Taiwan Church News

3282 Edition

January 19 - 25, 2015

Church Ministry

General Building of Yushan Theological Seminary Is Opened For The 21st Century Aboriginal Society And Church In Taiwan

Reported by Chiu Kuo-rong from Hua-lien

Inside the auditorium of a just accomplished general building, which costs about 240 millions NT dollars, three hundreds people attend a thanks-giving service at 9:00 a.m. on January 15 in the renown Yushan Theological Seminary(YTS). This is a PCT seminary, specially prepared to train seminary student and evangelist for the ministries and service to the aboriginal society.

Rev. Young Chi-sou, former YTS Principal, reminds the faculty and students within his sermon: "[We should] think twice about what is the original purpose of this school? Yes, to cultivate the leaders for the aboriginal society and church! The people we want must be a person with faith and hope, a truth-seeker, a guardian to his people and be willing to serve the community." "Though a magnificent building with advanced hardware and equipment is necessary from an educational point of view, the people engaged in theological education have to ask why we need such a exuberant building?", challenges Rev. Young, "The opening of this beautiful building would be without meaning, if no workers of God could be cultivated and delivered from this school?"

Rev. Kao Chun-ming, also former YTS Principal, points out the spirit of YTS is to put priority the kingdom of God and his justice. Instead of bewildered by a modern building, Kao advice YTS's faculty and students to act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with God as written in Micah 6:8. Rev. Lo Ren-quei, Moderator of PCT General Assembly, affirms the efforts of YTS to finish the building in a very difficult budgetary fiance. Rev. Lo gives all the praise and thanks to God, for only can He lead YTS to over all the problems and turn the impossible into life and laughter. Because He is a God with promise, willing to lead YTS in difficult times in order to glorify Him and help people.

Rev. Pusin Tali, current Principal of YTS, thanks for God's unchanging love and promise to make this general building come true, as there has been existed a building project since 20 years before. In order to remind YTS's faculty and students about the spirit of YTS and the most difficult times that YTS had experienced, a wooden cross made of beams and pillars from initial school building is hanged in the auditorium of this general building, says Rev. Pusin Tali. As still many payment of construction fees and interior facilities of this general building are not yet settled, Rev. Pusin Tali also asks all PCT members concerned about YTS to donate or pray for them.

Translated by Peter Wolfe