Taiwanese Christian Wedding

This last saturday Julie and I were invited to attend the wedding of a christian Tawainese couple. We were very excited to see what that would look like and to experience the cultural aspect of it. The ceremony was on the smaller side- I would guess about 80 people. It took place in a beautiful, but cozy sanctuary on the bottom floor of an apartment building that was funded and just recently built by a house church that was started about 10 years ago by members of the hokkien harvest ministry. They wanted to expand to have a real church sanctuary, and a lot of the church leaders also live in the apartments above the sanctuary, so it is a real neat set up. It was so encouraging to see how this church body has progressed, and to see their dedication to continued growth. I have no idea how they managed to fund and build this building, but it speaks a huge testimony to their dedication and willingness to sacrifice. The ceremony of the wedding was beautiful, and even though I couldn’t literally understand the words being spoken (it was all in chinese), I felt the bride and groom’s love for each other and the love of those in attendance for them. I also felt God’s presense and blessing over the union, which is an amazing feeling, and makes me so excited for their future. Then the reception was at a nearby restaurant/hotel and it was a lot bigger and included more traditional Taiwanese traditions. The meal included 12 courses that just kept coming and coming, and then 3 different desserts… so needless to say we were stuffed by the time we left. And then they sent us home with leftovers!!!! Overall, it was a great experience, and so encouraging to see God working in the lives of this couple and their church. 

 Here are a couple pics!

Wedding Pics