Taiwan Church News 3266 Edition September 29 - October 5, 2014 Church Ministry PCT Carry On To Care For The Victims Of Kaohsiung Big Blast on August 1st Reported By Lin Jia-jin Chen Jeu-yu, a seriously wounded victim of Kaohsiung big blast on August 1st, was transferred to Neural Regeneration Center(NRC) of Taipei Veterans General Hospitals(TVGH) for further treatment. Through a report from the Church and Society Committee of Ping-tong Presbytery, Rev. Lin Wei-lien, Secretary of PCT Church and Society Committee goes to visit Chen in the evening of September 18th. Next day, Rev. Chen Jia-cherng with his wife, representing Yi-li Presbyterian Church, also go to TVGH to visit the wounded Chen Jeu-yu, and plead with church members to pray and support this positive and forward-looking young girl to stand up soon. Chen Jeu-yu was a part-time worker in restaurant. In the very big blast moment, 11:56 p.m. close to midnight of July 31stnear the crossroad of Wu-chin III Road and San-dor I Road, when she was off-duty and riding motorcycle on the way home, suddenly Chen was blasted up into two-stories high and heavily thrown down like a vase from the sky. Chen lost her consciousness immediately and ran into a comma. Chen's doctor says, if it is not due to her strong will to survive, the chance is dim to wake up from such deadly injuries. Though she is safe now from that most critical condition, Chen still has to face her devastating body injuries and trauma: broken backbone, paraplegic, comminuted fracture in left hand, multi-areas bruise and burns, haemothorax, lung contusion, liver laceration and etc. As Chen's father passed away early, Chen with her elder sister and younger brother are brought up by her mother alone. Though Chen had not yet confessed her faith as a Christian, her mother, grandmother and aunt are pious Christians. Her aunt is also an elder of Liu-chiu Presbyterian Church of Ping-tung presbytery.Chen's young brother, who quits his job now to take care of her sister full time, welcomes the visit of Rev. Lin Wei-lien. He said, the church's dynamic power shown on a cowboy Sunday service deeply impressed him when he was a young student attending the church assembly first time. Chen said, after her transfer into rehabilitation ward, she cried over two weeks as the rehabilitation is so hard and full of pain. But, under the encouragement from relatives and friends, she finally could wipe out tears and boost up herself with words: "I am lucky enough to be alive!", "If there is a slight ray of hope, I will insist to carry on!". Though Chen's hospital bed is hanging many folk religion's amulets from her friends, she still ask Rev. Lin to pray for her as she believes something wonderful will fall upon her. In the mid-noon of September 19,Rev. Chen Jia-cherng with his wife, representing Yi-li Presbyterian Church to visit the wounded Chen and arranged some youth fellows to accompany Chen. In the evening of September 22, Chiu Su-mei, wife of Rev. Chen Jia-chern, visits Chen again and teaches her the painting of Zentangle in order to release her tension and make her learn her potential capability. Chiu Su-mei notes in her Facebook, "Today is the first time that Jeu-yu (Chen) experiences the Zentangle painting! She smiles so happily. Carry on, good girl! You must be able to stand up soon! God loves you!" Translated by Peter Wolfe |