February 28, 2010
Reported by Chen Yi-hsuan
Written by Lydia Ma

On February 19, young adults from various churches across Taiwan who are still single gathered at a restaurant in Tainan city to take part in a group blind date sponsored by Tainan Presbytery's Church and Society Committee. This was the fourth time the committee had organized such an event.

Though a cold current resulted in frigid temperatures across Taiwan on that day, as many as 66 Christians attended this event. Activities included fun self-introductions and bingo games especially designed to help participants get to know one another. This meeting eventually resulted in 14 successful matches.

According to the Elder Chen Ya-hui who emceed the event, those who didn't find a successful match this time shouldn't despair because the committee still has information files of more than 200 single adults seeking a mate. She added that the committee would continue hosting similar events in the near future and urged singles to participate.

Young adults who participated on that day ranged from 25 to 40 years of age and some came from as far as Taipei. Though few people registered for the event when it was first announced, numbers crept quickly toward the end of the registration deadline and even exceeded expectations.

Through various games and activities during this event, everyone's personality became apparent as some joked around and others spoke nervously about themselves. Some participants even brought along their relatives to root for them.

According to Chen, Tainan Presbytery will hold group blind dates every two months in the near future and will likely add a group blind date exclusively for those who are widowed or divorced and are looking for another shot at marriage. The next time this event will be held will likely be April 17th. Those who are interested in registering for it should contact Chen at 0932-802004.

Taiwan Church News