Lin Yu Huang's Obituary
Lin Yu Sho was born on Oct 22, 1939 in Taipei, Taiwan and was the eldest sister to four brothers. She studied hard and often set good examples for her siblings. She graduated from Taipei First Girls High School and was guaranteed a spot in the College of Arts, National Taiwan Normal University. However, she was not able to attend college for some reasons. She married Lin Chin Huang on April 22, 1959 and raised 4 children. Being talented artistically, she encouraged all her children to study well. Jean Hsia, her eldest daughter, received her Master of Music (M.M.) from Notre Dame de Namur University. Tony, her eldest son, received his M.M. from University of Michigan. Shirley, her second daughter, received her Bachelor of Music from Wheaton College. Eddie, her youngest son, received his Bachelor degree in Economics from U.C. Berkeley. Lin Yu immigrated to the U.S. in 1973. Before her immigration, she attended Home of Christ in Taiwan through the introduction of a friend. Her whole family was baptized when she hosted Bishop Kou’s gospel tour to the San Francisco region. After baptism, the family attended Golden Gate Christian Reformed Church. As the First Home of Christ formed in the Bay Area, the whole family served in the church. She has led 60 family members to Christ throughout the years. When China opened its door to evangelists in 1980, Lin Yu, her husband and her eldest daughter took frequent mission trips to China. She continued her divinity studies at Home of Christ (基督之家進深學房) and later at Chinese Evangelical Seminary Extension Courses. She and her husband have led more than 100 people to Christ in their evangelical efforts in Taiwan and China. In 1997, the couple formed Foster City Evangelical Fellowship which has served many Chinese immigrants. Lin Yu’s life is a story of dedication and servitude- to her family, to God, and to everyone she meets. Even after she was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2013, she evangelized, studied God’s word, and had many precious moments with loved ones. Although the doctor declared her cancer free for a few months after Whipple surgery, cancer returned earlier this year. At 75, she passed away on Nov 8 accompanied by family and friends by her side in Peninsula Hospital. Her whole life is the reflection of “We love because he first loved us.” 1 John 4:19黃蘇玲玉女士生平一生以愛為旗的黃蘇玲玉女生; 信主前, 對家人照顧提攜、相夫教子; 信主後, 更蒙主愛, 遵主所囑, 愛神愛人。 黃女士生於1939年10月22日台灣台北。因家境清寒, 身為四個弟弟的長女, 常以身作則, 努力向上, 畢業於台北一女中, 並保送師範大學美術系, 但終無法繼續升學。 1959年4月22日與黃霖欽(士原)先生結婚, 育有四子, 兩男兩女。 婚後盡孝守寡的婆婆, 愛護小叔; 照顧娘家父母及弟弟們; 並盡心養育自己及大姑的孩子。 喜愛藝術與和平的她, 為培養孩子文藝氣息及接受教會學校愛的教育, 讓孩子在天主教光仁幼稚園及小學就學。 長女子芩婚後取得College of Notre-Dame音樂碩士, 和夏大維育有四女。 長子子庭畢業於University of Michigan音樂碩士, 與沈玉如育有一子。 次女子洵畢業於Wheaton College音樂系, 和Kenneth Churchill育有四男四女。 幼子子原畢業於柏克萊大學經濟系, 與馮思麟育有四女。黃女士溫暖親和, 微笑常掛臉上,和兒女感情極好, 深受兒孫愛戴。 1973年移民來美前, 經人引領到台北基督之家, 第一次聽到福音。 後經關島、夏威夷、密蘇里, 於1974年暑, 定居舊金山灣區, 繼續幫助先生從事土地開發。 由於和先生熱心助人的天性, 常接待來美親友。 1974年因接待寇世遠監督再聽福音, 全家蒙恩受洗信主後到金門教會聚會。 後因寇監督領受異象, 成立美國基督之家。 黃女士隨先生成為創辦同工, 夫妻一起熱心服事神。 黃女士待人真誠謙和, 言語輕柔, 如沐春風。 先後帶領婆婆、父母、外婆、所有弟弟家庭、婆娘家親屬60餘人信主。 對受託照顧的年輕學子, 也帶領他們信主成為主內精兵。 1980年開始, 因中國開放, 便和先生或長女, 開始定期出國個人傳道, 隨走隨傳。 足跡遍及中國及台灣, 並參加教會短宣到塞班島。 當中在基督之家進深學房進修, 並進華神延伸制裝備。 神使用她, 這麼多年來已帶領上百位不同年齡階層者信主。 17年前, 並和先生及同工成立並參與福斯特市華人福音團契的服事。 即至先生得淋巴癌, 無微不至的照顧11年間, 仍不中斷服事。 這是神的恩典, 榮耀歸於神! 黃女士去(2013)年五月身體不適, 發現罹患胰臟癌初期。 勇敢接受風險極大的切除手術成功。 後因癌症復發, 終於11月8日夜間, 在家人親友的陪伴下過世, 安享主懷。 享年75歲。 黃女士常感念成長過程中, 受親友師長同學的很大的影響和幫助。從小耳濡目染祖母仁厚身教言教, 後又經光仁小學宋曼西校長賞識, 教導由家庭主婦學習做商人之婦。 在華神時, 亦受梁潔瓊院長及同學等鼓勵。 在台求學時, 同學慷慨解囊助衣助食, 師長到家裡代求繼續升學等。 來美後, 教會長輩教導和肢體支持到她晚年。 她一直以來最大的心願, 就是把福音傳給每個人, 特別是她所認識的親友, 希望每位和她一樣得到世上最大的福份, 就是因認識真神耶和華而有永生, 將來在天堂再聚。黃女士遺留在人間的, 便是她對神和對人, 無盡的愛。 因為她深信, 「我們愛, 因神先愛我們」(約翰一書4:19)。Services will be held in her honor at Skylawn Funeral Home and Memorial Park in San Mateo, California.A reception will follow after services at Crowne Plaza Hotel in Foster City-San Mateo, 1221 Chess Drive, Foster City, California 94404.
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