While working on the computer in the church office, the phone rang and I picked up the phone. A lady at the other end started to speak in Taiwanese. She kept babbling and rambling without knowing that I had a hard time of understanding her. The things I knew were that she was not happy and needed help from Pastor Hsiao and it had something to do with the drainage ditch. After finding out the approximate location of her home, I relayed the urgent message to Pastor Hsiao after her return. Upon hearing it, she went to the lady's house right away and had the issue solved. Surprisingly, we received a bag of the lady's local-grown tangerines the next day- so sweet and juicy! The village life is indeed unique and full of flavor.
今日坐在教會辦公室的電腦前工作著，此時電話聲響起，電話那頭傳來一會婦人的聲音，因為語言還有障礙，所以聽不懂這婦人真正要表達的問題與想法，但可以感受他非常的不安與生氣、知道他要找牧師、也大概可以知道他是住在哪一個社區角落的人，牧師終於回來了，將這緊急的事情告訴了牧師。之後牧師也趕緊前去瞭解問題所在，………過了不久牧師回來了，問題也解決了。奇妙的是！第二天我們接獲這位婦人送來的一袋香甜的水果！台灣的農村文化與溝通模式真的是耐人尋味、值得我們慢慢學習與瞭解。
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