Program DevelopmentsStarting in January 2016, the Taiwan Prison Ministry has increased the scope of their outreach by adding a new coworker and by stepping up their discipleship program with several activities. Sister Diep has joined the prison ministry team, which has allowed them to increase these kinds of activities:
Instead of just giving social help to the needy, the Taiwan Prison Ministry encourages inmates to study God's word. On June 18, 2016 BJ Behcet hosted a 5k walk to raise awareness for Behcet's disease. The outdoor race was called "Walk with Love." Participants included 13 patients with Behcet's disease, 45 volunteers, and Behcet's disease specialists. 5K Walk Raises AwarenessThis event was organized by the China Fuli Foundation, Behcet Alliance and Zhi Guang Gong Yi. It was a great success, even though it was a hot sunny day! The participants handed out pamphlets to the public along the way to increase awareness about Behcet's disease. The volunteers and experts hoped to gain more support for patients with this disease. A film was also made to help people understand the disease, to avoid misdiagnosis and to have early intervention. Everyone was full of energy before the walk started. This is the photo with the Huadong Hospital Director of Rheumatology, Professor Guan Jian Long, 44 volunteers from Zhi Guang Gongyi, and 14 patients from Behcet Alliance.
Risking SuccessWhen it comes to microloan projects, there's always the question—will the money be returned? Our field partner has had experience in these projects since 2006, when community development projects were implemented in 3 administrative villages in Huangzhong county of Qinghai province. The same model and methods that were used there have been used elsewhere. Last year our partner visited one of the villages in the microloan project. They had offered tens of thousands of RMB to the village at the beginning, and the fund was left to the village when the project was completed. Our partner has distributed a total of 800,000 RMB ($120,000 USD) in loans in 10 years. With the efforts of the villagers, the village has changed a lot. The village committee also got a prize from the local government. Lucha Village ProjectTFish decided to support the pilot microloan project for Lucha village, although we weren't sure what the outcome would be.
Little Red Scarf is in Lanzhou, Gansu and Yunnan provinces and provides financial support and encouragement to children suffering from congenital heart disease. In addition, they provide families with post-operative care and help the children sustain a healthy lifestyle. Ruyi, 10, comes from a rural village in Honghe prefecture of Yunnan province. When you hear the name Ruyi, you would probably imagine a child who is a lovely cute girl. Actually, Ruyi is a naughty boy. When he was 2.5 years old, he was diagnosed with congenital heart disease. His father was disabled and could not do field work. The whole family relies on his grandfather’s pension of about 1,000 RMB per month ($150 USD) and minimum life allowance paid by the government to his father. Ruyi’s illness created an even more difficult situation for the family. As a result, his mother left the family, leaving Ruyi and his sister behind. His older sister dropped out of school due to poverty. When I met Ruyi in the hospital, he was shy. When he told me he was 10, I was surprised, since he was thin and short, smaller than his peers. He told me he came alone from the village and found his aunt who is working in Kunming. I praised him for that. He said he had gotten used to being independent. His aunt said he had been taking care of himself since he was quite young. His father is handicapped, so he had to come on his own. After his mother left, he was living with his grandmother. Then his grandmother died. His aunt had been trying her best to seek treatment for Ruyi. Two years ago, he had an operation in a hospital in Kunming, but he was not healed. Last year, they applied for support from Red Cross but received no reply. When they were feeling desperate, they received the call from LRS, telling them Ruyi could be supported for an operation. Grant Outcome SummaryThe grant supplied by Transparent Fish Fund was used to provide practical care to the neediest migrant workers at the shelter. This care is shown through providing nutritious meals, clothes, sandals, phone cards, transportation assistance, and activities.
A hero is someone who steps up when everyone else backs down. Courageous HeroesAs we celebrate America's Independence Day, we recognize those among us who fight for life and liberty.
Compassion Nayong Public Welfare is based on Nayong, a poverty-stricken area in Guizhou Province. Taking the network as the platform, it carries out various public welfare activities to aid education.
On June 28th, the Nayong county in the Gui province experienced sudden heavy rainfall (flood), affecting the 244,600 people living in Nayong. As a result, 1 person went missing, 50 were trapped, 8153 hectares (1 hectare = 10,000 sq. meters) of crops were affected, 6523 hectares of land were flooded, 97 hectares of fruit tree forest was damaged, 232 livestock animals were killed, 255 houses collapsed (104 families), 944 houses were seriously damaged (530 families), and 2016 houses were damaged (937 rooms). There was a total of 1.10591 billion Yuan RMB in damages. June 30th, One Foundation- The Gui province united to help. Nayong Loving volunteers went to the town of Shuidong and met with the local government. They assessed the disaster, discussed methods of disaster relief, and agreed to help the people in Shuidong affected by the flood. On July 2nd, 26 volunteers from different places came together in the town of Shuidong of the Nayong county in the Gui province. They brought disaster relief materials/goods donated by the One Foundation and other internet friends. They distributed the goods to those who were heavily affected by the disaster and sent them to Weibo’s care and spiritual care. In this disaster relief, we distributed 112 disaster relief kits/packages, 100 comforters, 1120 jins (1 jin is about 1.3 pounds) of vegetable oil, and 15,000 jins of rice to the people of Shuidong. We donated over 100,000 Yuan RMB in relief goods, helping over 100 families (over 400 people) After the goods were distributed, the volunteers spoke with those who suffered serious losses from the flood. They discussed the victim’s life and mental state after the disaster and encouraged them to be strong, optimistic, and positive. Their message to victims was self-reliance and hard work to recover from the disaster. Original article written by Ju Guo, translated by Michael Chau, edited by Yanyan Zhang |
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