Vietnam Evangelical Covenant Church – In October 2026, the Community Development Ministry shared a video looking back on six years of service with one simple message: “Thank You, Lord!” This article reviews the highlights of 6 years of the Community Development Ministry, especially over the past two years.
Watch: the 6-year look-back video on the Community Development Ministry fanpage
“Little children, let us not love in word and speech, but in action and truth.” (1 John 3:18)
The Early Years
It began with gift packages for migrant workers, people with visual impairments and struggling families during the lockdown season. Step by step, the ministry reached the highlands of Mộc Châu and Cao Bằng and the Bru-Vân Kiều villages of Quảng Trị. Peace Houses, self-flowing water systems, scholarships, solar lights and relief trips after Typhoon Yagi in 2024 are among the most memorable milestones.
2025: Walking by Faith
- A boarding kitchen for a highland school in the Northwest; 240 school uniforms, 120 cases of instant noodles, 4 computers and 1 TV for students in the border region.
- A clean water well for 67 Bru-Vân Kiều households, started with only 5 million dong and completed right on God’s timing.
- The “Shop – Give – Bring Hope” fundraising day, which raised more than 20 million dong for a preschool.
- Health check-ups and counseling for more than 80 church members, together with Christian doctors.
- Flood relief in Thái Nguyên (Trại Cau, Gốc Thị) and storm relief in Hiệp Đức, Quảng Nam.
- Plastic chairs and a Christmas program for a Ca Dong house group, where 2 people came to faith in the Lord.
2026: Small Projects, Big Meaning
- “Spring of Love 2026” with 40 Tết gift packages in Quảng Trị and lucky-money envelopes to raise funds.
- Walking alongside little S. on a medical journey from a neighboring country to Đà Nẵng.
- A toilet block for the T.C house group, a 145-meter drilled well for a Giẻ Triêng church, and well rings for Bru families.
- A water tank, meal support and roof repairs for the staff room at the O.L preschool; 2 tons of rice and 360 bowl-and-spoon sets for highland schools; a playground for Hmong preschool children.
- Chairs, speakers and Communion trays for mountain churches and house groups.
Lessons After 6 Years
Looking back, the ministry has seen that God often works through small things: a plastic chair, a bag of rice, a well ring, a prayer. The ministry has also learned to let communities take part, contributing their own labor so that each project truly belongs to them. Above all, it has learned to trust: many times the work began before the resources were there, yet God always provided right on time.
“Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast and immovable. Always excel in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.” (1 Corinthians 15:58)
The ministry gives thanks to God and thanks every donor, small group, church ministry and partner, near and far, who has prayed, given and set out together. The journey continues.
Let Us Pray Together
- For the Community Development Ministry to remain faithful in the years ahead.
- For the communities we have walked with to keep growing.
- For more brothers and sisters to join in serving.
Read more in Community Development and Church News. Contact the church office: 0942 248 688 (Zalo available).
