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• Vietnamese Brides
  22/11/2007 9:00 am
  Currently one in four Taiwan marriages involves a foreign partner, while one in seven newborns is the product of a mixed marriage.
  
  Because of their socio-economic background, it is difficult for working class men to find Taiwanese wives, so they resort to marrying foreign spouses. Many brides come from countries where Christianity is oppressed or has little presence. They come to Taiwan, where there is freedom of religion and a visible church. This influx of foreign brides has given the church an exciting bridge into the working class community.
• Friendship Evangelism
  28/09/2007 9:00 am
  What struck me again as I returned to Taiwan last year as a new worker was the friendliness of the Taiwanese people. This is a culture where relationships are central to everything. At our recent annual conference, as I listened to my colleagues’ stories of how Christ is working, I was reminded of the importance of building good friendships among the Taiwanese. Through friendships comes openness and willingness to listen and respond to the Gospel message.
• Tea parties - for men!
  28/09/2007 9:00 am
  One of the big challenges of doing working class ministry has been how to reach men. Many of their free time activities are not conducive to engaging in quality conversation. But there is one activity that is both viewed as manly and promotes conversation: drinking tea. Western readers may find it hard to believe that a “tea party” is a manly thing, but in Taiwan it really is!
• Outreach to the Elderly
  23/08/2007 9:00 am
  “It’s because of my bad fate. That’s why I am here!” “My family doesn’t want me any more.” “My health is very poor. No family member has time to take care of me.” These are the complaints of the elderly who live in Taiwan’s nursing homes.
  
  I have discovered that most elderly Taiwanese people are not happy living in a nursing home, especially the elderly women. Because of this, most of the proprietors of the nursing homes welcome religious groups to visit and provide programs for the residents.
• Neighborhood Evangelism Adventure
  28/07/2007 9:00 am
  For about two years a certain neighborhood in Chiayi has been on my mind a lot. I call it Orchid Street. It was just by chance that I rode my motorbike through it the first time. I wanted to avoid the main road’s heavy traffic. As soon as I came down the street, I was totally fascinated by the working class atmosphere.
  
  When I first drove through the neighborhood, I felt the urge to come back the next day, explore it, and even start praying for the street. And since our OMF team’s vision is to reach the working class with the gospel, why not start right there on the street, where the working class people are all day long? I felt strongly that God had showed me this street with a plan in His mind.