Vietnam Evangelical Covenant Church – In the 2025 Christmas season, the Community Development Ministry walked alongside a Ca Dong house group in the mountains of Quảng Nam: bringing in 100 plastic chairs by water and helping local believers hold a Christmas celebration. Thank God, 2 people came to faith on this occasion.
See photos: Christmas photos from the house group on the Community Development Ministry fanpage
Worshiping on the Floor
Amid the mountains and forests, beside a hydroelectric reservoir, a Ca Dong community of about 40 households with 50–60 believers faithfully gathers every week. Without an official meeting place, they borrow a house in the commune and sit on the floor to worship. There are many children and young people in the group, a hope for the future.
The house group can only be reached by boat; each round trip costs 2–3 million dong to hire a boat. Many believers here have never once been to a church building, even though it is only a few dozen kilometers away. This year, they longed to hold a Christmas celebration for about 100 people, both believers and friends.
“Just Give” Because We Trust God
After the appeal, the first donations totaled only 1,000,000 dong. But the ministry still decided to step out in faith. Several brothers and sisters together bought all 100 plastic chairs and some Christmas decorations.
The road from the commune center to the house group, about 50 km, was badly damaged by landslides and the bridge was only temporarily propped up, so the team traveled by water, the only route at the time. Through days of heavy rain, God kept all the chairs safe on the way in. This Christmas, the believers no longer had to sit on the cold floor.
“It is more blessed to give than to receive.” (Acts 20:35)
A Simple Yet Complete Christmas
The believers’ livelihood depends on their hillside fields, so organizing a Christmas program on their own is not easy. The ministry and many local brothers and sisters together gave 13 million dong so they could cook, fellowship and celebrate together. The program was simple and rustic but full of joy: a shared meal, songs of praise and warm fellowship. Most special of all, 2 people decided to receive the Lord on this occasion.
“For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.” (Luke 19:10)
“For we are God’s fellow workers.” (1 Corinthians 3:9)
Let Us Pray Together
- For the Ca Dong house group to be built up firmly in the faith.
- For the two new believers to be cared for and to grow.
- For travel and spiritual care for these believers to become easier.
Read more in Community Development and Church News. Contact the church office: 0942 248 688 (Zalo available).
