT Vice-Moderator  Banchong pointed 
out that

Taiwan and Thailand shared many similarities. He said soon after  Typhoon 
Morakot ravaged

Taiwan last year, CCT began to pray for Taiwan and donate money  toward rescue 
efforts. He

now finds comfort in knowing that many PCT pastors and members are  fervently 
praying for Thailand, and seeing so many Christian  denominations in Thailand 
come together in unity and

>prayer.

After dinner, CCT delegates were taken to visit Taipei’s  night markets. They 
also visited

Taipei 101, Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, Lo-Sheng Sanatorium,  and Shilin 
Presidential

Residence the next day before boarding for their flight back to  Thailand in 
the evening.

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