I Love Taiwan Mission Camp!

差遣我
胡宜芳 文字報導 / 陳怡婷 編譯

今天是行前會的最後一天，青年們終於要派遣到各地教會去服事了。差遣禮拜使用了很莊重的管風琴，讓整個氣氛很棒，而禮拜中也邀請了幾位外國青年使使用自己的語言讀了幾段經文，展現了我們普世的精神。場地的布置也別有用心，台前設計了一幅台灣的畫，且讓所有青年最後在台灣的周圍或者是台灣裡面以自己喜歡的語言寫了自己第一次認識的經文，並蓋上自己的手印，這也象徵著我們找回最初的自己，領受神的差遣，並且預備心出發到在地教會。

Sending Worship
Mandarin reported by Hu, Yi-Fang/ English transcribed by Rachel Chen

Saturday, 7 July, all too soon the last day of ILTM Orientation was here and all the youth participants prepared to leave Hsinchu and travel to their respective local host church ready for mission activity! With the solemn sound of pipe organ, the Sending Worship began – it was a touching moment. During the worship, several ILTM youths were invited to read the Scripture in their own native languages, which helped to emphasize the spirit of Oikoumene. All present sat around an artistic shape of Taiwan placed on the floor and the ILT participants were invited to write down the very first scripture verse they learnt or heard on the “map” of Taiwan and to mark it with their own palm prints using colorful paint. These acts symbolized identity - discovering the original self, waiting for God’s guidance and preparing to share in the mission of the local host churches in Taiwan.