This morning, I attended Mr. Ko'en Lin's funeral at Nantou Presbyterian Church.
Since retiring from Nantou Commercial High School in 2007, I had rarely returned to Nantou City for leisure. Before the service, I checked the city streets on Google Maps to make sure I could reach the church on time.
As it turned out, I arrived early and ran into several former co-workers I hadn’t seen in years. Oh—suddenly, memories of those "good old days" came flooding back, stirring a deep sense of nostalgia.
It wasn’t just about names—Xiuqing, Zhaohuang, Chunfa, Qiuju, Minxiang, Jingying, Meiyi, Cifen, and others. Each person there seemed to bring back vivid, meaningful memories we had shared. We had all come to honor and remember our dear friend Mr. Ko'en Lin, who passed away in his 90s.
I was especially touched to hear from Rev. Maotang Cai (蔡茂堂牧師) that Mr. Ko'en (known in Mandarin Chinese as Xiaoyuan Lin) had become eager to participate in church activities starting in 2019, and was finally baptized in October last year (2024). Rev. Maotang shared that although Brother Lin (林孝園弟兄) received baptism late in life, the Lord had always loved him deeply—and he offered several touching examples of God’s love for him.
Rev. Maotang also used a PowerPoint presentation to describe what the Lord is like, using metaphors such as a Judge (for righteous judgment), Santa Claus (a giver of blessings), an Emperor (ruler of the universe), a Genie (all-powerful), and a Father (who disciplines and nurtures). Among these five vivid images, which one do you feel best represents God’s role in your heart? (Note: "The Father’s Love / 天父的愛" was the title of Rev. Maotang’s homily at today’s service.)
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4) The 60th Anniversary of NNCS (情縈投商一甲子) (2015)
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