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History
The ministries of Operation Dawn were initiated by Rev. John Paul Chan
of Beautiful Gate Baptist Church in Hong Kong.
Rev. Simon Man-wo Lau is in charge of the ministry of Operation Dawn
Taiwan.
Pastor
Lau, who had succeed in overcoming his addiction to drugs at Operation
Dawn Hong Kong,
came to Taiwan in 1983 giving his personal testimony about how he was
saved under the invitation
of Professor Chi-ping Lin of Christian Cosmic Light Holistic Care
Organization.
He was told that the problem of drug abuse in Taiwan
was increasingly getting serious and that the ministry to drug addicts
were desperately needed. As a result,
Rev. Chan sent Rev. Lau, together with his newly-married wife, and Rev.
De-rek Kong with his household to Taiwan
in 1984 to embark on the mission of Christian Spiritual Therapy.
Operation Dawn Taiwan was founded in 1989.
Currently, the directors are as follows: Professor Chi-ping Lin
(President of the board of directors),
Elder David C.C. Cheng, Elder Daniel Pai-i Chuang, Elder An-hsiang Chien,
Lawyer Hsiu-yen Jen,
Accountant David Tao-sung Chen, Doctor Kwong-fu Leung, Doctor Cheng-hong
Chen, and Rev. Simon Man-wo Lau.
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Purpose |
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Help drug addicts rebuild their spirit, mind, body, and social life
with the belief in Jesus Christ and the love of Jesus Christ so that
they can thoroughly get rid of their drug addiction. |
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Help people
with the same problem develop friendship so that they can build
fellowship to support and encourage each other. |
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Train workers who
commit to Christ and to preaching gospel. |
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Assist government and
related departments to promote anti-drug movements, drug rehab
activities, and crime prevention. Also visit prisons, detention
centers, schools, and civil organizations to advance the prevention
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Christian Spiritual Therapy
Christian Spiritual Therapy, which focuses on the power of “Gospel”
to help drug addicts break the bondage of sin, is a kind of
spiritual therapy that doesn’t depend on the anesthesia medication,
nor on human efforts, but on God’s love, the Holy Spirit’s
fellowship, preachers’ biblical teaching, the experience sharing of
ex-addicts who have gone through this period of rehab, and the group
dynamics to help drug addicts be born again, becoming the followers
of Jesus.
Those who seek help from Operation Dawn
must live in Drug Rehab Centers for one and a half years.
The rehab program practiced is based on four stages which contain
the well-rounded buildup of spirit, mind, body, and vocational
skills. At 1st stage: Help inmates adapt to new life at Operation Dawn
with the aim at restoring their physical health.
 
At 2nd
stage: Guide male inmates to rebuild their personality temperament
and encourage them to do the gardening and the tending livestock
through farmer’s lifestyle.
Train female inmates, by means of doing housework,
to develop sense of responsibility so that the positive team spirit
and self-esteem can be nourished.
At 3rd stage: Guide inmates, through renewing their thoughts, to
build relationships with others.
At 4th stage: Give senior inmates whose conditions are stable the
responsibility
to take care of new inmates. And help them draft plans
for their future career after completing the program in Operation Dawn.The accommodation, food, education, and counseling offered
by Drug Rehab Centers of Operation Dawn are free of charge.
Mission
Cultivate workers to
labor in the field of Christian Spiritual Therapy.
Promote the ministries of Christian Spiritual Therapy.
Advance the counseling and education on drug rehab.
Preach the mission of Christian Spiritual Therapy across nations.
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