Vietnam Evangelical Covenant Church – In April 2024, the wooden Peace House for Mr. G.’s family, a young Bru-Vân Kiều family in Quảng Trị, was completed at a total cost of 70 million dong from the Community Development Ministry. Behind this house is a moving story of a generous heart.
See photos: photos of the wooden house on the Community Development Ministry fanpage
Giving Their Saved Timber to God
Mr. G.’s family is young but in very difficult circumstances, living in a dilapidated house. For a long time they had saved some timber, planning to use it to repair their home. But when the church they attend needed timber to build a place of worship, the family gave all of it.
That decision meant their chance to repair their own house slipped further away. When the ministry team heard this story, they were deeply moved, and the ministry agreed, before Christmas 2023, to support building a new Peace House for the family.
The Whole Village Builds the House
After the Lunar New Year holiday came the Bru-Vân Kiều corn harvest season, so construction officially began only in early 2024. Mr. G.’s family and the men of the village set to work. In just the first 5 days, they had raised the concrete pillars.
After waiting about two weeks for the pillars to dry, they fitted the rafters and purlins and then laid the roof. Every time updated photos arrived from the village, the ministry team in Hà Nội rejoiced even more. Next came the doors and walls, and by the end of April 2024 the new wooden house was finished.
“By this we know what love is: Jesus laid down His life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers. If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him? Little children, let us not love in word and speech, but in action and truth.” (1 John 3:16–18)
God Supplies Every Need
Though life is still hard, Mr. G.’s family continues to faithfully follow God’s call, wholeheartedly building up the church where they live. Their new home has become a living testimony to God’s faithfulness for the family and their village, just as Scripture says:
“And my God will supply all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 4:19)
This wooden house is more than a physical shelter. It is a symbol of unity and love in the Christian community: one family gave to God’s work, and many brothers and sisters far away worked together so that family could have a safe home. The ministry hopes to visit soon to pray and celebrate with Mr. G.’s family in their new home.
More Peace Houses to Come
Entering 2024, the ministry still hopes for more opportunities and resources to help families living in dilapidated houses receive a Peace House. Each house is the fruit of prayer, partnership and the hands of local people themselves.
Let Us Pray Together
- For Mr. G.’s family to enjoy peace and happiness and stay faithful to God in their new home.
- For the villagers who contributed their labor to be blessed by God.
- For many other struggling families to soon have safe homes.
Read more in Community Development and Church News. Contact the church office: 0942 248 688 (Zalo available).
