爱 可以传递 Love can be passed on

爱  可以传递
​​急难故事 · 文/慧欣

对许多弱势家庭而言，2021年是苦不堪言的一年，疫情导致经济严重衰退。7979全人关怀救助网络便借着急难救助金陪伴社区中的弱势家庭渡过这段艰难期，祥哥是受惠者之一。
 
早前，祥哥因为中风造成行动不便，无法胜任工作而失去经济来源。自此，老俩口每个月仅靠女儿寄回来的RM 600 偿还屋租和水电费。女儿单靠马来西亚教育文凭的学历在吉隆坡工作，也过艰辛的生活。
 
当祥哥听说能向7979全人关怀站（基督徒赞美教会）申请急难救助金的管道时，立即采取行动。他先到教会，并找人告知他的苦情，希望教会给予帮助。原本走进教会只为了要获得援助金的祥哥，在聚会中更认识基督教信仰。当天，教会了解祥哥的情况后，决定为他申请急难救助金，让祥哥女儿可以缓解承受着巨大的经济负担。 
 
教会不只动用教会关怀基金，每个月津贴RM 100以支付祥哥家的水电费；蔡美莉长老也联系扶轮社，介入祥哥，解决粮食短缺问题：每个月可获得RM 300的食品采购津贴。第一次采购食品那天，他开开心心前往饮料架，把大马国民饮料——美禄放入购物篮内。祥哥藏不住的笑容，深深牵动志工的心。
 
曾经一次，当蔡美莉长老和志工到祥哥家拜访他。祥哥说，他曾经很伤心，因为中风他失去了很多，一度感觉失去人生方向，想自杀了结生命。幸而，他在艰难期，来到教会。祥哥原本脾气暴躁，每天跟妻子吵，夫妻俩吵了30年；现在，祥哥建立阅读圣经习惯，提升管理脾气的能力，夫妻俩的关系得到很大的改善。 
 
 
几个月后，祥哥得知有位朋友因为年老，无依无靠，只依靠政府福利部每月提供的津贴来生活，甚至拖欠医院的医药费。祥哥也介绍朋友透过教会求助申请7979急难救助金，让这笔资金陪朋友渡过难关。祥哥的朋友也因信仰，抚慰了心灵。 
 
爱，可以传递。正如祥哥把爱传给他的朋友。 
 

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Love Can Be Passed On
​A Story of Crisis Intervention · Written by Tang

For many under privilege families, 2021 has been an unbearable year, and the pandemic had led us to experience a serious economic downturn. Through Crisis Intervention Fund, 7979 Holistic Care Relief Network had accompanied many under privilege families in the community during this difficult period. Brother Xiang is one of the aid recipients.

Earlier on, Brother Xiang lost his income source due to a stroke that resulted in mobility impairment and thus no longer fit for work. Since then, the old couple could only rely on the RM600 sent to them by their daughter to pay their monthly house rental and utility bills. Actually, their daughter who works in Kuala Lumpur with only SPM qualification was also living a difficult life.
 
When Brother Xiang heard that he could apply for aid from Crisis Intervention Fund at the 7979 Holistic Care Station (Christian Praise Church), he immediately took action. He went to the church and told someone of his predicament, hoping that the church would help. Initially, Brother Xiang went to the church with pure intention of just seeking for financial aid, yet he was intrigued to learned more about Christian’s faith during the service. On the same day, after the church learned about Brother Xiang's situation, they decided to apply for Crisis Intervention aid fund for him, so to lessen Brother Xiang's daughter huge financial burden.
 
The church not only allotted RM100 every month from their Caring Fund to help Brother Xiang to cover his utilities bills. Elder Mary Chua also referred him to Rotary Club to settle their food supplies issue by applying for the RM300 monthly food voucher benefit. On the first day of sundry marketing, he went to the beverage rack happily and placed Milo, the popular Malaysian drink into his shopping cart. The smile appeared on Bro. Xiang’s face which he could not withhold had touched the hearts of the volunteers.
 
On one occasion, when Elder Chua and volunteers visited Brother Xiang at his home. Brother Xiang shared that there was a time he was so down because he had lost a lot due to the stroke. At one point he even felt that he had lost his direction in life and wanted to end his life by committing suicide. Fortunately, he came to the church during those difficult time. Brother Xiang used to be very grumpy, almost every day he and his wife would get into arguments, and the couple had been quarreling for 30 years. Now, Brother Xiang has established the habit of reading the Bible daily and it has improved his anger management, as a result the couple's relationship has greatly improved.
 
A few months later, Brother Xiang came to know an aging friend of his, had no one to turn to, was living on a monthly allowance from government welfare department only and he had even defaulted on his hospital bills. He introduced his friend to the church and applied for the 7979 Crisis Intervention Aid Fund to enable him to walk through these difficult time. Brother Xiang's friend was also being comforted in spirit by accepting this newly found faith.
 
Love can be passed on, just like brother Xiang who passed on the love to his friend.

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