(Mostly stuff that Chiang Kai-shek stole from the Forbidden City as he ran out in 1947) we went out for dinner with Sidney and Sherry to wish Sidney a happy birthday. After dinner Sherry took us to another church a short bus ride away. You know that scene in Harry Potter when the Night Bus changes dimensions to squeeze between two other London double-decker buses? I actually saw that happen from my viewpoint in the front seat of this bus. There is no possible way it could have made that squeeze between the two opposing taxis without somehow transporting into another dimension.Anyway, we got to Gi-kong Presbyterian Church on a back street somewhere in Taipei. On Dec. 13th, 1979, Yi-hsiung Lin, a lawyer in Taipei was arrested and charged with sedition for speaking out against the government. During his incarceration his house was under constant survelance by the government securty forces but that did not prevent someone from entering the home and murdering his mother and two daughters and severly injuring another daughter. This tragedy took place on Feb. 28th, an historic date for the Taiwanese people.
At Easter, 1982 the house was consecrated as Gi-kong Presbyterian Church. The living room is now a sanctuary. The basement, where the bodies were found is now the Sunday School room. The piano the girls practiced on sits beside the chancel. Out of this tragedy the word of God has found a way to reach out in forgiveness and proclaim the love of God.We met with the pastor, Rev. Daniel Yin-Er Cheng who speaks excellent English and is seen in this photo with Sherry, Anne and me.
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