The Presbyterian Church had extended helping hands...

On April 16, I had reported the second 2-28 event of Taiwan which had happened in 1980 when Chiang Jin-Kuo was the ROC (Republic of China, Taiwan) President. An intruder came to Lin Yi Hsung's residence(林義雄) on Feb 28, 1980 and murdered Lin's mother and two daughters. Lin's eldest daughter, Lin Huen-Chun (Judy Lin) 林奐均, survived the stabbing and was miraculously rescued in the hospital (She had been stabbed 6-times.). Lin's wife, Fang Su-Ming 方素敏, was then visiting Lin at the jail. She also escaped the murder.

After the murder, Lin's wife and daughter was facing great financial distress with husband-father 林義雄 still locked up in the jail and three deaths in the family. The Presbyterian church in Taiwan extended helping hands to Lin's family by purchasing the house in which the intruder had committed shocking murder to Lin's family. The house was then converted into the Taiwan Yi-Kuan Presbyterian Church 台灣基督長老教會義光教會 in Taipei. Every year, Yi-Kuan church has a memorial service at 9:00 AM on February 28. After the service, the congregation members will drive to grave sites in Yi-Lan 宜蘭 for another memorial service.

Lin Huen-Chun(July Lin) later came to the United States for advanced degree education. She earned an English educational degree from the Indiana University. In 1998, Lin Huen-Chun(Judy Lin) was married to Joel Linton who is also a minister. The Lintons have three daughters : Faith（淳惠）、Charis（慈晅）and Ashlyn（恬昕). The Lintons are now residing in Taipei. From the following site, you can read about Fan-Jun's testimony. http://www.judylinton.com/judytest.html

Some one in the past had asked me why I had become a Presbyterian? The story of Yi-Kwan Church answers part of the question. The Presbyterian Church in Taiwan was the only religion group that had stood-up to Komingtan (Chinese Nationalist Party) and had spoken for Taiwanese cause during the White Terror Era.