A nurse holds two Taiwanese babies on her lap. Note on the back says they had T.B. meningitis but have recovered after several months in hospital. (The Mennonite Christian Hospital?) Part of a series of photos: 1994-14.1518-1522.
Note on back: "A typical village house." It has clay walls and a straw roof. A man sits on a bench in the front part of the house which is open. Part of a series 1994-14.1518-1522.
Two negatives showing Chinese women and men, possibley participating in a choir. Not used in the CM. See articles in: CM 4-48-7 and 4-29-12. The mission work in Hualien was sponsored by the General Conference Mennonite Church with offices in Newton, Kan.
Used in the CM 12-41-10. Dr. L. H. Chou, president of the Baptist Theological Seminary and pastor to President and Madame Chiang, speaks at the field conference at the General Conference Mennonite Mission in Taiwan. In a 2nd photo some of the participants are in informal discussion and Dr. C. A. Chin stands in the centre.
Note on back of photo: Four children, half white, were abandoned by their mothers. They were examined in the hospital then sent to Seoul, from where they will adopted in America. Part of a series, 1994-14.1518-1522.
Used in CM 16-40-3. Graduating class, 68 children of the Faith-Hope-Love Kindergarten of the Ta-Tung Mennonite Church in Taipei dressed in caps & gowns. Their teachers (l-r): Mrs. Ching, princ.; Mrs. Lydia Kehler, supt., Miss Yang.
Used in the CM 10-18-7. Kindergarten exercises are in progress at the Taichung Babies Home in Taiwan. A group of children stand in the doorway and a few others stand in front. General conference missionaries, June Graber and Glen Graber, seen here, were on loan to the home which was operated by the Christian Children's Fund, Inc.
Large group of Taiwanwese children seated. A family from Europe? stands behind the group. At Christmas? See photos of children receiving Christmas bundles in Taiwan in CM 15-12-10.
Likely Mr. Chan of the mobile clinic team from the Mennonite Christian Hospital leading the waiting patients in a devotional. Not found in CM. Related article in CM 12-28-9.
Margaret Peters, at right?, and another woman, hold up a banner with Chinese lettering on it. This was part of a display. Not used in the CM. See articles on GCMC mission work in Taiwan (Formosa) in the CM: 5-11-4, 5-13-1 and 5-24-4. Negative for photo and 4 additional ones as well as one with only one of the women, likely Margaret Peters.
Used in CM 10-12-1. Ruth Chen's piano students at the Taichung school for the blind. One girl plays the piano while the group listens. See CM 10-12-3 for a photo of Ruth Chen.
Standing at right is F.C. Hong, manager of the Mennonite Christian Literature Center in Taiwan, with Mrs. Pang, clerk at the bookstore. Used in CM 13-21-6.
