Lin Mao-an first visited Lanyu in the summer of 1974. As a member of a work team from Christ's College at Kuantu in the suburbs of Taipei, he went to the island to promote the work of the church through teaching the children to sing sacred songs, and understand Bible stories.
民國六十三年暑假，台北關渡基督書院的學生林茂安第一次來到蘭嶼。他是學校山地工作隊的一員，到蘭嶼來協助教會工作。