Today was a good day for those of us on the Taipei team. Our "normal" day of teaching (we've only had two of them) starts at 9:00 am. We leave our rooms about 8:20 for the 20 minute walk to school. The kids begin to show up at 8:45 and continue trickling in till a little after 9. The first thing each morning is a large group assembly with all the kids that are at the camp. It is pretty much a welcome time. About 9:20 we break off into 4 classes. I am working with Christina Moody teaching the advanced students. Joel and Mai are helping with the lower level students. Today we were teaching the character quality of obedience to the kids. They pick up on ideas really quickly. I'm not sure how much of it actually stays with them though. Throughout the morning we have another small group, and two more large groups. We end at 12 for lunch. In the afternoon the whole process starts over with a different group of kids. We have about 40 kids in the morning, and about 20 during the afternoon. It is rather a small number, but it is nice to be able to work with the kids more closely.
Taipei is an amazing city. The streets don't really run in any certain direction, and you may have a 5 or 6 way intersection at a major location in the city. It is kind of confusing, but fun to walk around. There are lots of markets, and shops, and mopeds everywhere. You kind of have to see them to understand just how many there are, pictures don't even convey the whole idea.
Joel, Mai, and I have been in Taipei since Sunday afternoon. I think we are adapting to it quite well, and we are having a good time in the process. It has been great working with the team that was already here, we have learned much, and continue to see God's hand move in many little ways.
Pray that the teaching would continue to go well, that we would not get tired, and that we would see God working in the hearts of some of our Teaching Assistants who seem to be open to the Gospel. The names of the Teaching Assistants are James, Fenglin, Tom, Janet, and Claire. Pray for Fenglin especially, her grandfather is sick and close to death. She had been going to a Mormon church, but has attended a Christian church a few times recently. Pray for her salvation.
From all of us in Taipei, goodnight.
Chase Hiebsch
