A few weeks ago our team of 7 left Taipei to go to a small town near Ping Tung. We taught English there for a week. That week was awesome!!! We lived with Taiwanese aboriginals who are known for their singing and dancing. It was AMAZING to worship with these people as they used these gifts to worship God.
I taught the first, second, and third graders. It seemed like all of the kids were Christians. Everyday, we started out class with a Bible story; I read it to them in English while they followed along in Chinese. afterwards, I asked them questions about the stories. They were so enthusiastic about tlking about the Bible! We had some awesome fellowship!
Another amazing thing was the attitude the people had in their environment. The people in the town don't really have a lot, yet they gave sooo much to us. Also, they have ginormous flying cockroaches, which I absolutely hated/feared. The incredible thing is that I hardly noticed the physical environment. There was so much praise, and the people counted everything they had as a blessing, though it was little. There was such a focus on God that the physical environment didn't really matter that much. I felt closer to God in this small town with the ginormous cockroaches than I have probably anywhere else. It was such an awesome week!!!!!
