In response to the church's initiative, the youth and middle-aged fellowship of a church in Fujian carried out the annual 'Santa Claus Action' to provide warmth and care to the needy.
During December, the 15 cell groups in the youth and middle-aged fellowship of the Gospel Church in Yongan City donated over 26,000 yuan and visited the needy elderly in 134 families.
Each group raised and collected donations to purchase daily necessities or to provide financial assistance for those in need. The targets can be residents in need in urban communities, poor people in rural areas, or people with disabilities and illnesses. Since 2017, this event has been conducted for seven consecutive years.
Some groups worked alone, while others collaborated with two or three other groups.
On December 17, the Canaan cell group visited nine Christian homes under the direction of a 95-year-old female believer.
The group focused on supporting one family: a male believer, Lin Qibing (77 years old), and a female believer, Wu Renxi. Lin is frail, sick, and cannot walk very smoothly, with his eldest son passing away due to illness years ago. His younger son, Lin Zhaofu, is lame with a disabled right foot and once served in the Lily Choir. Worse, his wife left home. The group contributed 1,620 yuan in financial assistance.
(The author of this article is the deputy leader of the Canaan cell group of the Gospel Church in Yong'an City, Fujian Province.)
- Translated by Poppy Chan
福建一教会中青年团契响应教会倡导举行“圣诞老人行动”，寻找需要帮助的人，去关爱他们。
永安市福音堂中青年团契十五个小组共计奉献了2万6多元，12月慰问了134人（家）。
每个小组各自奉献筹集资金，可为有需要的人购买生活物资或提供现金帮助。对象可以是城镇社区有需要的居民，或是农村贫困人群，亦或是残疾生病的人活动从2017年至今，今年是第7年了。
有的小组单独举行活动，也有的两三个小组联谊一起进行活动。
12月17日主日下午，在一位95岁的女基督徒的引领下，探访慰问九户主内家庭。
小组重点帮扶了其中一户林启炳弟兄（77岁）和吴仁喜姐妹。林弟兄体弱多病，脚不怎么能行走。大儿子早年因病过世，小儿子林兆富弟兄右脚残疾跛行（早年有在百合花诗班侍奉），其妻子离家出走，小组给予现金帮扶1620元。
（本文作者为福建省永安市福音堂迦南小组副组长）
福建省永安市福音堂中青年团契举行“圣诞老人行动”
In response to the church's initiative, the youth and middle-aged fellowship of a church in Fujian carried out the annual 'Santa Claus Action' to provide warmth and care to the needy.
During December, the 15 cell groups in the youth and middle-aged fellowship of the Gospel Church in Yongan City donated over 26,000 yuan and visited the needy elderly in 134 families.
Each group raised and collected donations to purchase daily necessities or to provide financial assistance for those in need. The targets can be residents in need in urban communities, poor people in rural areas, or people with disabilities and illnesses. Since 2017, this event has been conducted for seven consecutive years.
Some groups worked alone, while others collaborated with two or three other groups.
On December 17, the Canaan cell group visited nine Christian homes under the direction of a 95-year-old female believer.
The group focused on supporting one family: a male believer, Lin Qibing (77 years old), and a female believer, Wu Renxi. Lin is frail, sick, and cannot walk very smoothly, with his eldest son passing away due to illness years ago. His younger son, Lin Zhaofu, is lame with a disabled right foot and once served in the Lily Choir. Worse, his wife left home. The group contributed 1,620 yuan in financial assistance.
(The author of this article is the deputy leader of the Canaan cell group of the Gospel Church in Yong'an City, Fujian Province.)
- Translated by Poppy Chan
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