January 6,2011

Dear Shi-Yang

真高興聽到您的消息！我還記得您。

這僅僅是一個簡短的電子郵件，感謝您和北美台灣基督教協會非常慷慨的聖誕禮物。我還沒有完全決定做什麼用途，我可能會在一個短期的學期中假日使用它，可能會去Newcastle。這是一個有趣的地方，博物館林立，也是歷史與文化的中心，而且 the Northumberland coast and the Border hills就近在咫尺，因此各種旅行都是可能的。英國 60歲以上的人可以免費乘坐巴士，這是一個偉大的恩典。

另外一個吸引我去的原因是 Ms. Alvinza Riddoch (李恩慈姑娘），她是台南神學院的幼教老師，也是我的老朋友，最近從英格蘭南部搬來 Newcastle 附近的一個非常好的衛理公會老人中心。她現在95歲了，依然很活躍、聰明，可惜她的視力不好，已經不能再自己獨居了。我在幾個月前有和她見面，並且經常打電話交談。如果能花一天去找她，也是很好的。

請轉達我的問候，感謝TCCCNA其他成員。祝福有美好的新年。

包珮玉

January 6,2011

Dear Shi-Yang

How nice to hear from you! I remember you well. This is just a brief email to thank you and the Taiwanese Christian Church Council of North America for the very generous Christmas gift. I haven't completely decided what I will do with it, but will probably use it on a short mid-week break, most likely in Newcastle. It is an interesting place with museums and historic and cultural centers and is set within easy reach of the Northumberland coast and the Border hills, so a variety of trips are possible. People over 60 in England don't have to pay on the buses and this is a great blessing.

An additional attraction is that Alvinza Riddoch (Li Un-Tzu), who used to teach kindergarten teachers at Tainan Theological College is an old friend and has recently moved from the south of England to a very good Methodist home near Newcastle. She is 95 years old now and still very active and bright, but has lost so much of her sight that she is unable to live on her own any more. I saw her a couple of months ago and we talk on the phone quite often. It would be nice to spend a whole day with her.

Please pass on my greetings to the other members of the TCCCNA.With thanks and all good wishes for the New Year

Liz Brown