When the "new crown pneumonia" epidemic began to spread in our country and the message of Wuhan's closure came, Chengdu Gospel Light Church in Sichuan blessed the motherland with prayers, and also gave witness to our faith with positive actions.
Donation information was released on January 26, 2020, encouraging brothers and sisters in the church to contribute to the fight against the epidemic, according to the church. As of February 19, the church received 96 donations totaling over RMB 135,000, and the church committee decided that all donations would be donated to the Chengdu Patriotic Association to purchase scarce supplies for front-line response to the epidemic.
Rev. Zhao Gang personally undertook the pprocurement of anti-epidemic materials for the Christian community in the city. The church purchased materials worth more than 800,000 yuan from Germany, Canada and other countries and regions, including 2,098 pieces of medical protective clothing and 22,250 N95 masks for medical workers. Three-hundred medical goggles were donated to 21 top tier hospitals, including the West China Hospital, to support these hospitals in their efforts to assist the Wuhan area.
Subsequently, the church received a further donation of 4,310 yuan. The church decided to purchase another 20,000 disposable medical surgical masks, and donated 10,000 of them to Zhonghe, Shiyang and other local offices, police stations, Sichuan Theological Seminary, and brothers and sisters without masks who returning to Rong (Chengdu) and resuming work. The remaining 10,000 masks will be given to brothers and sisters without masks when they again begin attending worship and the church is open.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
成都基督教光音堂为战疫情捐款出力
当“新冠肺炎”疫情在我国开始蔓延，武汉封城的信息传来，成都光音堂用祷告来祝福祖国，同时也用积极的行动见证我们的信仰。
2020年1月26日发布捐款信息，鼓励光音堂弟兄姊妹为抗击疫情捐款出力。截止到2月19号，教会收到了96笔共计越13.5万元的抗疫捐款，经堂委会研究决定所有捐款全部捐到成都市爱国会统一购买抗疫一线稀缺物资。
赵刚牧师亲自承担了全市基督教界抗疫物资的采购任务，我们共从德国、加拿大等国家和地区采购到价值80余万元的抗疫物资，其中包括医用防护服2098件、医用N95口罩22250个、医用护目镜300个，全部捐赠给了包括华西医院在内的21家三甲医院，支持这些医院带着这些物资驰援武汉抗疫。
随后，教会又收到捐款4310元，我堂决定再购买20000个一次性医用外科口罩，将其中10000个分别捐助给中和、石羊等街道办、派出所、四川神学院和返蓉复工缺乏口罩的弟兄姊妹，剩下10000个预备教堂开放时发给参加聚会没有戴口罩的弟兄姊妹。
When the "new crown pneumonia" epidemic began to spread in our country and the message of Wuhan's closure came, Chengdu Gospel Light Church in Sichuan blessed the motherland with prayers, and also gave witness to our faith with positive actions.
Donation information was released on January 26, 2020, encouraging brothers and sisters in the church to contribute to the fight against the epidemic, according to the church. As of February 19, the church received 96 donations totaling over RMB 135,000, and the church committee decided that all donations would be donated to the Chengdu Patriotic Association to purchase scarce supplies for front-line response to the epidemic.
Rev. Zhao Gang personally undertook the pprocurement of anti-epidemic materials for the Christian community in the city. The church purchased materials worth more than 800,000 yuan from Germany, Canada and other countries and regions, including 2,098 pieces of medical protective clothing and 22,250 N95 masks for medical workers. Three-hundred medical goggles were donated to 21 top tier hospitals, including the West China Hospital, to support these hospitals in their efforts to assist the Wuhan area.
Subsequently, the church received a further donation of 4,310 yuan. The church decided to purchase another 20,000 disposable medical surgical masks, and donated 10,000 of them to Zhonghe, Shiyang and other local offices, police stations, Sichuan Theological Seminary, and brothers and sisters without masks who returning to Rong (Chengdu) and resuming work. The remaining 10,000 masks will be given to brothers and sisters without masks when they again begin attending worship and the church is open.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
Chengdu Church Donates for Fighting against the Epidemic
