Vietnam Evangelical Covenant Church – At Christmas 2024, light did not only come from candles and decorations. In December 2024, the Community Development Ministry gave 25 solar reading lamps to Bru-Vân Kiều believers, who delivered them on the ministry’s behalf to a Bru community in a remote part of neighboring Laos.
See photos: photos of the lamp gift on the Community Development Ministry fanpage
Where Electricity Is Still a Luxury
In that remote mountain area, the power grid has not yet reached many homes. Children struggle to study by dim light, and adults work in the evenings with little light. Understanding this, the ministry chose solar reading lamps as a special Christmas gift for the community.
Compact and charged by sunlight, which is abundant in the mountains, each lamp gives children more time to study and makes evening life easier for adults.
Thanks to Those Who Know the Community
The gifts reached the families who needed them most thanks to the eager help of Bru-Vân Kiều believers, who share the same language and culture and know the area well. This partnership made the gift-giving smoother and strengthened the bond between sister communities on both sides of the border.
Earlier, in July 2024, the ministry gave 103 solar lamps to Bru-Vân Kiều families in Việt Nam. These reading lamps continue the journey of bringing light to places still without electricity.
The Light of Life
Christmas is the season to remember Jesus, who came into the world as the light for all people. These small lamps are a reminder of that true light:
“I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.” (John 8:12)
The light from these lamps brightened not only simple homes but also the hearts of the Bru community. It is a symbol of sharing and love, the core values the ministry always pursues.
Let Us Pray Together
- For Bru children to have better conditions for learning.
- For the Bru-Vân Kiều believers who delivered the gifts to be blessed by God.
- For the light of the gospel to keep spreading to remote lands.
Read more in Community Development and Church News. Contact the church office: 0942 248 688 (Zalo available).
