The churches situated in Jilin and Harbin have rendered aid to the local flood predicament.
Several sources asserted that Yushu City within Jilin Province was grappling with an unprecedented flood occurrence that transpires once every fifty years. Pastors and staff members from local grassroots churches in Yushu have promptly joined the flood relief initiatives, providing the church premises as a temporary haven for disaster-stricken individuals.
According to a report by CCTV News, as of August 6th, a total of 18,941 individuals from eight townships and 31 villages in Yushu had been safely relocated.
Within Rev. Liu's jurisdiction, four provisional shelters have been established: a middle school, an elementary school, a clinic, and a church. The church has accommodated approximately fifty individuals. The majority of those inhabiting rural areas are elderly people left behind by their absent children. Among them, some are ailing, and others are incapacitated.
Church personnel have undertaken tasks such as providing haircuts, donating food supplies, preparing meals, and distributing clean socks to the affected populace. After the villagers were settled within the church premises, Rev. Liu and the staff extended their assistance by delivering relief provisions to two other villages. "Given this year's crop failure among the villagers, we aspire to contribute in any possible manner," affirmed the pastor.
By August 9th, the floodwaters in certain villages had receded; however, a noxious odor lingered in the atmosphere, and the water remained unsuitable for consumption. "The endeavor of post-disaster reconstruction is monumental," expressed Reverend Liu. Furthermore, the region could potentially face the looming threat of typhoons in the coming days, thus soliciting prayers for this precarious situation.
In recent times, incessant heavy rainfall has precipitated a dire flood prevention situation. The Bayan County CC&TSPM in Harbin, Heilongjiang, has extended its support by donating blankets, breakfast pastries, bottled water, and instant noodles for the entire county, reported the "Cloud Church" official WeChat account based in Shanghai.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
吉林，哈尔滨教会为当地汛情赈灾。
有人称，此次吉林省榆树面临的是五十年一遇的特大洪水。，榆树一基层教会的牧者同工紧急加入抗洪救灾的队伍中，将教会奉献出来给灾民做临时安置点，据“教会云”公众号。
据央视新闻报道，截至8月6日，榆树8个乡镇、31个村的群众达18941人已安全转移。
刘牧师所在地，设置了四个临时安置点，分别是中学、小学、卫生院和教会。其中教会安置了五十人左右。基本上留在农村的都是留守老人，儿女都不在身边，有生病的，瘫痪的。
教会同工免费帮助村民剪头发，奉献食物，给大家做饭，送上换洗袜子。
安顿了在教会住下的村民，L牧师和同工们又带着慰问品去探望了另外两个村子，“村民今年的庄稼都绝收了，希望能尽点绵薄之力”。
8月9日，有几个村子的洪水已经减退了，但村子里恶臭熏天，水不能饮用。“灾后重建也是一大工程，”L牧师感慨道。接下来可能还要面临台风，望大家代祷！
近一个时期，强降雨天气持续来袭，防汛形势十分严峻。巴彦县基督教协会为全县捐赠被褥、早餐饼、矿泉水、方便面。
吉林，哈尔滨教会赈水灾
The churches situated in Jilin and Harbin have rendered aid to the local flood predicament.
Several sources asserted that Yushu City within Jilin Province was grappling with an unprecedented flood occurrence that transpires once every fifty years. Pastors and staff members from local grassroots churches in Yushu have promptly joined the flood relief initiatives, providing the church premises as a temporary haven for disaster-stricken individuals.
According to a report by CCTV News, as of August 6th, a total of 18,941 individuals from eight townships and 31 villages in Yushu had been safely relocated.
Within Rev. Liu's jurisdiction, four provisional shelters have been established: a middle school, an elementary school, a clinic, and a church. The church has accommodated approximately fifty individuals. The majority of those inhabiting rural areas are elderly people left behind by their absent children. Among them, some are ailing, and others are incapacitated.
Church personnel have undertaken tasks such as providing haircuts, donating food supplies, preparing meals, and distributing clean socks to the affected populace. After the villagers were settled within the church premises, Rev. Liu and the staff extended their assistance by delivering relief provisions to two other villages. "Given this year's crop failure among the villagers, we aspire to contribute in any possible manner," affirmed the pastor.
By August 9th, the floodwaters in certain villages had receded; however, a noxious odor lingered in the atmosphere, and the water remained unsuitable for consumption. "The endeavor of post-disaster reconstruction is monumental," expressed Reverend Liu. Furthermore, the region could potentially face the looming threat of typhoons in the coming days, thus soliciting prayers for this precarious situation.
In recent times, incessant heavy rainfall has precipitated a dire flood prevention situation. The Bayan County CC&TSPM in Harbin, Heilongjiang, has extended its support by donating blankets, breakfast pastries, bottled water, and instant noodles for the entire county, reported the "Cloud Church" official WeChat account based in Shanghai.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
Jilin, Harbin Churches Extend Assistance to Flood Disaster
