“Please pray for us!” This was the request made by a pastor of a grass-roots church in the coronavirus-hit Gaocheng, Shijiazhuang, on January 13.
While a fellow worker of the Gospel Times was interviewing her, the pastor said that the church in her town has suspended its meetings since New Year’s Day. She preaches to the faithful through WeChat groups. Due to the closure of the church, there is no live network preaching (there is no network installed in the pastor’s home). The town has no confirmed cases of COVID-19 for now, but because it is located near a high-risk area, the people in the town have had three nucleic acid tests.
When it came to specific prayer topics, the pastor said we should pray for the prevention and control of the pandemic, for health workers, and for the spiritual life of believers.
The worker of the Gospel Times also contacted a pastor in downtown Shijiazhuang, who said that the city is far from the high risk area of the epidemic, and the worshippers are fine, with no confirmed patients.
As of 4 pm on January 13, 401 cases of COVID-19 patients in Shijiazhuang had been confirmed, 29 of them cured, and 372 cases confirmed. In order to prevent the export of the epidemic, Shijiazhuang, Xingtai and Langfang of Hebei Province are under closed management, and people and vehicles are not allowed to go out unless necessary.
- Translated by Nicolas Cao
“为我们祷告！”1月13日，福音时报同工在跟石家庄藁城一基层教会牧者交流时，对方如此请求。
据这位牧者介绍，她所在镇的教会自元旦起暂停了聚会，牧者通过微信群牧养信徒。由于教堂（有网络）关闭，牧者家里没有安装网络，没有进行网络直播牧养。该镇目前还没有确诊的新冠肺炎患者，但因为挨着疫情高风险区，他们已经做了三次核酸检测。
当提到具体祷告题目时，这位牧者说要为疫情的防控、医护人员、信徒的灵命等题目祷告。
福音时报同工也联系了石家庄市区的一位牧师，这位牧师说，市区离疫情高风险区较远，信徒都挺好，没有确诊患者。
截至1月13日下午4点，石家庄新冠肺炎确诊患者累计401例，治愈29例，现有确诊患者372例。为防止疫情输出，目前对河北省石家庄市、邢台市、廊坊市全域实行封闭管理，人员、车辆非必要不外出。
石家庄藁城一乡镇教会牧者：请为我们祷告
“Please pray for us!” This was the request made by a pastor of a grass-roots church in the coronavirus-hit Gaocheng, Shijiazhuang, on January 13.
While a fellow worker of the Gospel Times was interviewing her, the pastor said that the church in her town has suspended its meetings since New Year’s Day. She preaches to the faithful through WeChat groups. Due to the closure of the church, there is no live network preaching (there is no network installed in the pastor’s home). The town has no confirmed cases of COVID-19 for now, but because it is located near a high-risk area, the people in the town have had three nucleic acid tests.
When it came to specific prayer topics, the pastor said we should pray for the prevention and control of the pandemic, for health workers, and for the spiritual life of believers.
The worker of the Gospel Times also contacted a pastor in downtown Shijiazhuang, who said that the city is far from the high risk area of the epidemic, and the worshippers are fine, with no confirmed patients.
As of 4 pm on January 13, 401 cases of COVID-19 patients in Shijiazhuang had been confirmed, 29 of them cured, and 372 cases confirmed. In order to prevent the export of the epidemic, Shijiazhuang, Xingtai and Langfang of Hebei Province are under closed management, and people and vehicles are not allowed to go out unless necessary.
- Translated by Nicolas Cao
Pastor in Shijiazhuang: "Please Pray for Us"
