Christian hospitals in Taiwan minister in India and the Caribbean

From "Taiwan Church News" <[email protected]>
Date Tue, 5 Oct 2010 16:58:19 -0700

      Taiwan Church News

      3057 Edition

      September 27~October 3, 2010

       

       

      Christian hospitals in Taiwan minister in India and the 
Caribbean

       

      Reported by Chen Yi-hsuan and Chen Wei-chien

      Written by Lydia Ma

       

       



      To celebrate its 145th anniversary and follow the example set 
by its founder, James Laidlaw 

      Maxwell, in ministering to people from another land, Sinlau 
Hospital organized a short-term 

      medical mission to Cochin, in the mountains of southern India. 

       



      A team of 15 medical professionals, led by hospital 
Superintendent Huang Tsuu-Yuan visited 

      8 remote villages and examined 1,300 patients and treated them 
free of charge. 

       



      Besides having clinic hours, the team also made house calls 
that included sessions with 

      physicians and Christian counselors. These visits not only 
helped peasants get a medical 

      check-up, but also provided them with a spiritual and emotional 
check-up as well.

       



      Huang shared that he’d observed during this trip that no matter 
how poor the people they were 

      ministering to may be, they’d always dress up before seeing a 
doctor. This gesture left a 

      lasting impression on him because it showed how much these 
peasants respected foreign 

      medical professionals and how trusting and simple they were at 
heart.

       



      In related news, Changhua Christian Hospital (CCH) recently 
received an invitation to become 

      a partner hospital of Milton Cato Memorial Hospital in Saint 
Vincent and the Grenadines, an 

      island in the southeastern region of the Caribbean Sea. 

       



      Saint Vincent no doubt got wind of CCH’s work and partnership 
with St. Jude Hospital in Saint 

      Lucia a few months ago when the hospital was engulfed in a 
fire. A team of doctors had 

      visited Saint-Lucia once again on September 2, 2010, and were 
greeted by the country’s top officials.

       



      This partnership could be viewed as a diplomatic breakthrough 
of sorts for Taiwan – a sign 

      that it has won new trust in its relations with Caribbean 
nations. A ceremony celebrating this 

      partnership between CCH and Milton Cato Memorial was held on 
August 31, 2010.

       



      The ceremony culminated with the signing of an agreement 
between Saint Vincent’s Deputy 

      Health Minister Weeks and CCH Superintendent Guo. This historic 
moment was also 

      witnessed by top officials from both countries. After the 
ceremony, Guo led a team of 6 

      medical professionals from CCH on a 3-week medical mission at 
Milton Cato to offer free 

      treatment to patients.

       



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