Meilun Creek...

#2025-0624B

Tomorrow morning, my wife and I will be leaving Hualien for Taichung. We've been here for almost a week, and during these days, everything has gone smoothly—indeed, even more successfully than we expected.

Our two grandsons, now in 4th and 8th grade, went to school on weekdays and attended Sunday church service along with related activities. They are good (and handsome!) boys, always rushing to greet us with big smiles as soon as they returned home from school. Whenever time allowed, they joined us for evening walks along the nearby Meilun Creek, where we enjoyed the peaceful twilight or the quiet beauty of a starry night.

Their mother, besides preparing delicious meals and taking care of daily needs, has been a warm and thoughtful presence throughout our stay. We thank her—our daughter-in-law—for all that she has done, both for the church and for the Liang family. As for our son, a hard-working priest and pastor, he is currently in Hong Kong, attending a meeting with clergy and church representatives from various countries. He will complete his work there and return home on Saturday. But we’ll be heading back to our home in Taichung tomorrow, after a full week in Hualien.

May the Lord continue to keep all of us in His grace! At the end of July, our son, his wife, and their younger son will move to Kaohsiung City, where they will begin ministry at St. Timothy’s Church starting in August. In the meantime, my wife and I will come to live with our older grandson, James, for about a year. We’re calling this a special Long Stay in Hualien.

James will be starting Grade 9 this August—his final year of junior high. It will be an important year for him, with several major exams ahead before graduation. More importantly, he doesn’t feel ready to transfer schools again. Over the past few years, he has already gone through four school transfers during elementary school, following his parents’ work assignments. Those frequent moves were difficult and unsettling—too much for a young boy to adjust to easily.

So, after some thought, my wife and I decided to commit to this Long Stay on the beautiful eastern coast of Formosa. Yes—a Long Stay in Hualien, embracing especially the quietly flowing Meilun Creek.

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