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Year 2020, COVID-19 outbreak, it spread out to the whole country and everyone was affected; under privilege families took the hardest hit. While they were striving to survive, they had to take prevention steps as well. Fortunately, during these difficult time, there were few groups of people who were willing to stand out to serve the under privilege. Puchong Christian Alliance Centre was one of them. When they saw the need of the under privilege group in their community, without any hesitation, they stepped up to help them.
August of year 2020, Puchong Christian Alliance Centre joined 7979 Holistic Care Relief Network and set up 7979 Holistic Care Station. 2021, 1st of March, they set up Love Companionship Class, focus on serving the under privilege students in their community, by providing homework guidance, meals and transportation of students to and back from the school. SJK (C) Han Ming Primary School is about 6 to 7 km away from Puchong Christian Alliance Centre, it is the school that Love Companionship Class focuses on. Actually there are few primary schools in the vicinity of Puchong Christian Alliance Centre, but due to limited resources, they can only focus on one. When the church submitted the proposal of “Under Privilege Children Companionship Class program” to the school, the program was immediately accepted because of its high feasibility. Henceforth, the school gave Love Companionship Class a list of suitable students for this program. Love Companionship Class ministry was launched promptly after visitations to the relevant families were completed. The Team Precedes Over the Students “Without a team, it is impossible to start the ministry.” Ps. Evelyn Ting believes the key factor of managing Love Companionship Class is a willing and committed team. When Love Companionship Class was found, the work-force was around 10 persons; one fulltime teacher and the rest were volunteers. During that time, the number of students did not even reach ten. Ps. Evelyn hold strongly to the point that the running of Love Companionship Class cannot solely depends on one person or the number of students enrolled. She asserted once again the team precedes all other things, when they can walk together in one united heart, then the ministry will be able to sustain. Ps. Evelyn Ting was a co-worker of HISTEAM, worked under 7979 department, she currently serves in a church. She was encouraging and looking for church members who are willing to commit themselves in Love Companionship Class ministry to join the team. After the team was formed, every co-worker and volunteer was assigned to specific job and role, some were teachers, some were in-charge of meals and some were assigned as transporter who in-charge of fetching and sending the students. Hopefully, as the team serves the under privilege children through Love Companionship Class, the team will take social concern ministry more seriously, and know that they can respond by playing a part in this society. ‘There are people in our team who had been serving since the founding stage, and now they are still going strong.” Whenever, Ps. Evelyn talks about her team, her eyes would be sparkling, the radiance originated from every team member, has reflected upon the whole Love Companionship Class. Did Not Give Up Even During Bottleneck Stage As I walked pass the main classroom of Love Companionship Class, I saw four teachers were teaching 10 students at different corners. The room was filled with joyful atmosphere, some students keep raising their hands to answer teachers’ questions, some were quietly doing their homework with teachers assisting at the side. In another classroom, I saw a teacher was teaching only one student. Looking at its present condition, it is hard to believe that there was once in the past this Love Companionship Class hits its bottleneck… “The process of hiring teacher can be very tedious, at our initial stage, we had a fulltime teacher before, however she left after about a year of