With the Spring Festival approaches, Jilin churches' staff visited more than 200 believers who were old, sick, or extremely poor.
Practicing the Lord’s command of loving each other, the Spring City Christian Church in Changchun City focuses on the visitation ministry. However, the church is difficult due to the pandemic epidemic under the church building.
Senior Pastor Yuan Jun said to the visitation co-workers: "We must spend the contribution on the congregation, sending love and warmth to them". The service participants included: the pastoral staff, each ministry leader of the church, leaders and visitation co-workers of all meeting sites. Door to door visits was made to those who were needy, suffering from cancer, ill for a long time, bedridden, elderly and sick who were absent in the church for many years, retired pastors and deacons over 70 years old. As the on-site gatherings were suspended due to COVID-19, pastor Yuan Yangle had a new idea. To maintain the faith life of those who couldn’t listen to the online sermons, they presented Bible players to them, which contains the Bible reading, sermons, hymns, and devotions.
At the same time, they also purchased other practical items, including warm quilts, hardcover blankets, and soy milk powder.
The believers who received these gifts were deeply moved and very happy, especially for the elderly without smartphones, as they can listen to the sermons and hymns in the Bible players at any time.
(The original article is published by Gospel Times.)
-Translated by Abigail Wu
临近春节，吉林省长春市春城教会探访了200多位主内老弱病残和特困的弟兄姊妹。
虽然因建堂和疫情等原因教会财务比较艰难，但是仍然践行主爱弟兄的圣训，教会对探访侍工特别重视。
苑军主任牧师对探访侍工讲：“我们要把钱用在弟兄姊妹们身上，送去爱、送去温暖。”
此次参与侍工的有：春城教会的教牧同工、团契、班组的负责人、各堂会政、点长、及各堂点的探访同工们。大家对长期重病的肢体、卧床不起的肢体、年迈体病多年无法参与聚会的肢体、患癌肢体、70岁以上退休老传道人、老执事和特困信徒等，挨门逐户地进行探访。
针对目前疫情之下不能实地聚会的实际情况，在苑杨乐教士的提议下有了新的创意：以赠送圣经播放器为主，内含圣经、牧师讲道、歌诗赞美、灵修等信仰内容，方便了无法上网、无法到教堂聚会老弟兄姊妹和苦难肢体的需求。
同时，春城教会的教牧同工又采购了其它实用的各类物品，包括：保暖薄被、精装毛毯及豆奶粉等。
看到登门来访的教会牧者和同工，被探访的弟兄姊妹们深受感动，很喜乐。特别是没有智能手机的老人，疫情居家，有了圣经播放器，可以随时听道和赞美了。
http://www.gospeltimes.cn/portal/article/index/id/55154
长春春城教会年底探望200多位弟兄姐妹
With the Spring Festival approaches, Jilin churches' staff visited more than 200 believers who were old, sick, or extremely poor.
Practicing the Lord’s command of loving each other, the Spring City Christian Church in Changchun City focuses on the visitation ministry. However, the church is difficult due to the pandemic epidemic under the church building.
Senior Pastor Yuan Jun said to the visitation co-workers: "We must spend the contribution on the congregation, sending love and warmth to them". The service participants included: the pastoral staff, each ministry leader of the church, leaders and visitation co-workers of all meeting sites. Door to door visits was made to those who were needy, suffering from cancer, ill for a long time, bedridden, elderly and sick who were absent in the church for many years, retired pastors and deacons over 70 years old. As the on-site gatherings were suspended due to COVID-19, pastor Yuan Yangle had a new idea. To maintain the faith life of those who couldn’t listen to the online sermons, they presented Bible players to them, which contains the Bible reading, sermons, hymns, and devotions.
At the same time, they also purchased other practical items, including warm quilts, hardcover blankets, and soy milk powder.
The believers who received these gifts were deeply moved and very happy, especially for the elderly without smartphones, as they can listen to the sermons and hymns in the Bible players at any time.
(The original article is published by Gospel Times.)
-Translated by Abigail Wu
Jilin Churches Visit More than 200 Believers
