Church leaders of Beihai, Guangxi Province went to a leprosy rehabilitation village to show sympathy before the traditional Lantern Festival.
Pastor Zhang Zhongye, president of the Beihai Municipal Christian Council (CC), and Elder Chen Kaosi, chairman of Beihai Three-self Patriotic Movement (TSPM), visited the leprosy survivors in Jiaolongtang, Hepu County, Beihai on February 24.
The lepers there are basically the believers of Beihai Simon Church located in the village of Jiaolongtang. It has become a common practice for the Beihai CC & TSPM to visit the village every holiday. Just before the Spring Festival, the pastoral staff of Beihai Church came to show concerns, post Spring Festival couplets, and help clean up.
Now that the Lantern Festival was coming, they drove there to visit again. The leaders were well aware that the lepers had no worries about food and clothing with the help of the government, people from all walks of life and the churches, but were instead more eager for the kind care, comfort, understanding and equal treatment from other believers. They brought 40 boxes of egg yolk pie as gifts, wishing them a happy holiday.
(The original article is published by Gospel Times and the photos are provided by Beihai CC&TSPM.)
-Translated by Abigail Wu
2021年2月24日，广西壮族自治区北海市基督教协会会长张业忠牧师、三自爱国会主席陈考思长老在一年一度的传统节日元宵节即将来临之际，到位于合浦县蛟龙塘的麻风病康复村去探访慰问。
蛟龙塘麻风病康复村，也是北海西门教会的所在地。这里的麻风病康复村民基本都是西门堂的信徒。北海市基督教两会每逢节日都会到这里探访、慰问，已成惯例。这不，春节前夕北海堂的教牧同工刚刚来过，送慰问品、贴春联、打扫卫生。
眼下元宵节就要来了，当张业忠会长和陈考思主席一行再次驱车来到康复村的时候，早已在那里等候的部分弟兄姊妹非常高兴地迎接他们。两会的领导也深知他们在政府、社会各界和教会的帮助照顾下衣食无忧，但是他们内心是更加渴慕主内肢体的亲切关怀和抚慰，他们需要理解和一视同仁的对待。张会长和陈主席在麻风村的村民居所、庭院，与弟兄姊妹亲切见面、交谈、拉家常，祝福他们节日快乐，同时带去了四十箱蛋黄派作为慰问礼物。
（本文作者为福音时报特约撰稿人。感谢北海两会提供的照片。）
http://www.gospeltimes.cn/article/index/id/55437
北海基督教两会领导元宵节前慰问西门堂“麻风康复村”肢体
Church leaders of Beihai, Guangxi Province went to a leprosy rehabilitation village to show sympathy before the traditional Lantern Festival.
Pastor Zhang Zhongye, president of the Beihai Municipal Christian Council (CC), and Elder Chen Kaosi, chairman of Beihai Three-self Patriotic Movement (TSPM), visited the leprosy survivors in Jiaolongtang, Hepu County, Beihai on February 24.
The lepers there are basically the believers of Beihai Simon Church located in the village of Jiaolongtang. It has become a common practice for the Beihai CC & TSPM to visit the village every holiday. Just before the Spring Festival, the pastoral staff of Beihai Church came to show concerns, post Spring Festival couplets, and help clean up.
Now that the Lantern Festival was coming, they drove there to visit again. The leaders were well aware that the lepers had no worries about food and clothing with the help of the government, people from all walks of life and the churches, but were instead more eager for the kind care, comfort, understanding and equal treatment from other believers. They brought 40 boxes of egg yolk pie as gifts, wishing them a happy holiday.
(The original article is published by Gospel Times and the photos are provided by Beihai CC&TSPM.)
-Translated by Abigail Wu
Church Leaders Visits Leprosy Village before Lantern Festival
