This weekend is Moon Festival, a holiday in Taiwan that is celebrated with barbecues, moon watching, and moon cakes. I still do not understand the origin of this particular festival but it was great to learn about it with my new Taiwanese friends.
After classes were over on Friday night, the national teachers pulled out the little barbecue pits and tried to start fires. Now I should mention that this was a bit of a challenge because we are in the midst of a typhoon; bringing strong winds, rain, and darkness. The picture here is of two of the teachers working over a fire.
When they got the fire started, they began grilling everything imaginable. We had pork, chicken, sausage, shrimp, clams, bamboo...It was all amazing. The most interesting thing I ate was a delicacy called "chicken butt." I think that explains itself. We ate, and ate, and ate. We also had the opportunity to spend time with our national co-workers and their families. It was nice to have the chance to socialize outside the office. We have some amazing people at CELA who are an amazing blessing to us. However, most of them do not know the love of Christ. Please pray for them, and for us that we may be a light to them. It was an awesome experience. I hope to be able to share many more days like that one, in complete bliss, sharing the gospel and spending time with new friends!
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