On December 16, a drug rehabilitation center in Guangdong Province held a ceremony to mark its tenth birthday with the participation of about 60 people.
Warmed up with the song “Warm Family,” Li Ming, the founder of the Faith, Hope, & Love Family in Guangzhou City, delivered the opening remarks, “In this lovely home, it’s ok to make mistakes, but repentance should be followed.”
Founder Li, who was addicted to drugs under the influence of his elder brother but is now completely sober, then shared his themed reflection, "Fulfillment," on this ten-year rough path with the participants: people who have recovered from addiction, their families, volunteers, and supporters. Li expressed the idea of "fulfilling" what has been said to people, and the only One up in the Sky has been supporting him all these years since his final but successful recovery of 18 days from drug addiction with the Mighty One‘s love.
Found in 2013, the Faith, Hope & Love Family has helped 116 families in need. Individuals in recovery and volunteers at the rehab center, present or not, recorded videos or came up to share testimonies following a performance by a band of the recovered addicts. Li's selfless devotion has helped or inspired men and women of all ages, teenagers and adults alike, inspiring them or their families to join the volunteer team.
As a 10-year-old charity rehab center, it cannot survive without a devout team of volunteers supporting its back in addition to its mission. More than a dozen volunteers introduced how they got to know the family and sent their best wishes.
Seventeen former addicts from different walks of life, including designing, barbering, managing, and car servicing, across the country reunited in the family for the decade’s anniversary. There was one from Wuhan Province, Brother Li, who had been successfully sober from drugs after a year’s rehabilitation in the center. On this occasion, Founder Li awarded him a commemorative silver medal and a return deposit of 5,000 yuan.
Brother Li from Wuhan was to quit using methamphetamine. Recalling times during his addiction to drugs, Li even took away the money for his father’s medical care, who had been supporting the family but had fallen ill in bed. The elder sister, who had given up marriage to hold the family together, gained none but continuous disappointments from Li. After coming to the Faith, Hope, & Love Family, Li not only successfully got rid of drugs and learned how to play the instruments but also reestablished a correct perspective on life.
It is learned that, at the Faith, Hope, & Love Family, there is a need for a deposit of 5,000 yuan for a first-time application to enroll in detoxification, which will be fully refunded after completing one year of rehabilitation program. In addition, an amount of 2,300 yuan per month is requested for living expenses including daily necessities, bedding, ordinary household medicines, study supplies, music training, and spiritual counseling. For the second application, the deposit is increased to 20,000 yuan, which will also be fully returned after one year, with an additional monthly per capita fee required.
Li Ming introduced that in the first five years since the establishment of the organization, no fees were requested from the applicants because all expenses were raised through donations from co-workers and volunteers. However, he noticed that free grace couldn’t generate true gratitude in return but would be asked for more. Currently, the monthly charge of 2,300 yuan does not cover the expenses of the organization, but it helps the addicts and their families have a real sense of gratitude and take the rehab seriously. For people living on minimum living allowances and needy groups, there will be reductions on this basis after verification, from which the vacancies have to be filled through difficult fundraising by the center.
Then the center presented commemorative silver plates to the volunteers and well-behaved recovered addicts. Additionally, Li received a commemorative trophy for his devotion to the addicts in Wuhan City during COVID-19 from one of the recovered.
Concluding the event, based on the aim of "public welfare but not profit-making; everyone is equal; everything is for the public," Li expressed that the center will keep learning and improving to better serve drug addicts, teenagers in need, and those with mental disorders, carrying the mission of "lives influencing lives and empowering them to return to society."
