Vietnam Evangelical Covenant Church – On the last Sunday morning of September 2024, 100 plastic chairs for Giẻ Triêng believers from the Community Development Ministry were officially put to use at the place of worship of a Giẻ Triêng community in the mountains. The new chairs replaced the simple benches made of logs that the believers had used for years.
See photos: photos of the new chairs on the Community Development Ministry fanpage
Chairs Made From Logs
Deep in the mountains, the Giẻ Triêng believers here were used to simple seats made from logs fitted together. Facilities were lacking, but at every gathering each family still came, and hymns rang out through the forest with fervent love for God.
Over time, the wooden seats began to break and were no longer enough for services. In late August 2024, the ministry shared the need: the believers urgently needed 100 plastic chairs to make worship more comfortable and safe.
Delayed by Storms
By mid-September, the 100 chairs were ready to go. But storms flooded the road to the meeting place and caused landslides. For safety reasons, delivery had to be postponed. The ministry and the believers prayed for good weather so the chairs could arrive soon.
Carrying Chairs by Motorbike Through the Mud
When the rain stopped, delivery was still not easy. The road from where the chairs were bought was very muddy after days of rain. Thank God, local brothers used motorbikes to carry stack after stack of chairs safely to the meeting place, undeterred by the distance and difficulty.
The 100 chairs cost only 9.5 million dong in total, but for a community still facing hardship, it was an expense they could not yet afford. The ministry deeply thanks the donors who made this gift possible.
“Do everything in love.” (1 Corinthians 16:14)
A Second Gift for Giẻ Triêng Believers
Earlier, in May 2024, the ministry also gave 100 plastic chairs to another Giẻ Triêng community of believers near the border. These two simple gifts show the love between brothers and sisters in the same family of faith, even hundreds of kilometers apart.
“Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to the family of faith.” (Galatians 6:10)
With the new chairs, the ministry hopes the believers can worship God in comfort and reverence, and that their small meeting place will continue to be a home that nurtures faith in the years ahead.
Let Us Pray Together
- For the Giẻ Triêng believers to grow strong in faith and love.
- For the brothers who carried the chairs to be blessed by God.
- For the donors who gave to be remembered and rewarded by God.
Read more in Community Development and Church News. Contact the church office: 0942 248 688 (Zalo available).
