{"id":8296,"date":"2026-09-05T17:32:13","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T08:32:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/astone-blog.jp\/newestphotoen\/?p=8296"},"modified":"2026-09-05T17:33:03","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T08:33:03","slug":"the-tlea-church-has-been-invited-to-the-taiwan-lantern-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/astone-blog.jp\/newestphotoen\/2026\/09\/the-tlea-church-has-been-invited-to-the-taiwan-lantern-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"The TLEA Church has been invited to the Taiwan Lantern Festival!"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We have received wonderful news from a pastor in Taiwan regarding the &#8220;Taiwan Lantern Festival,&#8221; which will be held in Miaoli County from February 20 to March 7, 2027.<\/p>\r\n<p>\u201cWe praise the precious name of the Lord Jesus Christ from the bottom of our hearts. We extend our deep respect, love, and gratitude in the Lord to everyone at Tokyo Antioch Church, who prays and serves so fervently for the sake of missions in East Asia and throughout the world.<\/p>\r\n<p>In the spring of 2027, Taiwan\u2019s largest national celebration, the \u2018Taiwan Lantern Festival,\u2019 will take place in Miaoli County in western Taiwan. At this historic moment\u2014when millions, and potentially over ten million people, gather from across the nation seeking light and blessings for the coming year\u2014we are uniting firmly with churches across Taiwan to establish a 200-tsubo (approx. 660 m\u00b2) \u2018Christian Special Zone\u2019 within the vast festival grounds.<\/p>\r\n<p>We have launched a project within this zone to boldly and powerfully proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the true Light and the Lord of Life. We are convinced that the Lord will use this Lantern Festival as a platform to further deepen the unity of the Spirit between the churches of our two nations. We sincerely invite your church to participate in the following ways: We are offering performance slots\u2014for worship, testimonies, and other presentations\u2014on the stage within this special 200-tsubo venue.<\/p>\r\n<p>The pure worship and expressions of love for the Lord offered by Japanese believers will transcend language barriers, deeply move the hearts of the Taiwanese people, and serve as a powerful testimony that conveys the Lord\u2019s presence.<\/p>\r\n<p>This is a unique opportunity for the churches of Japan and Taiwan to unite and share the Gospel with many people. We look forward to seeing how the Lord will mightily use this ministry.\u201d \u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7093\" src=\"https:\/\/astone-blog.jp\/latestphotonews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/img_3902.jpg\" \/><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We have received wonderful news from a pastor in Taiwan regarding the &#8220;Taiwan Lantern Festival,&#8221; w &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/astone-blog.jp\/newestphotoen\/2026\/09\/the-tlea-church-has-been-invited-to-the-taiwan-lantern-festival\/\" class=\"more-link\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">&#8220;The TLEA Church has been invited to the Taiwan Lantern Festival!&#8221; \u306e<\/span>\u7d9a\u304d\u3092\u8aad\u3080<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8296","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-latestnews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/astone-blog.jp\/newestphotoen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8296","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/astone-blog.jp\/newestphotoen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/astone-blog.jp\/newestphotoen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/astone-blog.jp\/newestphotoen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/astone-blog.jp\/newestphotoen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8296"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/astone-blog.jp\/newestphotoen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8296\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/astone-blog.jp\/newestphotoen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8296"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/astone-blog.jp\/newestphotoen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8296"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/astone-blog.jp\/newestphotoen\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8296"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}