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十几岁时被自己的亲哥哥带上了吸毒的道路后18天终于戒毒的成功的黎明。
信望爱之家是公益戒毒，支撑他们一直走下去的是对其的使命，同时也有背后默默支持他们的义工团队。现场也陆续有十几位义工上来介绍自己是如何结识信望爱之家的。
到场的17位成功戒毒返回社会的老学员，藉着十周年庆典再次相聚感恩分享。他们来自中国不同省份城市，从事设计、理发师、老板、汽车服务等不同的行业。也有已满学期一年，成功毕业的来自武汉的学员李弟兄，藉此十周年庆典，黎明弟兄为他颁发了纪念银牌和返回五千元的保证金。
武汉李弟兄是来戒冰毒的。他讲述了曾经吸毒的经历：为了家庭病倒的爸爸，不惜拿爸爸看病的钱吸毒；为了维系家庭放弃自己幸福婚姻的长姐，等来的是对弟弟一次次的失望……信望爱不仅仅是帮助戒掉毒瘾，还教授他乐器，帮助竖立正确的人生观价值观。
据悉，在信望爱之家第一次申请入住戒毒，需要交5千元毕业保证金，完成一年学期，全额退回，另每月交2300百元生活费（包含日用品、床上用品、普通家庭药物、学习用品、音乐培养、心灵辅导）。第二次申请，需要交2万元毕业保证，完成一年学期，全数退回，另需摊分每月人均费用。
黎明弟兄介绍，机构创办的前五年，所有费用都是免费的，一切的花销都是靠着同工、义工们一次次奉献筹集。长此以往发现白白的恩典并不能让人真正感恩，甚至还会更多索取。如今，定下每月2300元的收费标准也并不能覆盖机构的开销，只是为了训练学员和家长们有颗感恩的心，能用心对待。而对于低保人群和困难群体，机构经过核实还会在此基础上减免，而空缺部分都是由机构一次次募捐艰难填补。
On December 16, a drug rehabilitation center in Guangdong Province held a ceremony to mark its tenth birthday with the participation of about 60 people.
Warmed up with the song “Warm Family,” Li Ming, the founder of the Faith, Hope, & Love Family in Guangzhou City, delivered the opening remarks, “In this lovely home, it’s ok to make mistakes, but repentance should be followed.”
Founder Li, who was addicted to drugs under the influence of his elder brother but is now completely sober, then shared his themed reflection, "Fulfillment," on this ten-year rough path with the participants: people who have recovered from addiction, their families, volunteers, and supporters. Li expressed the idea of "fulfilling" what has been said to people, and the only One up in the Sky has been supporting him all these years since his final but successful recovery of 18 days from drug addiction with the Mighty One‘s love.
Found in 2013, the Faith, Hope & Love Family has helped 116 families in need. Individuals in recovery and volunteers at the rehab center, present or not, recorded videos or came up to share testimonies following a performance by a band of the recovered addicts. Li's selfless devotion has helped or inspired men and women of all ages, teenagers and adults alike, inspiring them or their families to join the volunteer team.
As a 10-year-old charity rehab center, it cannot survive without a devout team of volunteers supporting its back in addition to its mission. More than a dozen volunteers introduced how they got to know the family and sent their best wishes.
Seventeen former addicts from different walks of life, including designing, barbering, managing, and car servicing, across the country reunited in the family for the decade’s anniversary. There was one from Wuhan Province, Brother Li, who had been successfully sober from drugs after a year’s rehabilitation in the center. On this occasion, Founder Li awarded him a commemorative silver medal and a return deposit of 5,000 yuan.
Brother Li from Wuhan was to quit using methamphetamine. Recalling times during his addiction to drugs, Li even took away the money for his father’s medical care, who had been supporting the family but had fallen ill in bed. The elder sister, who had given up marriage to hold the family together, gained none but continuous disappointments from Li. After coming to the Faith, Hope, & Love Family, Li not only successfully got rid of drugs and learned how to play the instruments but also reestablished a correct perspective on life.
It is learned that, at the Faith, Hope, & Love Family, there is a need for a deposit of 5,000 yuan for a first-time application to enroll in detoxification, which will be fully refunded after completing one year of rehabilitation program. In addition, an amount of 2,300 yuan per month is requested for living expenses including daily necessities, bedding, ordinary household medicines, study supplies, music training, and spiritual counseling. For the second application, the deposit is increased to 20,000 yuan, which will also be fully returned after one year, with an additional monthly per capita fee required.
Li Ming introduced that in the first five years since the establishment of the organization, no fees were requested from the applicants because all expenses were raised through donations from co-workers and volunteers. However, he noticed that free grace couldn’t generate true gratitude in return but would be asked for more. Currently, the monthly charge of 2,300 yuan does not cover the expenses of the organization, but it helps the addicts and their families have a real sense of gratitude and take the rehab seriously. For people living on minimum living allowances and needy groups, there will be reductions on this basis after verification, from which the vacancies have to be filled through difficult fundraising by the center.
Then the center presented commemorative silver plates to the volunteers and well-behaved recovered addicts. Additionally, Li received a commemorative trophy for his devotion to the addicts in Wuhan City during COVID-19 from one of the recovered.
Concluding the event, based on the aim of "public welfare but not profit-making; everyone is equal; everything is for the public," Li expressed that the center will keep learning and improving to better serve drug addicts, teenagers in need, and those with mental disorders, carrying the mission of "lives influencing lives and empowering them to return to society."
Decade of Hope: Guangzhou Drug Rehab Center Marks 10th Anniversary