teaching. During those days, we were in short of teachers and with no fulltime co-worker. The teachers took turns to teach.” Ps. Evelyn shared that Love Companionship Class experienced about 3 months of bottleneck. During the period when we were in shortage of teachers, the number of students has increased to 12 persons. Thus, she who does not possess any teaching experience had to put down other works on hand, started to teach the children fulltime, until the present fulltime teacher, Sis. Siew Mei Ling come on board. Although, those days of teaching fulltime in Love Companionship Class were very exhausting. “It is very common to see only two teachers on duties, sometimes three. However, when someone is on leave, then there would only be two teachers to handle a class of twelve students of different standards and levels of understanding.” Praise the Lord, because the teachers serve on the basis of love for the children, no teachers ever thought of giving up on Companionship Class. All Exhaustion Gone When We Learned in Joy
Other than the 5 days in a week attending Companionship Class, some students also joined the Saturday “Grow Happily Class”. Hopefully, through games, activities and talent classes, the children’s character may be shaped, their interest in learning and confidence will increase as well. Ps. Evelyn said many of the students disliked learning when they first joined Companionship Class, now they love learning, enjoy the fun of learning, to them learning is no more tiring and boring. They can also make many good friends from Companionship Class, some who were initially very introvert and had social phobia, did open up gradually and finally able to build relationship with teachers and other students. In order to give the students a platform to showcase their talents, Love Companionship Class organizes graduation ceremony for standard 6 students, all parents are invited to attend and watch their children’s performance. We wanted them to know that they can be successful, with the encouraging applause from the spectators, the students will get the affirmation they needed. Graduation ceremony is an effective platform for students, parents, teachers, volunteers, donors and others to witness the students’ “Learn Happily attitude” and obvious growth in every aspect. “Now I see that every meal that I cook is very valuable; it is not just a dish.” One of the volunteer who is in-charge of meals realized her contribution when she saw the students’ performances. Through Companionship Class, students do not only spread happiness to each other, they successfully transferred it to the adults as well. To sum it up, learning could be a very happy thing, sincere contribution could also be a very happy thing. For these, Ps. Evelyn Ting is willing to march forward happily together with her team. 2020年,疫情大爆发,肆虐全国各地,影响人的生活;弱势群体更苦不堪言:维持生计当儿,也要防疫。幸好,有些社会群体在艰难期,站出来服务弱势群体。宣道会蒲种堂是其一,他们见到当地社区弱势群体的需求,特别是弱势家庭,便毅然站出来,帮助这些群体。 2020年8月,宣道会蒲种堂成为7979全人关怀站;2021年3月1日,成立爱心陪读班,服务蒲种社区中贫困家庭的学生,例如:教导功课、提供伙食和载送学生上下学等。 汉民华小,距离宣道会蒲种堂约六七公里,是爱心陪读班主要服务学生的学校。教会附近也有数间华小,基于各方面资源有限,教会决定锁定服务一间华小的学生。当教会向汉民华小推荐“弱势儿童陪读”方案时,因为可行度高,立即得到校长认同。于是,爱心陪读班请学校转介合适的学生,然后拜访其家庭,爱心陪读班事工就此展开。 先有团队 后有学生 “没有团队,是不可能开始的。”陈雅蒂传道认为经营爱心陪读班的要诀,是有一班愿意与她共事的团队。爱心陪读班成立时,团队约有10人:一位全职老师和其他志工。当时,招收的学生不足十人。雅蒂传道却坚信维持陪读班运作不能只靠一人或所招收学生的人数。她相信先有团队,借由与他们同心、同行,就能使陪读班继续运作。 雅蒂传道曾任7979全职同工,目前就职于教会。她从教会中寻找愿意委身的会友,并鼓励他们加入爱心陪读班的团队。团队成立后,每位同工和志工各尽其职:有老师、有负责膳食,以及载送学生来陪读班的司机。盼团队透过爱心陪读班服务弱势家庭中的学生时,看重社会关怀事工,也知晓自己能为这社会尽上一份责任。 “团队有些人从设立陪读班开始,到现在仍持续服务学生们。”每当雅蒂传道提及团队时,她的眼睛里闪烁着光芒,这道光源自团队每位成员,照耀整个爱心陪读班。 瓶颈期 不放弃 走进爱心陪读班主要的教室,有四位老师在不同角落教导约十个学生。教室内弥漫着愉悦的气氛。有些学生积极举手,回答老师的问题;有些学生安静做功课,老师则从旁协助。另一间课室由一位老师教导一位学生。眼前见到的这幅光景,这间爱心陪读班,竟遇过瓶颈…… “聘请全职老师过程不易,起初有位全职老师,一年后她离开。那时缺乏师资,没有全职同工。老师轮流教导陪读班。”雅蒂传道坦言爱心陪读班曾面对三个月的瓶颈,期间缺乏师资、学生人数增加(约12名)。于是,没有教书经验的她,放下手上其他事务,“硬着头皮”全时间教书,直到新任全职老师——萧梅芩的出现。 虽然,全时间在陪读班教书的日子,令雅蒂传道筋疲力尽。“很常的时候,只剩下我跟另一位老师,有时有三位老师。不是每一天只有两位老师,但每次有老师请假无法教课时,剩下两个老师要应付十二个来自不同年级、程度不一的学生。”但是,基于爱孩子的心,大家从未想过放弃经营陪读班。 乐于学习 乐此不疲 除了每个星期五天到陪读班上课,一些学生在星期六参加“快乐成长班”。盼学生能透过康乐游戏和才艺班,建立良好的品格、提升学习乐趣和增加自信。雅蒂传道说,许多学生在陪读班,从刚开始不愿意学习,变成爱上学习、享受学习的乐趣,认为学习不累、不烦了。他们也在这里交到许多好朋友。有些原本内向、社恐的孩子,渐渐能与陪读班的老师和同学建立良好的关系。 为了给学生一个展示才华的舞台,爱心陪读班为每一届六年级生举办结业礼,并邀请所有家长出席观看学生用心呈献的表演。让他们知道自己能成功,许多人在台下的鼓掌就是对他们的肯定。结业礼,是让所有人,即学生、家长、老师、志工、捐献者和其他人看到学生“乐于学习”和各方面成长的最显著果效。“原来我煮的每一餐,是有价值的。而不是随便煮的。”一位负责陪读班膳食的志工,看到学生的表演后,向雅蒂传道表达她的心声。 透过陪读班,学生不只可以散播快乐给彼此,也成功把快乐传染给每个大人。原来,学习很快乐;用心付出,很快乐。为此,雅蒂传道愿与团队并肩、快乐前行。 CLICK HERE FOR ENGLISH VERSION
