Vietnam Evangelical Covenant Church – For the 2024 Mid-Autumn Festival, children in a Bru-Vân Kiều mountain commune in Quảng Trị received mooncakes for the very first time. The Community Development Ministry’s Mid-Autumn Festival for Bru-Vân Kiều children program sent 650 mooncakes from Hà Nội to every child in the commune.
See photos: photos of the children receiving mooncakes on the Community Development Ministry fanpage
Dreaming of a Mooncake
In the city, children holding delicious mooncakes is a familiar sight. But for many ethnic minority children in remote villages of Central Việt Nam, a mooncake can be a luxury. On earlier trips, the ministry team had seen the small but warm joys of these children, and was all the more burdened by what they lack.
From late August, the ministry aimed to prepare about 600 mooncakes to give out in the second week of September. More than a material gift, the ministry hoped each mooncake would help the children feel that, wherever they are, someone is thinking of them and loves them.
650 Mooncakes for Every Child in the Commune
Thanks to many donors who gave both money and goods, the ministry prepared 650 mooncakes, more than planned. The mooncakes were sent to the local church to give to all children in the commune, regardless of age.
This is one of the especially disadvantaged communes, where many families have never been able to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival for their children. For the first time, the children tasted mooncakes, a symbol of togetherness, and joy shone on every face.
The ministry especially thanks the 3–4 baking families who entrusted their delicious mooncakes to this cause. Thanks to them, each mooncake became a bridge from the lowlands to the mountains.
More Gifts on a Sunday Morning
After the festival, Bru-Vân Kiều children in a commune near the Laos border also received gift sets donated by a partnering bakery. The gifts arrived on Sunday morning so the local church could hand them to the children in person. The smiles and excited jumps as the children received their gifts are memories no one will forget.
“Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.” (Luke 6:38)
The ministry believes every heart that shares with Bru-Vân Kiều children is remembered and blessed by God, as Scripture promises:
“A generous soul will prosper, and he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.” (Proverbs 11:25)
A Complete Moonlit Season
Under the full moon, small mooncakes brought great joy to the Bru-Vân Kiều community. The ministry hopes the program will keep spreading, so that not only children but many other struggling families can enjoy a Mid-Autumn season full of love.
Let Us Pray Together
- For Bru-Vân Kiều children to grow up in God’s love and blessing.
- For the baking families and donors to be blessed by God.
- For the local church to keep being a bridge of love to the community.
Read more in Community Development and Church News. Contact the church office: 0942 248 688 (Zalo available).
