Since the outbreak of the coronavirus epidemic, church services in Sichuan have been suspended, and brothers and sisters are thirsty in spirit and in need of being shepherded.
The China Christian Council and Three-Self Patriotic Movement (CCC&TSPM) gave out its magazine Tianfeng free to needy brothers and sisters nationwide, and also gave free copies of its monthly journal for the months January to March.
Some brothers and sisters in minority areas such as the Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture and Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture of Sichuan received these gifts, according to CCC&TSPM.
Bai Jiahua, associate pastor of the Liangshan Huili Church, said: "We are in the Daliangshan ethnic minority area, with a relatively backward transportation system and economy. Our churches are nearly 200 kilometers away from the county town; we lack pastoral leadership and receive little in financial contributions. We are grateful to the CCC & TSPM for giving us these free reading materials. We can expand our knowledge of how to better ourselves spiritually, and also learn about how the church has advanced throughout the country. The articles on theology and the stories about how Christianity is practiced in our country help to give us direction and set goals so that we can run the church of the Lord well.”
Pastor Xian Keping of the Kangding Church in Ganzi Prefecture said, "In the entire Ganzi Tibetan area there is only one church. It is located in Kangding and has a total of 92 brothers and sisters. The Kangding church has limited pastoral leadership, is not able to support itself and cannot subscribe to Tianfeng. The church periodical is presented to the less wealthy churches and brothers and sisters who would like to read and learn. Since March, brothers and sisters of the Kangding Church have received Tianfeng, and have expressed their gratitude by sharing that even if we are blocked by mountains, and located in remote areas, we can also understand the development of the Chinese church by reading Tianfeng. It contains many good articles which help and benefit us a lot."
四川藏区、彝区弟兄姊妹获得天风表达感恩
自新冠肺炎疫情发生以来，四川基督教堂点暂停开放，弟兄姊妹灵里渴慕，亟待牧养。
全国两会杂志《天风》面向全国贫困弟兄姊妹赠送杂志，并补赠今年1至3月刊，四川甘孜藏族自治州、凉山彝族自治州等少数民族地区部分弟兄姊妹获得赠送。
凉山州会理教会白加华副牧师表示，“我们身处大凉山少数民族地区，交通和经济相对落后，有的场所距离县城近200公里，牧养缺乏，几乎无奉献款，感谢基督教全国两会给予我们免费赠阅，让我们扩展了属灵生命的知识，也学习到了全国各地教会发展的先进经验，文中的许多神学思想知识、基督教中国化的美好实践，为我们办好主的教会指明了目标和方向”。
甘孜州康定教会的鲜科平牧师表示，“整个甘孜藏区只有康定一个教堂，共计92位弟兄姊妹，康定教会自养、自给不足，无法订阅《天风》。此次《天风》对不富裕的教会及弟兄姊妹开展的赠阅活动，满足了弟兄姊妹的阅读心愿。自3月以来，康定教会弟兄姊妹陆续收到《天风》，弟兄姊妹纷纷感恩，纵使有大山阻隔，地处偏远地区，阅读《天风》就能够了解中国教会的发展，也能读到许多好的文章，对自己有很大的帮助，受益匪浅。”
Since the outbreak of the coronavirus epidemic, church services in Sichuan have been suspended, and brothers and sisters are thirsty in spirit and in need of being shepherded.
The China Christian Council and Three-Self Patriotic Movement (CCC&TSPM) gave out its magazine Tianfeng free to needy brothers and sisters nationwide, and also gave free copies of its monthly journal for the months January to March.
Some brothers and sisters in minority areas such as the Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture and Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture of Sichuan received these gifts, according to CCC&TSPM.
Bai Jiahua, associate pastor of the Liangshan Huili Church, said: "We are in the Daliangshan ethnic minority area, with a relatively backward transportation system and economy. Our churches are nearly 200 kilometers away from the county town; we lack pastoral leadership and receive little in financial contributions. We are grateful to the CCC & TSPM for giving us these free reading materials. We can expand our knowledge of how to better ourselves spiritually, and also learn about how the church has advanced throughout the country. The articles on theology and the stories about how Christianity is practiced in our country help to give us direction and set goals so that we can run the church of the Lord well.”
Pastor Xian Keping of the Kangding Church in Ganzi Prefecture said, "In the entire Ganzi Tibetan area there is only one church. It is located in Kangding and has a total of 92 brothers and sisters. The Kangding church has limited pastoral leadership, is not able to support itself and cannot subscribe to Tianfeng. The church periodical is presented to the less wealthy churches and brothers and sisters who would like to read and learn. Since March, brothers and sisters of the Kangding Church have received Tianfeng, and have expressed their gratitude by sharing that even if we are blocked by mountains, and located in remote areas, we can also understand the development of the Chinese church by reading Tianfeng. It contains many good articles which help and benefit us a lot."
Ethnic Minority Believers in Sichuan Express Thanks to Receive Christian Magazine
