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August 2026Prayer LetterAugust Prayer Letter: For the New Team and the Sisters Newly Arrived
Praying for the forming of the new team, for women looking for housing, for newly arrived sisters to settle into regular gatherings, and for the weekly afternoon activities — together with the four locations in Keelung, Taichung, Hsinchu and Kaohsiung.
June 2026Prayer LetterJune Prayer Letter: Praying for Women in Career Transition
Praying for women in career transition, that the Lord would strengthen their faith to bravely walk a new, right path; also praying for the June 25 Taiwanese opera showcase and next season's course planning.
Ministry UpdateThursday Arts Program: Painting Class and Taiwanese Opera Class
Through artistic creation, the women find healing and self-expression — their work will become material for an online gallery and creative products.
Publication NewsThe Hearts of Teahouse Women: Stories from Wanhua's Red-Light District
Curated by Pearl Home and written by Li Wen-Hsuan, this book records the life stories of twelve sisters. Selected as a featured title by Eslite and Books.com.tw, and a finalist for several annual book awards.
Media Coverage · 2022What I Learned Under the Red Lights
A staff member who has served at Pearl Home for twelve years wrote about her observations and reflections on faith from Wanhua's red-light district — the full English article was published in Christianity Today.
Organization Update · 2019Moving to a New Home
In July 2019, Pearl Home moved into its new location at No. 168 Xichang Street. Thanks to the brothers and sisters of Longtan Baptist Church who came to help — may this new space give the women a true sense of 'home.'
Organization Milestone · 2018Tera's 30 Years in Taiwan
Founder Lin Dizhen (Tera), who came from the Netherlands to serve in Taiwan, received a Long Service Award in 2018 — thirty years in Taiwan, a life given to the marginalized women of Wanhua.
Staff Journal · 2018Those Who Have the Least Are Often the Most Generous
A-Yu, a homeless woman, used the red envelope her boss gave her to buy milk, strawberries, and donuts to share with the women of Pearl Home. Those who have the least are often the most generous.
Staff Journal · 2016It Is the Sick Who Need a Doctor
Nearly one in ten women in Wanhua have gone without paying National Health Insurance premiums for years, avoiding doctors out of fear or shame. Through real stories, our staff reflects on Pearl Home's medical assistance program and what the church can still do for the medically underserved.
Staff Journal · 2015Silent Poverty
Less than 15 minutes from the Presidential Office, in the heart of downtown Taipei, lives a group of society's most marginalized people. Our staff steps into the women's damp, dim rented rooms, encountering 'silent poverty' — and reflects on what the church can do for housing justice.