Northeast Taiwan Christian Association (NETCA)

Outreach Camps and Tours Program OCT - NETCA hosts both regional and international camps and mission tours mostly in Taiwan and USA. These camps and tours include children teens young adults and seniors. In 2023 NETCA hosted a Galilee camp in Aodi and Dasi villages for grammar school children. NETCA also hosted a Shout Camp for teenagers in Long-Men Village. All of these villages are in northeastern Taiwan. This year NETCA did not host a mission tour to the USA also know as a Come Follow Me or CFM tour. Approximately 200 children and teens attended these three summer camps. In the two Galilee camps the teaching focused on the miracles and parables of Jesus as laid out in the gospel of Mark chapters 1-9. They also engaged singing songs playing games and doing crafts. These two camps were five days long for each camp and from 8:00 until 5pm. The Shout camp was hosted at a camp ground and the teens in attendance stayed in the camp for four days and three nights. They received teachings from the Bible sound praise and worship songs was served three meals per day engaged in surging kayaking and other games. They slept in air-conditioned bunk houses and had use of a public restrooms and showers and a large pavilion. Expenses included camp ground rental stage and sound equipment rental meals t-shirts prizes game supplies printed materials bank fees small stipends gifts and love offerings for guests speakers and some helpers kayak entry fees insurance teaching supplies postage non-edible consumables and other small disbursements.

NEW LIFE Program NL Formerly called Holy Day Program HDP - While there was a program name change in 2023 the essence of the program did not change. NETCA hosts Easter Thanksgiving and Christmas events each year under the NEW LIFE program. These events were hosted in parks schools and churches. These events included teaching English and the meaning of these special holidays. We passed out posters T-shirts Easter eggs filled with candy prizes and more as gifts. Approximately four hundred and fifty students teachers and community citizens attended these events. While we were in the public schools we remained sensitive to governmental and school rules and regulations as we taught the meanings of the holidays but when we hosted these events in the churches we lifted the name of Jesus high. No one was forced or manipulated to believe. We were just grateful to share the real meaning and origins of the holidays. Expenses for hosting and sustaining these events included stage rentals audio video equipment rentals. Printed materials posters booklets and sometimes t-shirts. Gift cards prizes coupons small I-cash prizes materials and promos for games and dramas decorations lots of food snacks drinks and non-edible consumables fuel banking fees and accident insurance and more.

Church Planting Program CPP - Considered the core program of NETCA's mission our CPP has started and sustains three church locations in northeastern Taiwan. They are located in Aodi Fulong and Dasi villages. When we gather in the churches we sing uplifting and life changing praise and worship songs to Jesus Christ and teach and preach biblical narratives from a Christian world view with practical application pointing everyone to Jesus Christ as the Savior of mankind. We also teach that love for God and people through post salvation good works and community service benefits all. Expenses for sustaining CPP throughout the year include facility rentals repairs maintenance Utilities wifi audio video purchases and maintenance teaching supplies printed materials postage non-edible consumables banking fees decorations food snacks drinks guest speaker honorariums stipends benevolence gifts donations and other smaller disbursements.