Vietnam Evangelical Covenant Church – Before the Lunar New Year of the Dragon 2024, the Community Development Ministry took 3 Children’s Ministry teachers and 5 of the church’s children up to Mộc Châu (Sơn La) in the depths of the cold season. This trip for Tết 2024 in Mộc Châu carried Tết gifts and a simple purpose: joining hands to share love.
See photos: photos of the Tết 2024 trip on the Community Development Ministry fanpage
A Journey That Tested Faith
The journey was not easy. The vehicle traveled through thick fog, rain and bitter cold the whole way. For the adults, it was a test of faith; for the children, it was their first experience of highland roads in winter.
Because the weather was too cold, the Spring Festival planned at Lóng Sập Preschool had to be postponed. Even so, God brought the team to the school, where they handed Tết gifts to the teachers in person. The teachers expressed sincere gratitude, and everyone was reluctant to say goodbye.
A Windbreak at Co Sung
The team continued to the preschool in Co Sung village. There, the teachers spoke with great appreciation about how the Covenant Church had helped put up a windbreak around the school at the end of 2023, helping the children feel warmer when coming to class in winter.
The children on the team had time to walk around the school and see with their own eyes the difficult learning and living conditions of highland children. Those are sights they will not easily forget.
When Children Serve Children
Bringing children along carried the hope of planting a spirit of service in their hearts from an early age. The ministry believes the children who joined will value the blessings they have more, and love God even more.
The trip also opened a bridge for the church’s Children’s Ministry to grow, as the children tell their friends what they saw, heard and felt in Mộc Châu.
“But Jesus said, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them! For the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”” (Matthew 19:14)
Jesus always had a special place for children. When the church’s little ones are taught to love and share with less fortunate friends, they are drawing closer to God’s heart.
A Meaningful Spring
Tết is a time for family reunions, but also a reminder to remember those in need. The early 2024 trip to Mộc Châu showed that sharing knows no age. Every small hand and every small gift can warm someone’s heart.
Let Us Pray Together
- For the highland preschool teachers and children in Mộc Châu to have a peaceful, healthy new year.
- For Covenant children to grow up loving God and loving people.
- For the Children’s Ministry and the Community Development Ministry to keep working together.
Read more in Community Development and Church News. Contact the church office: 0942 248 688 (Zalo available).
