Not long ago, Mr and Mrs J. Payton visited Malaysian Navigators. He was the ex-national leader for Latin America region and now residing in Columbia. His humorous yet inspiring sharing livened up our spirit that night. When he started missionary work in Latin America (think should be Mexico), he was advised not to do any ministry on the first year. So as for the second year, and the years thereafter. Sounds great – no need to do ministry activity for missionary call (this was advised by J. Peterson though). After all, the essence of missionary is learning the culture of the local. One needs to love the local people. Out of love, you will begin to realize God is working. By the way, J is a very good singer. That night, he performed Michael Bolton’s “To love somebody”. Think he should join those singing talent contests.
I haven't finished recounting my journey in Sweden and Japan; I returned from Taiwan just two weeks ago. Here's a brief account of my recent visit there (although I still have unfinished tale from last year trip to Taiwan). My first stop was Kaoshiung. Spent a day and a half in the town, then I travelled to Tainan for a weekend symposium. I ended my journey in Taipei for another short hike. The weather in Kaohsiung was quite hot, comparatively. It's not my favorite weather for traveling. Perhaps I arrived there too early; had I come a few days later, the temperature would have been cooler. Since day time was hot, it would be wise to visit Pier 2 area during evening or night. Not many people / tourists in this town. It looked quiet. The next day, I took a ferry to Cijin. The ride was short, about 5 minutes. Cijin Island is a fisherman's village. On the opposite side of the island, there's a beach. It was serene but scorching, to the extent that I couldn't walk m
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