Complex sentence: An orphanage was begun in Yeungkong and in 1920, McShane he was sent to be the pastor of Luoding and immediately set up an orphanage for abandoned children there, as well, despite local opposition.
Split into simpler sentences: An orphanage was begun in Yeungkong and in 1920. McShane was then sent to be the pastor of Luoding and immediately set up an orphanage for abandoned children there, as well, despite local opposition.