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.
Not used in the CM. A Church World Service photo of a woman (a nurse?) working at a table set up beside a truck with 2 young boys lined up beside her. She is caring for their medical needs. This photo was originally in the envelope of photo 2010-14.379 as was the following photo, 2010-14.381. See another CWS photo in the CM 15-22-10 illustrating the famine in India.
Note on back: "The baby was found abandoned; was very sick but is slowly improving. The little girl is an acute case of malnutrition." Part of a series: 1994-14.1518-1522.
Bill Siemens, holds the door open on a white 1957 Ford panel truck with a Red Cross sign on the door. Probably it was an ambulance for one of the hospitals which Frank H. Epp visited in Taiwan on his Asian Tour.
This 45 item color slide show is about the New Dawn Centre in Taiwan which is a special school started by General Conference Mennonite Church missionaries, Otto Dirks and Elaine Dirks, for children with disabilities. -- Note: there is a script with the slide and a audio cassette that also has the narration, see AC #2553.
This 122 item color slide show depicts the people and landscape of Taiwan and briefly describes Taiwanese politics, history, economics, agriculture, and the Buddhist religion. It is in this context that Mennonite missionaries work. The first Mennonite missionaries came in 1948 and in 1954 the Mennonite Chritian Hospital was built in Hwalien. Church planting has grown from this service. Individuals depicted include Simon Wang, Vincent Chen, Sheldon Sawatzky, Paul Shr, Leona Shr, Helen Willms. -- Note: included is a script and narration on audio cassette tape #2554. There are a few extra photos and after the narration is over another narration starts also about Taiwan but different that this one.
General Conference Mennonite Church. Commission on Overseas Mission
Negative also & smaller copy of photo (7.5x5.5). Used in the CM 10-5-8 with art. on the "Daily Thoughts English Study" program which attracted listeners from all walks of life. Palmer & Ardys Becker were in charge of the broad.
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.
A small set of personal papers created by a service worker and missionary who served with Mennonite Central Committee in China and the General Conference Mennonite Church in Taiwan (Formosa). Materials include reports and newsletters, correspondence, photographs and photograph albums, and miscellaneous materials.
