j ør na ▁– ▁ 2 5 ▁June ▁ 1 9 9 4 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Norwegian ▁nur se ▁and ▁Luther an ▁mission ary ▁affili ated ▁with ▁the ▁Norwegian ▁Mission ary ▁Society ▁in ▁China . ▁She ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁mission ary ▁in ▁Y iy ang ▁in ▁the ▁province ▁of ▁Hun an ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁and ▁fled ▁to ▁Taiwan ▁where ▁she ▁continued ▁her ▁mission ary ▁work . ▁She ▁arrived ▁in ▁Taiwan ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁becoming ▁the ▁first ▁mission ary ▁from ▁the ▁Norwegian ▁Mission ary ▁Society ▁on ▁the ▁island . ▁She ▁worked ▁there ▁until ▁Christmas ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁Norway ▁via ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁after ▁the ▁new ▁year ▁of ▁ 1 9 5 2 . ▁▁▁▁ ▁After ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁of ▁China ▁forces ▁under ▁Ma o ▁Z ed ong ▁won ▁in ▁the ▁Chinese ▁Civil ▁War , ▁ ▁Among ▁these ▁was ▁Wa aben ø ▁who ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁was ▁ev acu ated ▁from ▁Hun an , ▁to ▁Hong ▁Kong . ▁Later ▁in ▁the ▁aut umn ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁year ▁she ▁was ▁contact ed ▁by ▁phys ician ▁ ▁working ▁for ▁the ▁Norwegian ▁Mission ▁Alliance ▁in ▁Taiwan ▁( then ▁called ▁Form osa ). ▁She ▁believed ▁that ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁great ▁need ▁for ▁mission aries ▁to ▁work ▁among ▁the ▁large ▁group ▁of ▁Mand arin - spe aking ▁refuge es ▁from ▁main land ▁China . ▁Wa aben ø ▁was ▁interested ▁in ▁this , ▁and ▁on