Dear Auntie Rowena:

I've been thinking about you recently as I've gotten endless mailers from the Prison Fellowship. I think about your big heart, and how you gave so selflessly to those who knew you and those who did not. I pray God will allow my family to carry on your legacy of generosity.

I miss you.

Ruru

Dear Rowena,

You weaved God's word into your daily life. You faithfully served the Lord and loved your brothers and sisters in Christ. (1 John 3:18)

I was blessed with your assistance in serving and caring, and with your visitations in church life ministry. You always paid attention to those in need, including scholars coming from overseas. I especially remember during our LA trip to visit an aged sister, the rental car was keyless, but you still managed to drive to our destination. Your caring also reached to brothers and sisters who live in different areas in Sacramento.

In the late 90s, it meant a great deal to everyone when you helped organize the workshop on Marriage and Family led by Pastor Huang Ming-Chen (黃明鎮), and when we attended a loving and caring seminar given by Pastor Fu Li- De (傅立德) in Fremont.

I always appreciated your talent in organizing our Sunday lunches, and your banquets at the church for holidays, weddings, and funerals were very special. You always put your heart into planning and made them work well.

Thank you for compiling the DCCC cookbook for the cooking teams--the beginners on the teams especially appreciate it. We also like having your savory dishes such as sweet and sour soup, braised chicken wings, and lion heads. In addition, thank you for organizing meals to be delivered to church members who were in need. And your faithful attendance at the women's prayer group on Friday mornings encouraged us greatly.

Your heart was surely focused on missions and evangelism (Matthew 28:19-20). In recent years, we really appreciated how you led DCCC short-term mission teams to China and Taiwan-and later when you worked as a volunteer at Christian Born Anew Fellowship in Taiwan for one-and-a-half years.

I can't possibly count how many good deeds you did for others, Rowena. As for me, thank you for helping me move and for delivering my keys, which I had left buried in a pile of cherries in the supermarket.

Rowena, how much I miss you!

Lillian Hsia

紹莉姐妹：
很懷念與您在花蓮一起配搭服事的那段期間，喜歡您溫暖的笑容和您謙卑的態度，總是默默付出的您，讓我看見屬靈的好榜樣，我永遠不會忘記今年6/11那天，您要回美國前，傳了訊息關心我，並且跟我道別，很遺憾當時沒有多跟您說說話，跟您好好道別，如今您已經息了地上的勞苦，我知道您去的是更美的地方，已經不痛了，我們過往的友誼，會一直留在我的心裡，謝謝您的友誼跟陪伴，我們天家再見喔！
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