Vision 119: Calling for 119 workers to plant 60 churches along old Route 1 and 19 in Taiwan.

Taiwan has a population of 23 million. About 7 million live in 60 cities and towns, the least-reached with the Good News, from Taoyuan to Tainan, all along the western side of the island. Almost all these towns are connected by two ancient roads, old Route 1 and Route 19.

With the help of railroads, freeways and highways, the last 145 years of church planting has succeeded in reaching Taiwan’s 15 largest cities. However, dozens of smaller communities along these two roads remain almost completely unreached with the sweet fragrance of the gospel. Their average population is 58,000 and most of these towns have less than one per cent evangelical Christians. These are the hardest cities and towns to reach. They comprise the majority of the working class, factory workers and farming-related industry in Taiwan.

SEND International has a five year goal, 2010 to 2015, to start new churches in three of these cities and towns. We see this goal as just the beginning of a much larger vision to reach all 60 areas with the gospel by 2029. We believe that strong churches in these areas, in partnership with the larger churches and seminaries in the bigger cities, will be able to complete the evangelization of Taiwan. 

1-1-9 is also the emergency number in Taiwan. Adopting this number as the new vision is a reminder of the urgency to reach the lost.

Join us in fervent prayer to the Lord of the Harvest for more laborers. We are looking for 119 new missionaries to make this vision a reality. We also need churches to adopt a needy town, cover it in prayer, send out short-term workers and even three to five families to help plant a church. Will you pray about what you can do to help reach these areas?

Maps by George McFall.  Used by permission.