Central China’s Henan Province has been hit by record-breaking rainstorms since the night of July 17. In order to know more about the situation of the churches and Christians in the province, Gospel Times interviewed believers in the cities of Zhengzhou, Gongyi, Jiaozuo, and Xuchang.
A grassroots pastor surnamed Wei said power was interrupted in their village yesterday, the road to the town was cut off, factories shut down and many places were draining floods.
A female believer from Xuchang said the overall condition of Xuchang was alright, but some places were quite serious, as many cars were flooded. She added that Zhengzhou was the most severe place where the water and power supplies were all cut off. She pleaded: “Please pray for us to end the disaster!”
A male Christian in Jiaozuo whose first name is Chen said a believer’s friend who was living in Pingdingshan had been trapped in his company for a day and a night. Many villagers were transferred as the river embankment swelled due to the torrential rains, and he was relatively safe for living in the urban area. He asked for help, saying, “Please pray for us, because our downstairs is flooded and we are short of water, though we still have some food and electricity supplies from the community.”
The flood caused 33 deaths in Zhengzhou, the capital of the province as of 4 am Thursday, according to Beijing News. In another badly affected city, Gongyi, many houses, and walls have collapsed, leaving one dead and two missing. Starting from 3 a.m. on July 21, the Flood-Level II emergency response in Henan Province was upgraded to Level I.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
据新京网报道，7月17日夜间以来，河南省遭遇罕见持续强降雨。洪灾已造成郑州市区12人死亡。而另一个受灾严重的城市——巩义市，全市多处房屋、围墙倒塌，造成一人死亡，两人失联，目前公安、消防、所在辖区正在组织营救。
7月21日3时起，河南省防汛抗旱指挥部将防汛Ⅱ级应急响应提升至I级。
为了了解河南教会和弟兄姐妹在这次暴雨中的受灾情况，我们联系了河南郑州、巩义、焦作、许昌等地的教堂和弟兄姐妹了解情况。
魏弟兄是巩义一名基层传道人，他说村子昨天就停电了，通往镇上的路也断了，厂里也停工了。很多地方在排水泄洪。
许昌的一个姐妹表示，许昌整体状况还可以，个别地方也比较严重，也有很多车被淹，她说，郑州是最厉害的，有很多地方停水停电，“求神止住吧，为我们祷告！”
陈弟兄位于河南焦作，连续降雨造成河堤涨水，很多村民被转移，他在城区，还算安全。住在平顶山的一个弟兄的朋友被困公司已经一天一夜，而“家人所处小区暂未断电，尚有吃的，但是缺水，楼下被水淹没，目前需要解决水的问题，请家人们代祷！”
http://www.gospeltimes.cn/article/index/id/57129
河南特大暴雨引发洪灾 各地基督徒关注并代祷！
Central China’s Henan Province has been hit by record-breaking rainstorms since the night of July 17. In order to know more about the situation of the churches and Christians in the province, Gospel Times interviewed believers in the cities of Zhengzhou, Gongyi, Jiaozuo, and Xuchang.
A grassroots pastor surnamed Wei said power was interrupted in their village yesterday, the road to the town was cut off, factories shut down and many places were draining floods.
A female believer from Xuchang said the overall condition of Xuchang was alright, but some places were quite serious, as many cars were flooded. She added that Zhengzhou was the most severe place where the water and power supplies were all cut off. She pleaded: “Please pray for us to end the disaster!”
A male Christian in Jiaozuo whose first name is Chen said a believer’s friend who was living in Pingdingshan had been trapped in his company for a day and a night. Many villagers were transferred as the river embankment swelled due to the torrential rains, and he was relatively safe for living in the urban area. He asked for help, saying, “Please pray for us, because our downstairs is flooded and we are short of water, though we still have some food and electricity supplies from the community.”
The flood caused 33 deaths in Zhengzhou, the capital of the province as of 4 am Thursday, according to Beijing News. In another badly affected city, Gongyi, many houses, and walls have collapsed, leaving one dead and two missing. Starting from 3 a.m. on July 21, the Flood-Level II emergency response in Henan Province was upgraded to Level I.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
Henan Christians: "Please Pray for Us!"
