Last week the annual meeting of all the missionaries of Marburger Mission who work here in Taiwan was held. The meeting took place in the city of Hualien in Bethesda, a home for handicapped people that is run by the Marburger Mission. From Taipei it was about a 5 hour drive along the steep and beautiful east coast. Two representatives of the mission leadership of Marburger Mission also came from Germany, which was nice as they also brought us a few things which we were not able to bring when we came to Taiwan. The meeting consisted of biblical study times, discussions on themes related to the ministry in Taiwan and a lot of time for fellowship. One of the highlights was also a trip to the Tarroko gorge. It was really nice to have the opportunity to get to know our new colleagues here in Taiwan and we enjoyed the time together. On the way back we did not drive along the sea, but took a road over the mountains, which was very nice and impressive. In the middle of the mountains we came through Lishan, which is translated as “pear mountain”, where pears, other fruits, and tea are grown on nearly 2000m/6000ft.