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2016年2月5日星期五
Education for rural farmers
Education is one of the most important factors for the continual personal and community development. But this idea seems a strange one for the villagers in the rural area. Most of these villagers never go to school. and it is rare that they can read or write a bit. They only learn from their ancestors how to teach farming for a living for the family and their offsprings. Therefore as parents they become helpless and at a loss most of the times when facing the education of their children during their growth period.
Several villages discussed how to improve their financial and community life through the joint development of a credit union. They decided to start doing themselves first by persistently study together for 2 hours every month. Hopefully they can change the fortune of themselves and their next generation.
Community development project coordinator.
Teresa Tao
2016年1月12日星期二
Arrival of an old man
On October 22,
2015, an old man came to this rehabilitation center after an absence of five
years, the old man is Fr.Luis Gutheinz, SJ., he saw new changes in the
rehabilitation center in these 5 years and was very happy to witness the
innocent happy smiling faces and lively scene of its primary school students.
The living area
of the rehabilitated people used to be small, and now they can live in
spacious, illuminative and comfortable rooms with individual quarter. Children
have no activity place before, and now they have basketball court, table-tennis
table, activity room and playground etc. Therefore, the children can spend
their free happy time in sports and games after the classes.
Thinking of how
the people here initially do not attach importance to education initially, with
very few students; but now can see lots of children, with community and
government gradually started to pay attention to these students, especially to
take care of their daily life, and will give students an annual payment of
school supplies, clothes , shoes and so on. His face was full of irrepressible,
emotional smile after seeing all these.
He went to see
the places that the rehabilitated people used to live and study, but did not
see any traces. All he can see was the new road and bridge. He lamented the
repeated saying: "great, really great.” Also he added:" In just five
years, there was such big change: the former trail becomes now a spacious road.
“ He returned to the rehabilitation center in emotion, and his mouth still kept
laments: "really big changes! “ To see such a change and the hopes of
these children, the eighty-year-old looking forward to come back again next
year, and hope to see even bigger changes.
Lastly, he
happily posted picture with the children and rehabilitated people, and
distributed gifts to them.
2015年11月24日星期二
We miss you, Sister Xue!
The day 3rd of November 2015, I went with the old man to the market to buy food and by the way to pick up uncle Lou from the Hospital, we came back at eleven o’clock. Sister Xu had already made things done, the next step was to prepare worship of the Eucharist and to do lunch. They were soon to get, we planned to visit the old men at half past two in the afternoon after having washed dishes.
Jiang Xi Nankang rehabilitation hospital had been divided in two courtyards: one is rehabilitation village, another one is peak rehabilitation village.
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| Sister Xu sewed for the elder people |
We usually went twice a week to visit the old people in rehabilitation village peak, each time we used to see old mother Li carrying a crutch and with difficulty watering vegetables and weeding, I was always drawn the feeling of pain, in fact it was, when we just came over the hill we saw old mother Li-law came back from town carrying a basket; and a humble man held a bag to pick beans, all they were smiling to greet the sisters.
We first visited a bedridden pig uncle, Sister Xu began to sew clothes for those people who need it, I went to visit another old people in order of room, after the visit I sat together with some old people, and I asked if they were okay? mother Lou said: "it is okay, now is different from before, she mentioned to Sister Xue, mother Luo said Sister Xue was the first came to make care of them, the old people said unanimously that Sister Xue had suffered a lot to be here, and had given her young life to help the lepers, she was such a noble people!
Sister Xue lived as us in the soil house, the condition and the environmental of that period were not like now, but she put lot of attention to take care to the old people, and she wasalso a good doctor, she cared not only ulcers, also helped us to engage in health, she often encourages us, comfort us, help us in farming, grass cut, feed the fish, pruningbranches, she used to accompany us to walk five miles to cross the city to buy food even in summer time of high temperatures, Sister Xue never had complaints, she lived together with all the old and sick people and never gave up anyone, “a good people never can have a long life” Uncle Lou said. At this time an old mother said with tears: "I miss Sister Xueso much - she suffered a lot for us, she could not have the chance to live with us in thenew house, she had sacrificed her young life for serving us, though she had left us for already eight years, but we will never forget her, she lives in our hearts forever.”
More impressive was when mother Lee said: "We can get out from the door of theleprosarium just because of Sister Xueg, we can go out and get on the bus also just because of her, once a time I was very sick, Sister Xue took me to the hospital by car, but when the car arrived, the driver only wanted to let Sister Xue get into the car, Sister Xuespoke to the driver, “why do not let her get on the train? she is not a people? The lepers also have their dignity! I'm going to ride the car”. Sister Xue spoke a lot of to the driver thatI did not understand quite well, finally the drivers could say nothing and let me got into the car. Since that time, the driver had changed his consideration to us, he even told the villagers do not mind how we were, he said: “ such a young and beautiful Sister does not afraid, why should we ! "
Since Sisters came here we all feel that our body and soul are open, it is time to change the destiny. Our destinies have changed for the better, but the life of Sister Xue had gone.Sister Xue you are our example, you will always live in our hearts, pray you in heavenpeace of mind and rest!
Old mother Li was singing spiritual song for Sister Xue.
