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In the afternoon on April 5, which is the 44th anniversary of the establishment of Gi-Kong Church of Chi-Hsin Presbytery, an open ceremony of “The first historical site of transitional justice” was unveiled at this heart-breaking residential house of former Lawyer Lin Yi-hsiong.

On April 2, a collection of artifacts belonging to Dr. Elizabeth Blackburn Christie (宋伊莉莎白醫師1868-1901) and her husband, Rev. Duncan Ferguson (宋忠堅牧師1860-1923), arrived via air freight from Scotland. The items were unboxed in a joint ceremony featuring with the staff of Sin-Lau Hospital (SLH): Vice President Chun-chun Huang (黃俊鈞), Rev. Stone Chhioh (石連城), Rev. Sean Li (李盈賢), and Rev. To-ka Ông (王多加), alongside Rev. Lo (盧啟明) of the PCT Archives. This event marked a historic moment as folk artifacts collected by missionaries over a century ago finally returned to their place of origin.

To let more people know the story of Jesus' crucifixion, death, burial and resurrection on the Easter Sunday, Rev Tsai Dong-hsu, pastor of Luh-Chou Church of Taipei Presbytery, Deacon Chou Jian-yu and many co-workers recently installed an "empty grave" artwork at the plaza before the Luh-Chou Church. The grandiose Easter artwork attracted the public to watch and learn it more.

As festivals of the Passion and Easter came near, a liturgical service combining theological reflections, meditating experiences and choral singing was held at Wan-Lih Church of Tainan Presbytery in the afternoon on March 21. This liturgical service, entitled as "New Voice Chanted in the Passion" is jointly organized by Wan-Lih Church and Yong-Ang Church of Kaohsiung Presbytery.

Remembering the 140th anniversary of the mission launched by Rev Campbell Naismith Moody, the PCT Changhua Presbytery held a gong parade named as “God Lost His Children! Let’s Proclaim Good News in Changhua" in the afternoon on March 15. Walking from Changhua Church to Rev Moody’s cemetery, with the sounds of gong along the way, about 500 people from 15 local churches of Changhua Presbytery participated in the evangelical parade, imitating the authentic evangelical campaign Rev Moody preached publicly on the streets in Changhua area 140 years ago.