Taiwan pastors urged Christians to pray for a deadly train derailment that killed dozens of people.
Traveling from New Taipei to Taitung, the eight-carriage train which carried 494 passengers went off the rails in a tunnel north of Hualien on April 2.
According to United Daily News, the driver was among the 50 dead, while the conductor was rescued as of 12:22 am on Friday, Beijing time.
Several Taiwanese pastors appealed to believers to pray for the accident.
Andrew Kou, the senior pastor of Home of Christ Church in Taipei, invited two or three fellow Christians to give intercessory prayers.
“May the Lord be gracious to us. Pray that the Lord would have mercy on this land, that we may see that the Lord sits enthroned over the flood. We pray that He would minimize the impact of this disaster.”
Pastor Sung Yi-min from Arise and Shine Artists Association, a ministry for Christian artists, prayed that God bestows mercy, healing, and providence so that further damage would be minimized. He wished the injured receive the most comprehensive and quick care, praying God to guide the medical personnel with wisdom to handle all the situation.
Tsai Chih-Chien, president of Hualien Joint Pastors Conference and senior pastor of Mei-Lun Baptist Church, claimed in an interview that the pastors of the conference and other believers initiated a prayer campaign in the first place. The prayer requests included, “Pray for the reassurance of families of the deceased and the healing of the injured, as well as the relief of passenger congestions inside the carriages and the orderly arrangement of traffic transfers. May God grant the government wisdom to handle it as soon as possible; the passengers would not be anxious, the relief units would unify rescue operations, exclude on-site scenes, and restore clear traffic. May God give resilience and wisdom to performance units.”
- Translated by Karen Luo
据台湾媒体报道，4月2日上午9点33分钟，台铁太鲁阁号408次列车，在从新北市发车驶往台东的过程中，行至花莲大清水隧道时发生出轨事故。
车上有约350人，至少37人没有生命迹象，司机不幸罹难。
多节车厢严重变形，部分车厢无法进入。
台铁局初步研判是停在旁边斜坡的工程车滑落撞向列车引发事故。
媒体称工程车原是负责公路隧道工程，事发时违规停在斜坡，还疑似忘拉手刹导致滑落将列车撞脱轨。
目前工程车司机已被带回警局侦讯。
“联合新闻网”称，花莲县消防局救援人员在现场疏散1至4车厢的乘客，5至8车厢变形严重，无法顺利进入。
现场救援情况显示，目前第7、8节车厢仍受困在隧道里，预计受困与失去生命迹象的人数分别是：第5车受困17人、失去生命迹象3人；第6车受困35人、失去生命迹象3人；第7车受困15人、失去生命迹象20人、第8车15人、失去生命迹象10人；统计失去生命迹象人数已达37人。
司机已身亡，列车长获救。
多位台湾牧者就此呼吁大家代祷。
寇绍恩牧师发布代祷影音，并邀请基督徒两三个人一起，同心为此代求守望：“求主施恩恩待我们，求主在这块土地上施怜悯，在灾难里面让我们看见就算洪水泛滥，祂仍然坐着为王，仍然在掌权。
我们求祂让这个灾难降到最低。”
艺起发光的宋逸民牧师说，求神怜悯求神医治求神保守，让所有的伤害降到最低，保守所有伤患能够得到最完善最快的照顾，也求神带领救难医护人员有神同在的带领和智慧赶紧恢复处理所有的状况。
花莲联祷会主席、美仑浸信会主任牧师蔡志坚牧师在接受受访时表示，事故发生第一时间，花莲联祷会众牧者及弟兄姊妹就陆续启动代祷，紧急代祷事项有：“为死者家属的抚慰与伤者的救治，以及车厢内的乘客的疏导与安排交通转乘能顺利有序，求神赐智慧给政府相关部门能尽速处理；乘客不慌乱，救援单位也能统合救援行动，事故现场的排除和轨道的恢复畅通，求神赐应变的能力与智慧给执行单位；为事故排除前，求神赐福政府交通部门能有效率和迅速地调动交通工具，以及有妥善疏导交通的应变规划，来协助返乡或到花东旅游的国人进行他们的行程；求神保守预定明天来花莲参与爱在四月天之艺人的交通行程，都能相当平顺和不受耽延地抵达花莲，也求神保守他们的心情能安定、不受影响。”
台铁出轨乘客目睹死伤惨重 台湾牧者呼吁代祷
Taiwan pastors urged Christians to pray for a deadly train derailment that killed dozens of people.
Traveling from New Taipei to Taitung, the eight-carriage train which carried 494 passengers went off the rails in a tunnel north of Hualien on April 2.
According to United Daily News, the driver was among the 50 dead, while the conductor was rescued as of 12:22 am on Friday, Beijing time.
Several Taiwanese pastors appealed to believers to pray for the accident.
Andrew Kou, the senior pastor of Home of Christ Church in Taipei, invited two or three fellow Christians to give intercessory prayers.
“May the Lord be gracious to us. Pray that the Lord would have mercy on this land, that we may see that the Lord sits enthroned over the flood. We pray that He would minimize the impact of this disaster.”
Pastor Sung Yi-min from Arise and Shine Artists Association, a ministry for Christian artists, prayed that God bestows mercy, healing, and providence so that further damage would be minimized. He wished the injured receive the most comprehensive and quick care, praying God to guide the medical personnel with wisdom to handle all the situation.
Tsai Chih-Chien, president of Hualien Joint Pastors Conference and senior pastor of Mei-Lun Baptist Church, claimed in an interview that the pastors of the conference and other believers initiated a prayer campaign in the first place. The prayer requests included, “Pray for the reassurance of families of the deceased and the healing of the injured, as well as the relief of passenger congestions inside the carriages and the orderly arrangement of traffic transfers. May God grant the government wisdom to handle it as soon as possible; the passengers would not be anxious, the relief units would unify rescue operations, exclude on-site scenes, and restore clear traffic. May God give resilience and wisdom to performance units.”
- Translated by Karen Luo
Taiwan Pastors Appeal for Prayers Over Train Crash
