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>June 21~June 27, 2010

Sinlau Hospital honors founder and foreign missionaries

>Reported by Chen Yi-hsuan and Sam Lee

>Written by Lydia Ma

Dr. James Laidlaw Maxwell arrived to Tainan City and founded a  clinic there 
145 years ago

on June 16. The clinic later became known as Sinlau Hospital and  Maxwell’s 
ministry

introduced the gospel to many Taiwanese people living in southern  Taiwan.

To pay tribute to Maxwell and thank foreign missionaries currently  serving in 
Taiwan, Sinlau

Hospital Chaplain Committee invited all foreign missionaries  currently serving 
in Taiwan to

visit Tainan on June 15-16 as the hospital celebrated the  unveiling of a new 
plaque with the

>hospital’s official name.

According to Sinlau Hospital chaplain, Rev. Hsu Tien-hsien, PCT  was founded 
because of

Maxwell’s tireless efforts and answer to God’s calling,  and many foreign 
missionaries in

Taiwan today carry on Maxwell’s legacy by serving Taiwan  wholeheartedly.

To show appreciation to these foreign missionaries and extend a  warm welcome 
to Church

World Mission students from around the world studying at Tainan  Theological 
College and

Seminary, Sinlau Hospital invited them all to attend a  thanksgiving service 
and a seminar on

missions held on June 15~16 and enjoy a time of fellowship  together.

Sinlau Hospital CEO, Rev. Tung Tsung-lin, said during the  thanksgiving 
ceremony that after

Maxwell arrived to Tainan, he rented a small house near Tainan  City’s west 
gate to start a

clinic that included a pharmacy and a chapel. His ministry  heralded the 
beginning of medical

outreach ministries in Taiwan that led to the founding of Sinlau  Hospital 
later on.

During the service, Tung also announced that with cancer becoming  one of the 
top 10 causes

of death in Taiwan, Sinlau Hospital had added a “Cancer  Information Center” on 
June 17th to

>help cancer patients and their families.

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