Recently violence has cast the spotlight on Taiwan’s death penalty and its mental health support services’ effectiveness. Rev. Kou Shaoen, a well-known Chinese pastor in Taiwan, calls for church to take her responsibility in Society of Taiwan.
The beheading of a 4-year-old girl in Taiwan has sparked calls to make greater use of the island’s death penalty.
The said attacks came as investigators said a man suspected of beheading a 4yo girl on Monday was mentally ill. This has triggered heated discussion on responsibility to this kind of issue.
A well-known Chinese Pastor, Rev. Kou Shaoen shared his thoughts on this heated issue. As many people discussing who would be responsible for this, Rev Kou claims that churches in Taiwan should take this responsibility.
“It’s not the family,” says Rev. Kou, “but the church, that should be responsible for this.”
Rev. Kou shares a story of a young preacher. The said young preacher is doing mission currently, who used to be covered in wounds.
The said preacher’s father used to be married for ten times! So the preacher have no idea about his mother, even he doesn’t know who his mother is! He suffered a lot due to his step-mother(s).
At his age of 15, the suffered boy converted to Christianity, in a nightclub. Since then his life has totally changed. In church, covered by the love of God, he was healed.
Up to now he is a great father of two.
He used to be a poor boy, a potential twisted, marginalized people. However, by the great power of Gospel, he became a preacher to save so many souls.
Sharing this true story, Rev. Kou calls for the churches and Christians in Taiwan not only to care for themselves, but to meet the deep need of the world and society, to be the salt and light of the world.
Translated by: Elianna
