Vietnam Evangelical Covenant Church – In September 2026, the Community Development Ministry provided 60 chairs for a mountain church of Bru believers, where many members still had to sit on the bare floor during Sunday services.
See photos: photos of the chairs on the Community Development Ministry fanpage
Worshiping on the Bare Floor
The ministry learned about this small church through a pastor. Every Sunday, the believers faithfully gather to sing hymns, hear God’s Word and pray. But conditions are very poor, and at many services people had to sit directly on the ground.
After much effort, the church bought 30 plastic chairs on its own, the fruit of many sacrifices. Still, it needed 60 more. For us, a chair is no big thing; but there, it means a seat every Sunday for an elderly person, a mother or a small child.
Prayer and Response
The ministry first asked brothers and sisters to pray for the church. After praying, the ministry decided to use part of the donations in its fund to buy the remaining chairs. Just a few days later, 60 chairs had been bought and delivered to the chapel.
The total cost was 7,800,000 dong. This is higher than the price of ordinary plastic chairs, because buying and bringing chairs into the mountains is difficult, the road is long and transport costs are high.
“Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to the family of faith.” (Galatians 6:10)
Waiting for a Beautiful Picture
What encouraged the ministry most was not only that the chairs arrived, but also the sight of the believers there quietly serving, receiving the chairs together and preparing for the coming services. Now the ministry is waiting for a beautiful picture: a worship room filled with people who come to worship God, each with a seat of their own.
This story continues the gifts of chairs the ministry has sent to many remote house groups since 2024. As experience has shown, God can use small things to build up His Church.
Let Us Pray Together
- For the mountain church to be strengthened by God and kept in the faith.
- For the church to grow and become a blessing to the Bru community.
- For the ministry to keep having resources to meet small but urgent needs.
Read more in Community Development and Church News. Contact the church office: 0942 248 688 (Zalo available).
