Liaoning Church Donates to Poor, Sick People

2021年2月8日，在辞旧迎新的前夕，大连市基督教三自爱国会副主席、西山堂吴兵主任牧师带领教牧同工和街道社区的干部一起，走访、慰问了辖区内的15户有病在身的困难家庭。

此次探访与以往一样：拿出基金的1.5万元，每户送去慰问金1,000元。

当吴兵牧师(大连市基督教三自爱国会副主席)和街道领导挨家逐户的看望受访病人，将慰问金送到他们手中的时候，病人和家人都很受感动。

基督教大连西山福音堂从2018年开始与教堂所在地的街道结成“爱心对子”，由教会出资三万元人民币，设立了基金，用来资助社区内因病致贫的特困居民。

（本文作者为福音时报特约撰稿人。感谢西山堂苏冬梅姊妹提供的照片。）

http://www.gospeltimes.cn/portal/article/index/id/55288

A church in Dalian, China's northeastern Liaoning Province came to visit 15 sick people together with community cadres. 

On February 8, 2021, on the eve of leaving the old year and welcoming the new year, the pastoral workers sent 1,000 yuan to each family at the cost of 15,000 yuan from the charitable funds as usual.

The patients and their families were moved when they received the money from the neighborhood community leaders and Pastor Wu, deputy chairman of Dalian Three-Self Patriotic Movement (TSPM) and senior pastor of Xishan Church. 

Joining with the local community, the church invested 30,000 yuan to set up a fund to support the needy residents suffering from illnesses in the community from 2018.

(The original article is published by Gospel Times.)

- Translated by Abigail Wu