Tuesday morning we had a chance to do some touring around the area. A few of the international delegates met with Rev. Paul and he took us to see a seniors facility. It just so happe
ns it is run by the YMCA, and Rev. Paul was the CEO of the YMCA until he recently retired. It looks like between the Presbyterian Church and the YMCA they run all the social programs in Taiwan - hospitals, schools, daycares, nursing homes. We toured the seniors home and met a delightful fellow who was 91 years old, deaf, but wanted so much to communicate with us. He wrote Chinese characters and Rev. Paul translated for us.
ns it is run by the YMCA, and Rev. Paul was the CEO of the YMCA until he recently retired. It looks like between the Presbyterian Church and the YMCA they run all the social programs in Taiwan - hospitals, schools, daycares, nursing homes. We toured the seniors home and met a delightful fellow who was 91 years old, deaf, but wanted so much to communicate with us. He wrote Chinese characters and Rev. Paul translated for us.
Rev. Paul also took us to the first Presbyterian church in Taiwan, Daoist Temple and Fort Zeelandia, a Dutch fortess from the 1600's.
The afternoon was the Opening of General Assembly, with a worship service, music, speeches and more food. Our friend Sidney translated for us so we were able to join in and understand the service.
Until later,
Anne
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