The first time I met my aunt was in her house, summer 1964. My father took the whole family to her house to spend the summer with her family in 左營. I still have some very vivid memories of that joyful time. Surprisingly, some arrangements were made and my father took the whole family home at the end of summer and left me with my aunt for some time. It was in that duration I got to know my aunt personally for the first time in my life. In those days, my two older cousins (WeiChou and Daniel) went to their summer school daily and I was left with their younger sister (Mingye) and my aunt at their home. My aunt would hold Mingye’s hand and my hand and took us for a simple grocery shopping in the morning. That was how I started interacting with her on a personal basis.

My aunt was an upright 耿直 and yet approachable 可親近 person. With her there is no pretense to me. She has her own intimate contacts with the Lord and she did that in her personal time in the word. If you ever go to her for a fellowship of your personal situation, you’d find her approachable and easy to talk to. She would simply listen with her full attention and look at you with her full gaze. You’d know that her gazing is not to find fault, but to give you her literally undivided attention. If you ever ask her for any suggestion at the end of your inquiry, you’d hear her say “you’d need to go to the Lord directly yourself and ask Him for a word specifically to you.” You’d know she really meant it. Looking back, you’d know that is how she spent her time before the Lord and she was teaching you the same. She was approachable to give you her heart; her uprightness brings you directly to the Lord. I’ll miss her. Thank the Lord for giving me this aunt. She’ll always occupy a special place in my heart.