Staff from a Jilin church went to clean up the homes of two elderly and weak persons whom they had financially aided before.
Appointed by Senior Pastor Liu Xuesong, Chen Guang, director of the Social Service Department of Nanzhan Church in Dongfeng County, Liaoyuan City, Jilin Province, paid a return visit to some of the elderly and weak persons to whom they had earlier on provided financial assistance.
They found that the homes of Li Xueyi and Ren Xianqing from Shuiju Village of Hengdaohe Town were dirty and messy due to their old age and poor health. After Director Chen reported to the church council, the leaders decided to organize co-workers to clean up their homes.
On April 17, 2021, Chen led a group of six staff from the Social Service Department to their home, bringing cleaning tools, rice, and plain flour. Sister Li from Hengdaohe Church also participated in the general cleaning, buying fruits for these two poor persons. Within more than three hours, they finished the cleaning, from inner to the outer room, from the corridor to the kitchen, from the glass to the ground.
Afterward, the female staff made dumplings with the plain flour and meat offered by Elder Li Hui.
The two poor men were nearly 70 years old, without wives, children, and income. They had no dependents but were guaranteed by the government. One of them had a disability on his leg, walking with crutches. They were not Christians, but the staff had cared for and helped them for a long time.
(The author is a co-worker of Nanzhan Church.)
- Translated by Abigail Wu
吉林省辽源市东丰南站基督教会服务部陈光部长受刘雪松主任牧师委派，对曾经帮扶的一些老弱户进行了回访，发现横道河镇税局村的李学义和仁显清因年事已高、身体不好，导致家里环境脏乱，陈部长上报堂委会后，南站教会决定组织同工到这两位户的家进行一次大清扫。
2021年4月17日，陈部长带领社会服务部同工一行6人来到了他们的家中，大家带着南站教会的慰问品——米和面，也带着清扫工具开始对两位的家进行大扫除，横道河教会的李姊妹也参与其中，并为两位贫困户奉献了水果。整整三个多小时，同工们从里屋到外屋，走廊到厨房，从玻璃到地面，把这两户的家收拾的干净整洁、焕然一新。
随后，姊妹们用李辉长老奉献的面和肉馅包起了饺子。
这两位老人都已年近七十，他们无妻子、无儿女，也无收入，孤苦无依，是政府的五保户，其中一名腿上还有残疾，靠拄拐才能走路。他们并不是基督徒，但是南站堂长期以来一直在关注、关心和帮助他们。
（本文作者为南站教会同工。）
吉林省辽源东丰南站教会为老弱户清扫卫生
Staff from a Jilin church went to clean up the homes of two elderly and weak persons whom they had financially aided before.
Appointed by Senior Pastor Liu Xuesong, Chen Guang, director of the Social Service Department of Nanzhan Church in Dongfeng County, Liaoyuan City, Jilin Province, paid a return visit to some of the elderly and weak persons to whom they had earlier on provided financial assistance.
They found that the homes of Li Xueyi and Ren Xianqing from Shuiju Village of Hengdaohe Town were dirty and messy due to their old age and poor health. After Director Chen reported to the church council, the leaders decided to organize co-workers to clean up their homes.
On April 17, 2021, Chen led a group of six staff from the Social Service Department to their home, bringing cleaning tools, rice, and plain flour. Sister Li from Hengdaohe Church also participated in the general cleaning, buying fruits for these two poor persons. Within more than three hours, they finished the cleaning, from inner to the outer room, from the corridor to the kitchen, from the glass to the ground.
Afterward, the female staff made dumplings with the plain flour and meat offered by Elder Li Hui.
The two poor men were nearly 70 years old, without wives, children, and income. They had no dependents but were guaranteed by the government. One of them had a disability on his leg, walking with crutches. They were not Christians, but the staff had cared for and helped them for a long time.
(The author is a co-worker of Nanzhan Church.)
- Translated by Abigail Wu
Jilin Church Offers House Cleaning Services to Elderly, Weak People
