Our History
IN HIS TIME
“In His time” should be the theme song of New Life International SDA Church.
Six years ago, about this time of year, God put a new vision in the hearts of several people on the same weekend. Conversations in Bali, Indonesia and Pintung, Taiwan were the spark that created a fire of enthusiasm for English services for those who wanted to worship in English in Taipei.
Supposedly insurmountable obstacles had prevented us from considering it before. The major question being “Where would we worship?” Providentially God led us to and opened the way for us to begin worshiping in the auditorium in B-1 level of Taiwan Adventist Hospital.
Soon the nucleus of international attendees from the Sung Shan Chinese churches Adult English Sabbath School started to worship together in January of 2002. People started coming! Our numbers grew from an average of 20 to an average of 60 in the space of a few months.
John McGee, Church Planter, from NSD in Korea in April of 2002 held an island wide church planting seminar training us how to win souls. We had nothing to start with. We purchased Chinese/English Bibles; volunteers stepped forward to prepare music, to purchase the PA system, to run the PA system, to preach, to teach Sabbath School lessons, to start children’s Sabbath schools, to prepare fellowship lunches, and to do all the things churches do. People who did not belong to the SDA Church helped also.
Through out these past 5½ years God has brought people to NLIF through various ministries, through personal Bible studies, through friendship evangelism, through providential leadings, but most of all by His Spirit.
In 2004 we were blessed with our first full time pastor. Ben Guerrero gave us much needed direction and friendship until 2006. Since May of this year, we are blessed with another Godly full time pastor, Robbie Berghan and his wife Rebeka who ably helps with his ministry.
Today over 100 people join each Sabbath for communion with God and each other. For the future we know God will continue to lead us as He has led us in the past. We look forward to new challenges and opportunities to spread His Good News.