向上逆击的生命！A Life That Goes Upstream!

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向上逆击的生命
爱陪读 · 文/廖玉晶

友乐来自单亲家庭，爸爸是位小贩，收入不稳定。像天下所有的小贩一样，他每天都早出晚归，几乎没有时间陪伴孩子，也无多余精力辅导作业。年仅10岁的友乐开始逐渐沉迷于玩手游，学业成绩也急剧下滑。

学校发现友乐的课业问题后，将他转介到芙蓉福音堂7979陪读班。 彭翠琴传道和志工得知孩子的情况后，刻不容缓地动身家访，希望在第一时间了解孩子真实状况。交谈中，志工了解友乐的父亲因为经济拮据，承受着巨大的生活压力。他对于孩子的教育和学业感到心有余力而不足，也十分担心孩子的前途。在志工探访后，父亲决定送友乐来陪读班。

“今天有什么功课？”每次放学来到陪读班，友乐总是抛出这个问题，令老师们哭笑不得。他看起来心神游离，仿佛只是个空壳，也不记得学校老师布置的功课、也不记得老师当天授课课的内容。当有人询问他的学习状况，他总是一脸茫然，十问九不知。所幸，他的的同班同学也在陪读班当中，协助提醒当日作业内容，大大减轻老师检查功课的负担，并督促友乐的学习进度。

由于课业落后，友乐遭到同学的排斥和老师的责备。他逐渐对学业失去了信心，甚至不敢请教同学。久而久之，他也不想参加星期六陪读班举办的兴趣班。陪读班老师看在眼里，痛在心里。但老师不放弃地陪伴，并耐心地指导他如何专注上课、记录作业，以及学习与同学相处。经过一年的努力，友乐从无法按时完成作业，至今能与同学一起讨论并完成老师交代的任务。现在，他能顺利完成功课，所以每天都过得很开心；他在课堂上能理解老师的讲解，甚至有卓越的表现，也经常收获老师的称赞。陪读班老师见证了友乐的成长和进步——他不再害怕与同学交流，愿意参与各种活动，每天都很期待来陪读班。
如今，友乐已升上初中，并在去年的考试中，取得了令人满意的成绩，成为班级第一名。友乐的成长与蜕变，正是陪读班老师们的骄傲。他从一个缺乏自信、不爱上学的学生，逐渐成一名自信、乐观、主动完成功课和积极复习功课的学生。学生，老师的眼角闪烁着泪光，心中充满感动和欣慰。
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友乐的很正面成长，离不开7979弱势家庭儿童陪读班日复一日的陪伴和支持。陪读班不仅减轻了他父亲的经济负担，让他可以专注于工作，也为友乐提供了一个良好的学习环境，帮助他走上更光明的未来。

A Life That Goes Upstream
7979 Guide & Care · Written by Liu Yoke Jeng

You Le comes from a single-parent family, his father is a hawker without a steady income. Like other hawkers, he has to start his work early in the morning and finishes late at night, and he almost has no time for his son as he is so tired at the end of the day that he cannot help his son with his homework. 10 years old You Le slowly became addicted to mobile games, and his grades dropped drastically.    

When the school discovered You Le had problems with his studies, they referred him to the 7979 Companionship Class of Seremban Gospel Chapel. Pr. Phang Chui Cum and volunteers quickly made arrangements to visit You Le when they came to know of his condition. They hope to get more first-hand information about the boy. In their conversation, they found out that You Le’s father was under tremendous pressure due to their financial difficulties. He hoped he could do more for his son’s education and well-being, but he was unable to do so. Hence, he carried with him the worries of his son’s future. After that visitation, You Le’s father decided to send him to the Companionship Class.        

Every time You Le came to Companionship Class after school, he would ask this question, “What homework do I have for today?”. This question always blew the teacher’s mind away, he seemed to be out of the world all the time, like a soulless walking body. He couldn’t remember any homework assigned by the teachers or what the teacher taught that day. When people asked him about his studies, he would show a perplexed expression, he might be able to answer only 1 out of 10 questions. Fortunately, his classmate also attended the same Companionship Class, he would assist and remind You Le of their homework. Henceforth, this greatly reduced the teacher’s burden on checking his homework, instead, they could spend more time ensuring he could catch up academically.

You Le is being rejected by his classmates and reprimanded by his teachers because of his poor grades. As a result, he lost his confidence in his studies and was afraid to seek help from his friends. Slowly, he felt reluctant to attend the interest class which was held every Saturday. The Companionship Class teachers’ hearts ached when they saw that. But, they did not give up on helping him, instead patiently taught him how to focus in class, how to note down homework and how to make friends. After one year of hard work, You Le has improved from someone who could not hand in homework on time, to being able to discuss homework with friends and complete it. Now, he feels very happy, for he can complete all his homework, and even understand the lessons the teacher taught in class. He sometimes showed outstanding performances that gained praise from teachers. Companionship Class teachers witness his growth and improvements - he is no longer afraid to interact with his classmates, willing to participate in all sorts of activities, and looking forward to attending Companionship Class every day.                            

Currently, You Le is in his secondary years. He has achieved satisfying results in his last year exam, where he managed to get first place in his class. You Le’s growth and transformation makes the Companionship Class teachers proud. He came from a lack of self-confidence and disliked going to school, to a confident and optimistic student who takes initiative to complete his homework and do his revision enthusiastically. Tears appeared at the corners of the eyes of teachers and friends as they were touched and comforted by You Le’s transformation. 

You Le’s positive growth is not possible without 7979 Underprivileged Companionship Class day after day of company and support. The Companionship Class did not only relieve some burden of his father’s financial burden, it also allowed him to focus on his work, while providing You Le with a good learning environment that ensure him a brighter future.      

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