On June 19, the Jilin Provincial CC&TSPM held a special ceremony in Yitong Manchu Autonomous County, Siping City. Representatives of three nursing homes and poor farmer families attended the ceremony and accepted the donations.
Yitong County is the only Manchu autonomous county in Jilin Province and one of the birthplaces of the Manchu ethnic group, according to Jilin CC&TSPM. It has a long history of both Manchu and traditional Chinese culture. The Manchu population is 176,000, accounting for 37.9% of the total population of the county.
Grain production is the main source of income in Yitong County, which is one of the nation's grain base counties. Due to the pandemic, some elderly care institutions and poor farmers in the county encountered financial difficulties. Through its relationship with the Jilin Religious and Cultural Exchange Association, the Jilin Provincial CC&TSPM raised 100,000 yuan and donated 65,000 yuan to three nursing homes in Yitong County and 120 poorly-registered households. Included were 5,000 yuan given to a group of seniors to assist with their living costs in elderly care facilities.
After visiting the Yitong County Social Agency, Pastor Xiao Yixing, director of the Social Services Department of the Jilin CC&TSPM, saw the situation of the "At-Home Hui Elderly Apartment" and decided to donate 10,000 yuan of his personal funds. He entrusted elder Cong Deqiang in the Yitong County church to purchase food and other necessities to improve the lives of the elderly residents. Pastor Xiao Yixing said that although conditions at the "At-Home Hui Elderly Apartment" aren’t perfect, the people living in the pension were all Hui people, they didn't care about ethnic groups and hoped to help them overcome the difficulties ahead.
After the ceremony in which the funds were donated, they went to visit six poor families in Lujia Village, Yidan Town, Yitong County, personally delivering the donations. Later, they visited the Yitong Manchu Museum, the Yitong County Church and the loving care home.
-Translated by Abigail Wu
吉林省基督教两会举行捐助养老院和贫困农户仪式
2020年6月19日，吉林省基督教两会在四平市伊通满族自治县举行捐助仪式，受助的三所养老院代表和贫困农户代表出席仪式，并接受捐助款项。
伊通县是吉林省唯一的满族自治县，是满族的发祥地之一，有悠久的满族历史和传统文化，满族人口17.6万人，占全县人口总数的37.9%。伊通县主要以粮食生产为主，是全国商品粮基地县之一。由于受新冠疫情的影响，县内的一些养老机构和建档贫困农户在生活上遇到一些困难。经吉林省宗教文化交流协会牵线搭桥，吉林省基督教两会通过各种渠道筹集10万元人民币，对伊通县三处养老院和120户建档贫困户进行定向捐助6.5万元。其中捐助如家回族老年公寓5千元，主要用于养老院贫困老人的生活补贴。
在前期走访伊通县养老机构进行项目调研的时候，吉林省两会社会服务部主任肖奕星牧师看到“如家回族老年公寓”的情况，决定自己出资为其捐助1万元，并委托伊通县基督教堂丛德强长老定期采购粮食等生活必需品送往“如家回族老年公寓”，帮助他们改善驻养老人的生活。肖奕星牧师说，虽然“如家回族老年公寓”由于条件限制，各种手续还没有完善，居住养老的都是回族群众，但爱心不分民族，希望能帮助他们度过眼前的难关。
捐助仪式结束后，前往伊通县伊丹镇陆家村走访了6户贫困家庭，把捐助款亲自送到他们手里。随后，参观了伊通满族博物馆。还走访了伊通县基督教堂和爱心养老院。
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On June 19, the Jilin Provincial CC&TSPM held a special ceremony in Yitong Manchu Autonomous County, Siping City. Representatives of three nursing homes and poor farmer families attended the ceremony and accepted the donations.
Yitong County is the only Manchu autonomous county in Jilin Province and one of the birthplaces of the Manchu ethnic group, according to Jilin CC&TSPM. It has a long history of both Manchu and traditional Chinese culture. The Manchu population is 176,000, accounting for 37.9% of the total population of the county.
Grain production is the main source of income in Yitong County, which is one of the nation's grain base counties. Due to the pandemic, some elderly care institutions and poor farmers in the county encountered financial difficulties. Through its relationship with the Jilin Religious and Cultural Exchange Association, the Jilin Provincial CC&TSPM raised 100,000 yuan and donated 65,000 yuan to three nursing homes in Yitong County and 120 poorly-registered households. Included were 5,000 yuan given to a group of seniors to assist with their living costs in elderly care facilities.
After visiting the Yitong County Social Agency, Pastor Xiao Yixing, director of the Social Services Department of the Jilin CC&TSPM, saw the situation of the "At-Home Hui Elderly Apartment" and decided to donate 10,000 yuan of his personal funds. He entrusted elder Cong Deqiang in the Yitong County church to purchase food and other necessities to improve the lives of the elderly residents. Pastor Xiao Yixing said that although conditions at the "At-Home Hui Elderly Apartment" aren’t perfect, the people living in the pension were all Hui people, they didn't care about ethnic groups and hoped to help them overcome the difficulties ahead.
After the ceremony in which the funds were donated, they went to visit six poor families in Lujia Village, Yidan Town, Yitong County, personally delivering the donations. Later, they visited the Yitong Manchu Museum, the Yitong County Church and the loving care home.
-Translated by Abigail Wu
Jilin Provincial CC&TSPM Donates Funds to Nursing Homes, Poor Farmers
