A Unique Moment in Time

Did you know that Taiwan uses a dating system that is different from the rest of the world?  While still using the Western Gregorian Calendar and the Lunar Calendars, Taiwan has its own calendar called the “ROC Calendar” or the “Minguo Calendar.”

The Republic of China was founded in 1912.  That is considered to be the first year of the Taiwanese dating system.  The current year, referred to as 2022 in the West, is year #111.

That means, that on the morning of November 11 at precisely 11:11:11 (11 seconds after 11:11 AM) on the eleventh of November of this year it is possible to write it as 11:11:11/11/11/111.  Of course, the Chinese system would write the year first and end with the seconds.  So perhaps you would consider 111/11/11/11:11:11 to be more correct?

It is a unique moment in time.

Praise and Prayer

• We are thankful for last week’s vacation rest.  We spent time in the Maolin National Scenic Area enjoying God’s creation. One highlight was seeing thousands of purple crow butterflies.
• A common error is to consider Christ to be similar to the pantheon of other gods that are worshipped by the Taiwanese.  But Christ is much more than the carved images and the spirits that indwell them.  Please pray that Christ will reveal Himself in ways that show that He is greater and uniquely different than those to whom they are accustomed. Please pay that people will be drawn to belief in Christ.  (John 12:32)