Taiwan Church News 3369 Edition August 19 - 25, 2016 Headline News After Typhoon Meranti Swept Across Taiwan, Let Us Rebuild, Concern And Pray For The Devastated ChurchesReported by Chen Yi-fan On September 14, when typhoon Meranti swept across Taiwan, the southern counties and cities, includingKaohsiung, Ping-tung, Peng-hu, Kinmen and Taitung, were most seriously battered. Innumerable trees and electric poles were broken down at Pingtung's Heng-chung penninsula due to this ever strongest 16th-grade-wind in the past 120 years. In the meantime, over one million household were in black out because electric poles and wires were almost destroyed. According to a statistics released from PCT's Church and Society Committee, about 18 PCT churches wereseriously damaged during this Meranti Typhoon: 1 in Bunun presbytery, 4 in east Bunun presbytery, 3 in Paiwan presbytery, 6 in Pingtung presbytery, 1 in southern Bunun presbytery, 2 in Kaohsiung presbytery and 1 in So-shan presbytery. In addition, the sign board of Kaohsiung Aboriginal Student Center and several flats of laity believers were heavily impaired. As the first aid materials, like water, food, temporary shelter and etc., were enough donated or supplied from thechurches and all walks of lives, PCT's Church and Society Committee urged the public to wire money into Taiwan post-office account numbered as "1956-6285" and register especially "For the reconstruction use after Typhoon Meranti"! Translated by Peter Wolfe |