Written by Yeng Wei Ling in Nankang rehabilitation hospital
2015年11月4日星期三
Support for women in Bangladesh "India"
I am Ricci Social Services Coordinator, responsible for development projects in poor areas, promote the development of the concept of self-help and mutual assistance.
On year in September to Thailand to attend the Asian flu League of credit unions share a brief, this conference benefit. But I am most encouraged by Bangladesh this woman, she does not understand english. But her spirit affects people here, she has driven a million women to join her group. They take advantage of the savings and loans to help each other, changed the fate of themselves and their families.
This gave me a lot of motivation. I will strengthen women's education and training, I believe we will have to work together for a better tomorrow.
Taozhi Qiong
Ricci Social Services Coordinator
2015年9月18日星期五
The brief on the social business training for Hongjiang loving care home
Patients in recuperation of AIDS ask: Have you brought some good news to us?
In the 18th of July 2015, Casa Ricci Social Service invited professors and students of the university Catholic of Fujian to give a course of craft, business skills and cost calculation of companies to the AIDS patients, sisters and workers in CRSS, at the same time realized an exchange of knowledge with local government, controller health center and famous commercial companies, on purpose to build up a platform for the social workers to be able to work in future with more amply vision and more facility.
Based in needs and current situation of the AIDS patients in recuperation (live with dignity) and local condition (tourist resort), with professional and visional assistance of the university Fujian, plus ideas and practices from the CRSS and the always important communication with relative departments of government, we wait for the arrival of ¨love and care¨ to all.
2015年8月11日星期二
Wings of angel
Nickname Guo-Guo, she is a little girl of the JingPo ethic group, one of the ethnic minorities in China. She lives in XinZhai village of LongChuan perfecture, Yunnan. Her family members noticed the abnormal functioning of her arm since her childhood, but her family was too poor to give her any medical treatment.
The tumor in her arm slowly grew bigger and bigger with her age till it is no longer useable. She can only embrace her left arm all day long. At school, her classmates made fun of her swollen arm so much that she found it inconvenience to go to classes and had to stop schooling. Her father is a heavy drinker and gets drunk daily. After her mother left home, they moved to live with their drug-addicting uncle.
At the great effort of the deputy town mayor, and the care of the LongChuan foreign aid program, Madam Chang of the Casa Ricci Social Service went to meet Guo-guo at her home. Seeing her swollen arm, Madam Chang decided to help her. Through Supervisor Wang of GuanAi hospital, she went to see a specialist at the Kunming Tumor Hospital. The diagnosis indicated that her disease is called blood vessel tumor syndrome and cannot be cured due to complexity. The way out is to reduce pain by amputation of the useless arm. Otherwise, the growing pain will not be bearable to her.
Guoguo, an innocent smart girl, quiet and timid, is to be loved dearly. When the doctor told her about the amputation was the only option, she was calm enough to accept and said "go for it!".
She came to the Kunming Tumor Hospital for treatment under the care and accompany of the Deputy town mayor and ShaoChang of the Foreign Aids Office as nobody from her family was able to do so. Grateful enough, the operation went well and after a month, she was d...ischarged to go back home.
Praise to our Risen Lord that saves our life, and that we can have it abundantly.
2015年7月6日星期一
Jeffrey testimony of a friend who visited the lepers
Thank you very much for inviting me to visit the sick on the island. I am a witness of love in action.
The sick are very happy for all the love and support he has shown them. They are very grateful and praise the Lord constantly by sending it to them. I witnessed something very special during my stay on the island.
The sick are very happy for all the love and support he has shown them. They are very grateful and praise the Lord constantly by sending it to them. I witnessed something very special during my stay on the island.
There was a young Peking named Jack. It was on the island in recent months to shoot the sick. His intention was to show the film at the International Festival in Cannes, France to show the world his talents to film.
While making the film, I witnessed the loving care of the Sisters for the sick. I had never seen before Catholic Sisters. This was the first. This caused me a deep impression. Love, which the confession, had never seen. Was totally impressed phoned his mother in Peking, her parents are both doctors, and told his mother that for the first time in his life, witnessed the true love in action.
Returned in the Chinese New Year in their free time to visit patients. This time he brought his own clothes to give it to patients. He said that the sick will talk much of Casa Ricci and wants to meet and see in what way can also help in other centers.
He said he would visit other centers for film and document to bring help everywhere.Since he started his first project to raise funds to change metal legs with plastic others. Already received the first support for this project.
While making the film, I witnessed the loving care of the Sisters for the sick. I had never seen before Catholic Sisters. This was the first. This caused me a deep impression. Love, which the confession, had never seen. Was totally impressed phoned his mother in Peking, her parents are both doctors, and told his mother that for the first time in his life, witnessed the true love in action.
Returned in the Chinese New Year in their free time to visit patients. This time he brought his own clothes to give it to patients. He said that the sick will talk much of Casa Ricci and wants to meet and see in what way can also help in other centers.
He said he would visit other centers for film and document to bring help everywhere.Since he started his first project to raise funds to change metal legs with plastic others. Already received the first support for this project.
I gave him the phone number, and I hope that I will call so that I can make an appointment to introduce.
For now, thanks for giving me the chance to work testimonear her loving and beautiful fruits of their sweat and blood.
Jeffrey
Jeffrey
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