An Encounter with the Shamash on the Third Day of Hanukkah 🏠 Sister Irene | BBPN Beit Simcha | December 23, 2025 On the third day of Hanukkah, Tuesday, December 16th, we hosted L and S and decided to celebrate the occasion together. Pastor Jamie suggested lighting candles to represent the hanukkiah and sharing deep-fried treatsContinue reading “I Can’t Believe We Are Leaving Taiwan!”
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Loss and Gratitude: The Healing Journey of a Son of the Altar Hearth
🏠 Pastor Jamie Tseng｜BBPN Beit Simcha｜November 30, 2025 “For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in.” (Matthew 25:35) After my mother went home to be with the Lord last December, her room became cluttered, andContinue reading “Loss and Gratitude: The Healing Journey of a Son of the Altar Hearth”
A Divine Encounter on the Day Before Their Departure: Visions Like Fire, Love Overflow
🏠 Pastor Jamie Tseng | BBPN Beit Simcha | November 28, 2025 On Thanksgiving morning, I received messages from R and O—a couple who had been traveling around Taiwan for a month and a half. Only near the end of their journey did they hear about the “Beit Simcha,” and they hoped to meet usContinue reading “A Divine Encounter on the Day Before Their Departure: Visions Like Fire, Love Overflow”
“I Will Remember Tonight” — That Night, She Encountered Yeshua’s Love
✍🏻Irene | BBPN Beit Simcha | November 26, 2025 Cool change had just started sweeping through Taipei. Walking home in a light jacket, I was on the verge of shivering. Or perhaps I was brimming with excitement. I had just parted with sister L, a new guest I hosted with Pastor Jamie on the eveningContinue reading ““I Will Remember Tonight” — That Night, She Encountered Yeshua’s Love”
🙌 2025 Month of Praise
From RH, Taoyuan County, Taiwan – TW017 Prayer Altar During the Month of Praise in September, I practiced worshiping God through praise, and it awakened a part of my spirit that had long been dormant. Through movements of the body, waving banners, blowing the shofar, and lifting my voice in praise, I tangibly experienced God’sContinue reading “🙌 2025 Month of Praise”
🇮🇱In Taiwan and Beit Simcha, the Jewish Guests Felt Safe and Loved
✍🏻Ray & Jane｜BBPN Beit Simcha｜Testimony Date: 2025.10.28｜Reception Date: 2025.10.24 We thank Yeshua—His love reached the Jewish guests through us, bringing them comfort and peace during a time of rising antisemitism. When we first met them on October 24, they appeared cautious. While browsing the menu outside the restaurant, Pastor Jamie explained that this meal wasContinue reading “🇮🇱In Taiwan and Beit Simcha, the Jewish Guests Felt Safe and Loved”
🇮🇱 Loved Like Family: Israeli Backpackers Welcomed in Taiwan
✍🏻Pastor Jamie Tseng｜BBPN Beit Simcha ｜October 16, 2025 Just after sending off our third group of Israeli backpackers, we received a message from T and E—two 24-year-old young men. They had heard about the Beit Simcha network in Taiwan through an Israeli travel group and were eager to meet us in Taipei before beginning their ten-day round-island trip.Continue reading “🇮🇱 Loved Like Family: Israeli Backpackers Welcomed in Taiwan”
🌧️“Done Unto the Least of These”: A Rainy Encounter with Israeli Travellers
✍🏻Pastor Jamie Tseng｜BBPN Beit Simcha｜October 21, 2025 “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’”— Matthew 25:40 Today, under pouring rain, I held the hand of an Israeli girl as we walked toward the MRT station. HerContinue reading “🌧️“Done Unto the Least of These”: A Rainy Encounter with Israeli Travellers”
From Kombucha to Fireworks: A Night of Spiritual Exchange
🏠 Irene │ BBPN Beit Simcha│ October 15, 2025 On National Day evening, I arrived at Pastor Jamie’s home to find her hosting a joyful and relaxed kombucha party with the Israeli guests. Jane came downstairs to greet me and shared that everyone was open and engaged. As I joined, the Israeli guests welcomed me withContinue reading “From Kombucha to Fireworks: A Night of Spiritual Exchange”
The Trump Card – Prayer!
💎 “I ask on their behalf. Not on behalf of the world do I ask, but on behalf of those You have given Me, for they are Yours. All Mine are Yours, and Yours are Mine; and I have been glorified in them.” (Jhn 17:9-10, TLV) Praise God that in the last five weeks, we haveContinue reading “The Trump Card – Prayer!”