107/Love in Action/Love Lights the Way
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Love
in Action
Report from Formosa
Love Lights
the Way
[Compiled Report]
Master's grace shone over many needy households throughout Formosa last September,
when their monthly relief funds arrived along with moon cakes and Her blessings
for a happy Mid-Autumn Festival. Among the thankful recipients was an elderly
woman from an indigenous tribe living in Nantou, central Formosa. She revealed
that God has been taking care of her at home and treating her illness ever since
she began receiving the monthly monetary contributions. In an act that is uncommon
for the meat-eating indigenous people, she has increased her consumption of
vegetarian food in place of meat. In addition, her two-year-old granddaughter
often asks her to eat more vegetables and no meat.
For the elderly Mrs.
Chen in Taichung, hypertension, heart problems, apoplexy, and neglect by her
children had made this world a hell for her, driving her to attempt suicide
several times. However, much has changed since the initiates began paying her
monthly visits and showing their concern for her. She is now less attached to
the physical form, but cherishes this human life and is hoping to complete her
life's journey in a positive way.
Table
1
Expenditures for Charitable Activities
in Formosa from August to September 1999
Place
Date Description
Amount (NT$)
Receipt no.Miaoli
Aug. 1 Cleaning of Ching Kuo Road and riverbank in support of
environmental project by Miaoli County Government (volunteer work)
Nil
(1) *Taipei
Aug. 3 Spiritual books and videotapes for inmates of Taipei Prison
9,030
(2)Ilan
Aug. 5 Spiritual seminar at Ilan Prison and books for inmates
3,360
(3)Kaohsiung
Aug. 7 Spiritual seminar and gifts for inmates of Fengshan Mingte
Training Class (Army Prison)
5,030
(4)Nantou
Aug. 10 Spiritual seminar for inmates of Nantou Prison
6,800
(5)Kaohsiung
Aug. 12 Spiritual seminar and gifts for inmates of Kaohsiung Prison
14,477
(6)Taipei
Aug. 19 Emergency relief fund for Ms. Tan Chang-lin
8,000
(7)Penghu
Aug. 19 Spiritual seminar at Penghu Prison and spiritual books
and gifts for inmates
18,448
(8)Keelung
Aug. 22 Sponsoring one-day tour of Leofoo Village for junior high
school students of the Chinese Fund for Children & Families
45,120
(9)Taipei
Sept. 5 Free medical service at Sports Festival mountain hiking
event
5,600
(10)Taipei
Sept. 9 Sponsoring night lighting facilities of Taipei Municipal
Lungshan Junior High School on Sept. 9-12
30,000
(11)Taipei
Sept. 14 Mid-Autumn Festival gift money for children at Taipei Hunghua
Children's Home
10,000
(12)Tainan
Sept. 15 Spiritual seminar, recreational activities and Mid-Autumn
Festival gifts for inmates of Tainan Mingte Open Prison
4,800
(13)Taitung
Sept. 15 Spiritual seminar and stationery fund for Green Island
Vocational Training Center; relief fund for destitute households on Green
Island; free medical services, cleaning beaches and surrounding waters,
and free healthy vegetarian meals for destitute families
99,656
(14)Taipei
Sept. 16 Contribution to Compassion Fund of Taipei Municipal Lungshan
Junior High School, to help students in urgent need
30,000
(15)Tainan
Sept. 17 Spiritual seminar and Mid-Autumn Festival gifts for inmates
of Tainan Juvenile Rehabilitation Center
2,100
(16)Taichung
Sept. 18 Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations, gifts and vegetarian
feast for old folks at Taipei Municipal Home for the Elderly
67,610
(17)Kinmen
Sept. 18 Spiritual seminar at Kinhu Elementary School for Kinmen
County residents
24,950
(18)Kinmen
Sept. 18 Spiritual seminar, Mid-Autumn Festival program, gifts and
fund for inmates of Kinmen Prison
15,400
(19)Kinmen
Sept. 19 Spiritual seminar, Mid-Autumn Festival program, gifts and
funds for Kinmen Commonwealth Home
14,500
(20)Taichung
Sept. 19 Visiting elderly people living alone during Mid-Autumn
Festival, free medical consultations (medication contributed by members)
Nil
(21)*Nantou
Sept. 21 Mid-Autumn Festival gifts for inmates of Nantou Prison
18,000
(22)Taichung
Sept. 22Contribution of videocassette player and TV set to Taichung
Recreation Center for the Homeless
11,799
(23)Total
444,680
*note: number (1) and (21) are not receipts but activity reports.
Table 2
Relief Expenditures for Needy Households in Formosa
from August to September 1999
August 1999
September 1999
Place
Number of Households
Amount(NT$)
Number of Households
Amount (NT$)
Receipt no.
Keelung
1
2,000
1
2,000
(24)
Taipei
7
16,000
8
20,000
(25)
Taoyuan
3
7,000
3
7,000
(26)
Hsinchu
1
3,000
1
3,000
(27)
Miaoli
2
6,000
2
6,000
(28)
Taichung
7
14,000
7
14,000
(29)
Nantou
5
11,400
5
11,400
(30)
Chiayi
6
13,000
6
13,000
(31)
Tainan
1
3,000
1
3,000
(32)
Kaoping
3
7,000
3
7,000
(33)
Ilan
1
2,000
1
2,000
(34)
Hualien
2
4,000
1
2,000
(35)
Taitung
5
10,000
6
14,000
(36)
Penghu
2
4,000
2
4,000
(37)
Total
46
102,400
47
108,400
Total expenditures for charity and relief
activities in Formosa from August to September 1999,
as listed in tables 1 and 2 Amount to NT$553,080 (approx. US$17,284).
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