Evangelization Among the Elderly                                                        Evangelist Jefu Chang      In the past year, there were 79 baptisms from seven nursing homes in the Zhubei region, and there were another dozen who couldn’t make it because of a rehabilitation treatment scheduling conflict.   Thank God that we still have many opportunities to bring people to Jesus.        I am taking this opportunity to share three key factors behind this large number of baptisms: (1) A Generous Attitude: There is more work but fewer workers; workers must spend more time to prepare for the harvest.  In addition to the Catechumen classes themselves, we  often visit each of the nursing homes at other times to meet with our Catechumens. This gives us opportunities to meet the Catechumen’s families, explained “baptism” to them, and share our faith.  Most families recognized that the Catholic Church has been caring and supporting their families for a while, and several family members were also baptized with the residents. Fr. Su from Guanxi Parish, was newly assigned as the Nursing Home Chaplin for Hsin-Chu diocese, and he administered the Baptisms.  He also invited Sr. Luo and Ms. FengJiao from Sinpu to assist with the Baptisms.  Fr. Su served with compassion on the Baptism day: one Catechumen was eating, Fr. Su patiently waited for him to finish the meal and then Baptized him.  Ms. Fengjiao played a role as a God-mother and has been continuing with visiting the newly baptized after the Baptisms.  She also shared her nursing home experiences with the parish Legion of Mary members.  Sr. Luo is the parish representative who prepared prayer cards and expressed welcome to each of the newly baptized. (2) Two Ways to be Baptized: We normally give Baptisms at a designated location, such as the nursing home classroom.  This time, we didn’t limited ourselves in one designated location to give Baptisms, we also went to bed sides to baptize catechumens who were willing but couldn’t come to the designated location. (3) A Collaboration from Three Parties: On the top of the collaboration with Fr. Su, we also collaborated with the nursing home's administration and staff.  At one of the nursing home, three catechumens were baptized last time, but 17 this time. During this period, the nursing home owner found that the Catholic Church services have provided tremendous support and brought peace of mind to their residents.  The nursing home has turned their doubts into trust, and they were willing to assist us during catechumen classes and at the Baptisms.