~ Our History 我們的歷史 ~
1993 荷蘭籍宣教士林迪真 (阿真) 來到萬華, 在活水泉教會服事街友(無家者)和其他邊緣人。在活水泉教會的時候,阿真發現龍山寺旁有一群在茶室或街頭從事性工作的婦女。天父把這群人放在阿真的心中。Tera, an OMF missionary from Holland, arrived at The Spring, a church started by other OMF missionaries to reach out to the homeless and marginalized in Wanhua. She became aware of the many ladies in the neighborhood who were working in tea houses or engaging in prostitution. God planted a desire in her heart to reach out to these ladies with the love of Christ.
2005 阿真和兩位住在萬華的基督徒開始關懷在萬華茶室裡工作的婦女。透過街頭探訪與婦女們建立友誼,用神的話與愛來關心她們。隱身在萬華巷弄內的茶室,每天婦女們裝扮亮麗,等候客人的來到。身處於社會邊緣的工作型態,長期受到社會漠視與排擠,她們都有著歷盡滄桑、不為人所知的背故事。Tera and two local Christians started ministry in the red-light district of Wanhua. Through visiting women in Wanhua’s tea houses and karaoke lounges, they shared God’s Word and His love. Hidden in the lanes and alleys, brightly dressed women wait for customers to arrive. They live on the margins of society, their stories untold, their presence ignored by the crowds that pass through the nearby night market and temple.
2006 在神愛教會的協助下,阿真和同工在牛肉麵店舉行第一個聖誕節活動。當天有許多受邀請的婦女參加聖誕派對,所以阿真和同工們決定每月都辦活動。With the help of a local church, Tera and her co-workers organized their first Christmas event at a beef noodle shop. Many of the invited ladies showed up to this Christmas party, so the team started organizing monthly events.
2008 內地會租下了位於西昌街的公寓,正式成立「珍珠家園婦女中心」。透過郊遊、英文班、中文識字班、藝術課程、健康講座、一對一關懷……等活動, 讓婦女有機會聽見福音、認識基督的救恩,並與上帝恢復愛的關係。The Pearl Family Garden Women's Center was set up in an apartment on Xichang Street. Through outings, English classes, Chinese reading classes, art classes, health seminars, one-to-one discipleship, and more, Tera and the team shared the good news of Jesus so that their lives may be renewed and restored by His saving grace.
2005 阿真和兩位住在萬華的基督徒開始關懷在萬華茶室裡工作的婦女。透過街頭探訪與婦女們建立友誼,用神的話與愛來關心她們。隱身在萬華巷弄內的茶室,每天婦女們裝扮亮麗,等候客人的來到。身處於社會邊緣的工作型態,長期受到社會漠視與排擠,她們都有著歷盡滄桑、不為人所知的背故事。Tera and two local Christians started ministry in the red-light district of Wanhua. Through visiting women in Wanhua’s tea houses and karaoke lounges, they shared God’s Word and His love. Hidden in the lanes and alleys, brightly dressed women wait for customers to arrive. They live on the margins of society, their stories untold, their presence ignored by the crowds that pass through the nearby night market and temple.
2006 在神愛教會的協助下,阿真和同工在牛肉麵店舉行第一個聖誕節活動。當天有許多受邀請的婦女參加聖誕派對,所以阿真和同工們決定每月都辦活動。With the help of a local church, Tera and her co-workers organized their first Christmas event at a beef noodle shop. Many of the invited ladies showed up to this Christmas party, so the team started organizing monthly events.
2008 內地會租下了位於西昌街的公寓,正式成立「珍珠家園婦女中心」。透過郊遊、英文班、中文識字班、藝術課程、健康講座、一對一關懷……等活動, 讓婦女有機會聽見福音、認識基督的救恩,並與上帝恢復愛的關係。The Pearl Family Garden Women's Center was set up in an apartment on Xichang Street. Through outings, English classes, Chinese reading classes, art classes, health seminars, one-to-one discipleship, and more, Tera and the team shared the good news of Jesus so that their lives may be renewed and restored by His saving grace.
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