▁ 1 7 ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁consult ed ▁with ▁the ▁Norwegian ▁Mission ary ▁Society ▁committee ▁of ▁her ▁plan . ▁She ▁obtained ▁permission ▁to ▁work ▁at ▁a ▁large ▁Mission ▁hospital ▁in ▁Tai pe i , ▁which ▁is ▁now ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Mack ay ▁Memorial ▁Hospital . ▁▁▁ ▁Hel ga ▁Wa aben ø ▁arrived ▁in ▁Taiwan ▁ 2 3 ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁and ▁began ▁work ▁at ▁the ▁hospital ▁in ▁late ▁January ▁ 1 9 5 0 . ▁Her ▁first ▁report ▁from ▁Taiwan ▁was ▁printed ▁in ▁the ▁Norwegian ▁Mission ary ▁Journal ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁in ▁which ▁she ▁said ▁the ▁following : ▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Besides ▁working ▁at ▁the ▁Mack ay ▁Memorial ▁Hospital ▁she ▁also ▁worked ▁among ▁the ▁Mand arin - spe aking ▁refuge es ▁from ▁the ▁main land . ▁These ▁had ▁mainly ▁settled ▁in ▁areas ▁that ▁Chi ang ▁K ai - she k ' s ▁government ▁had ▁out lined ▁for ▁them . ▁She ▁and ▁other ▁mission aries ▁met ▁Christians ▁from ▁the ▁Chinese ▁provinces , ▁who ▁had ▁previously ▁worked ▁on ▁the ▁main land , ▁also ▁working ▁among ▁these ▁refuge es . ▁Wa aben ø ▁started ▁an ▁English ▁language ▁Bible ▁class ▁in ▁Tai pe i ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 5 1 . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁students ▁were ▁Andrew ▁Li ang , ▁and ▁several ▁friends ▁of ▁his ▁started ▁Bible ▁study ▁sessions ▁there ▁too . ▁Li ang ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Hun an ▁Luther an ▁pri ests . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 ▁July ▁ 1