Vietnam Evangelical Covenant Church – On a work trip in September 2025, members of the Community Development Ministry visited a newly opened chapel. The setting was simple yet warm, and the believers’ singing and prayers rang out sincerely. But out back, the chapel toilet area gave the team cause for concern.
See photos: photos of the toilet area on the Community Development Ministry fanpage
An Unfinished Facility
The toilet area already has a cement floor and a roof, but no toilets yet, some stalls have no doors, and water is kept only in plastic basins or jars. If it continues to be used this way:
- On rainy days, the area easily becomes damp and smelly and is not hygienic.
- The elderly, children and women face real inconvenience without private doors.
- Storing water in basins and jars is laborious and easily becomes unsanitary over time.
- Over time it could become a source of disease for the community.
Caring for Body as Well as Soul
The team asked themselves: how can a place of worship care for people both in soul and in body? A clean, safe toilet helps everyone feel at ease when they come to worship, especially on busy feast days. It is a very basic need, but one directly linked to each person’s health and dignity.
The ministry is looking for ways to help improve this area in a way that fits the local church’s financial means, both hygienic and lasting. In 2024, the ministry helped build a toilet block for a house group of 128 Bru-Vân Kiều believers, and that experience showed that small projects can make a big difference.
“Do everything in love.” (1 Corinthians 16:14)
We Welcome Your Ideas
The ministry would love to receive your ideas, experience and prayers, especially from those who know about construction, water supply and drainage, so that a workable solution can be found soon. When everyone shares one heart, God will open the way.
Let Us Pray Together
- For the local church to finish its toilet facilities soon.
- For the ministry to have wisdom to choose a suitable, lasting solution.
- For believers to stay healthy as they come to worship.
Read more in Community Development and Church News. Contact the church office: 0942 248 688 (Zalo available).
