I believe. I believe in a God who crosses language barriers and tough circumstances. I believe in a God who has compassion for those who are in pain. I believe in a God who does not make me strive to gain His love…He loves me even when I don’t deserve it.
I found this God through mission trips. The most recent was in Taiwan. I found the people of Taiwan to be beautiful. When we went to different churches to work with the youth we found that there love and passion for God was so powerful. During worship the kids would be singing songs in Chinese (if we knew them in English we would sing along…some of my team members tried to sing in Chinese…it was hilarious). While they were singing they would be jumping up and down, clapping, and singing as loud as they could. The vigor in their praise was astounding.
Another incredible thing we got to do was spend time working at an AIDS orphanage. It was so incredible to spend time with these kids who are rejected by the people in their community and love on them. Two of the kids I fell in love with both had physical disorders. Yo-Yo had cerebral palsy and Wey-Wey had a brain tumor so his head was misshapen. Both of them also suffered from fetal alcohol syndrome. But I fell in LOVE with them!!
We also had the opportunity to go to a Buddhist temple. Less than one percent of the population of Taiwan is Christian. Buddhism rules the country and the oppression that the people feel from their gods is palpable. We sat in the temples and watched people buy food and flowers to sacrifice to their gods. They buy incense and pray over and over going down the line to different gods. There is a feeling of dread for their future because the gods could get mad at them at any moment and curse them.
My team and I got to experience so many things and I fell in love with the people in Taiwan. I have continued to pray for the country and that one day they will know the ONE TRUE GOD… the God that I have been blessed to believe in and the one who loves us unconditionally.
