On December 30 a visitation team of a church paid a visit to an elderly female believer suffering from a brain disease.
In the inpatient department, an elderly believer named Wu Qiu was on an infusion. She looked sad and haggard, her hair and face yellow-colored, as she was alone and left unattended. Her husband didn’t care about her at all, and her 14-year-old daughter suffered from depression with a tendency to harm herself. Married, her eldest daughter lives too far to come back to take care of her.
Wu was moved by their arrival. Bringing a box of milk and a bag of oranges, one member of the team put a cotton coat on her while finding her with thin clothes. After asking her about her medical and family situation, one pastor said they would pray for her and encouraged her to rely on God.
Another visitor who also had suffered from depression shared that to cure her daughter she could communicate with her about what she was interested in. He said combined with medication, they could also sing hymns and read the Bible.
The old sister was moved to say, "My husband doesn't take care for me, but the believers care about me and my family. I’m touched as many are praying for me in the WeChat group." Saying this, her eyes were moist.
In the end, she was told to take care of herself, read the Bible, and pray frequently. Next time they will visit her home.
(The article is originally published by Gospel Times.)
- Translated by Abigail Wu
2020年12月30日，笔者跟随教会的探访小组去探访了一位老姊妹。伍秋（化名）得了脑病住进医院，住院期间姊妹几乎都是一人，无人照看。虽有丈夫但她的丈夫根本不管她，而她14岁的小女儿患有自残倾向的抑郁症。大女儿又嫁到外地“远水救不了近火”。
在住院部2栋7楼，我们见到了要探访的对象——伍秋老姊妹。我们到来时，老姊妹正在输液，面色泛黄，头发也有些苍白，一脸愁苦和憔悴。我们的到来让老姊妹很感动。我们为她带来一箱牛奶和一袋桔子。
我们简单问了下老姊妹的基本病情和家庭情况后，安慰她要靠主刚强。一姊妹见老姊妹穿得单薄，忙给她披上棉衣，而我则把牛奶和桔子放在病床旁边的小柜子上面。传道人亲切地对她说，我们会为你和你的家人祷告。
因为我也曾得过抑郁症，所以一姊妹把我拉过去，跟她说：“他是我们教会的小弟兄，曾经他也和你女儿一样，也患有抑郁症，但现在已经从抑郁症中走出来了。”
我向老姊妹讲述了自己抑郁被医治的故事，也告诉她对待抑郁患者要多跟她沟通交流，聊她感兴趣的事情，也可以多唱赞美诗，多读经。通过药物与谈话配合治疗。
老姊妹感动的说：“我丈夫都不管我，而教会的弟兄姊妹却这样关心我和我的家庭。在微信群看到很多弟兄姊妹为我祷告，内心真的很感动。”伍秋老姊妹说到这里，眼睛湿润了。
临别之际，我也不忘开口嘱咐老姊妹，要常常读经祷告，也要照顾好自己的身体。想到再过一些日子，老姊妹出院后，我们还要去她家探访，内心充满期待，期待我们能把主爱的种子种进每一个有需要的灵魂心里。
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探访故事：播撒爱的种子
On December 30 a visitation team of a church paid a visit to an elderly female believer suffering from a brain disease.
In the inpatient department, an elderly believer named Wu Qiu was on an infusion. She looked sad and haggard, her hair and face yellow-colored, as she was alone and left unattended. Her husband didn’t care about her at all, and her 14-year-old daughter suffered from depression with a tendency to harm herself. Married, her eldest daughter lives too far to come back to take care of her.
Wu was moved by their arrival. Bringing a box of milk and a bag of oranges, one member of the team put a cotton coat on her while finding her with thin clothes. After asking her about her medical and family situation, one pastor said they would pray for her and encouraged her to rely on God.
Another visitor who also had suffered from depression shared that to cure her daughter she could communicate with her about what she was interested in. He said combined with medication, they could also sing hymns and read the Bible.
The old sister was moved to say, "My husband doesn't take care for me, but the believers care about me and my family. I’m touched as many are praying for me in the WeChat group." Saying this, her eyes were moist.
In the end, she was told to take care of herself, read the Bible, and pray frequently. Next time they will visit her home.
(The article is originally published by Gospel Times.)
- Translated by Abigail Wu
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