A. The Church: (parttime assignment)
January: Attending the Wednesday evening home group
at Evangelist You`s place.
Teaching two people the discipleship-course Survival
Kit 1
March: At the deacons- und coworkers meeting it
was decided, that I should be given the
responsibility for the discipleship training in the church.
Two more students begin studies with Survival Kit 1. Start to preach at
the bible schools chapel time again.
May: The Wednesday home group switches its meeting
place to our guesthouse location. It
was decided that Alain should lead the group with some
female coworkers. I definitely
join evangelist You`s evangelistic hospital ministry
with preaching in Mandarin, singing in Mandarin / Taiwanese. Rita begins
to meet with four female dentist assistance worker again introducing them
into the bible by using bible stories to explain its idea..
June: Despite a prior agreement that Rita, due
to Jonathans needs would not host the home-
group and also not attend the group meetings this issue
is brought up again. After an
evaluation of interests in the group Alain is seeking
for better material in Taichungs
bible bookstores. In this time four discipleship-students
finish their course. Two of them never did their homework well At a Sunday
service there was church prayer for all of them. Graduation of some students
at the bible school. End of this terms chapel- time ministry.
July: During these weeks at the mission center
in Taichung the home group meets at Evan- gelist Yao`s place again, under
the lead of evangelist Yao`s caring wife Christine. Dis- covery: My preferred
discipleship-material in Taiwan isn`t at stock anymore.Sold out!
August: A new program with new books for a more
bible-focused teaching was set up. Due to the groups composition (mainly
female attendees from the hospital) their close relationship to Mrs. You
and the nurses need for counseling, Alain felt it is time to step-down
from this homegroups leadership into an adviser role. This was accepted
and a nurse who formerly attended the Taichung Grace Chapel cell group
meetings took over.
September: English-Teaching Ministry with Jerry
Brewer at Pulis Senior High School started.. The goal was to invite students
to church and to introduce them into Christianity. Besi- de the biweekly
class-hours an English bible introduction course at church was offered.
Begin to teach Ephesians at the home group meeting. Again invited to minister
to the students in the Puli Bible Schools chapel-time.
October: Despite some interest from the students
of Chi Nan University to attend the disciple- ship training course Survival
Kit 1 their tough timetable didn`t allow it. There are also some other
Christian training courses offered at the campus. For the time being they
seem to go along well without further support from the churches side.
November: Preparation for the evangelistic campaign
in December in cooperation with the hospital and the Ailan Presbyterian
Church.
December: While in Singapore on holiday I meet
a willing man to sell me the wanted disciple- ship material to Taiwan.
Further preparation of the evangelistic evenings; Dec.18.19. Distribution
of invitations. New contacts. Short Christmas message in Mariba Presby-
terian Church while attending the festive Christmas service of this aborigine
village.
Due to an invitation from the Sunday School preparation
to introduce Survival Kit 1
in the church's Teenagers group.
B. Involvement in other Tasks within our assignment
1. SENDING FUNCTION TASK FORCE (Alain, parttime assignment)
2. L.O. COMMITTEE (Rita)
3. TMF Vice-Chairman (Alain)
3. 1998 Puli Ministry Chart