The viability of a Companionship Class cannot depend solely on student attendance. First of all, we need to assemble a team of people willing to serve the socially disadvantaged group. This is what Pr. Evelyn belief when she started Companionship Class in their community (Puchong Christian Alliance Center). Every member of the team, full-time or part-time, is expected by Pr. Evelyn to have burden for these children. Another teacher from Sabah, Qian Ni, also has a passion for the Companionship Class.
You Don't Have to Worry as Long as You Are Willing
You Don't Have to Worry as Long as You Are Willing
Chien Nei, who once worked as teacher at day care center and tuition class, devoted a lot of energy to her family. When her daughter grew up, Chien Nei wanted to venture into what she really wanted to do, she began to explore those possibilities that she might undertake in the future, and asked God to open the way for her.
Having worked as a tuition teacher before, she has the burden for Companionship Class. In the midst of the pandemic, she watched a video of a Taiwanese institution that serves under privilege children. The Reverend said. "Don't worry, as long as you are willing, God will prepare resources for you." She took that message to heart and looked forward to one day being part of a Companionship Class. At first, she considered becoming a teacher at her relative’s church, which was preparing to start a Companionship Class. She pondered on the possibility of returning to Sabah for development. Until one day, Chien Nei met a former colleague, Leh Hong, who attends Puchong Christian Alliance Center. After knowing Chien Nei’s desire, Leh Hong introduced her to Loving Companionship Class and gave her contact Pr. Evelyn. That night, Pr. Evelyn contacted her, she readily agreed, soon started to work at Loving Companionship Class (in January 2020); later, she stopped teaching for a while for some personal reason, in August 2022, she returned to Companionship Class, and became full-time staff in 2023. Teacher Training Camp Teachers United in Heart
Every year, 7979 will hold an annual UPC Teachers’ Training Camp to equip Companionship Class’s teachers. In 2022, when Chien Nei felt that she need to be upskilled, she came to aware of this training, henceforth, she and her four fellow workers of the church signed up for the camp which held in September 2022, during which she had the opportunity to meet other Companionship Class’s teachers.
"What touched me the most in the UPC Teachers’ Training Camp was that it allowed us to build good rapport with each other." Teacher Chien Nei appreciated one of the aspects of the UPC Teachers’ Training Camp, is that it provides opportunity for fellow workers to share their genuine feelings and thoughts of serving in Companionship Class, including hardship stories. This session allowed the fellow workers to break barriers, heart to heart, hand in hand, cheering each other to move on. It was necessary to establish a good relationship between fellow workers so that they can easily coordinate with each other and build a strong team. She said, "If a Companionship Class has a strong team, I believe it can work well. Because all the teachers will be cooperative, and when there is a problem, they can talk it out instead of indulging in negative thoughts." Chien Nei said that we should not regard teaching in Companionship Class as a job, it will absorb our energy. She encourages teachers to participate in UPC Teachers’ Training Camp, where they may find different answers or learn something new. Learned and Applied
"In my 30 years of teaching, I've never taught from a desk. It would be too boring." Teacher Chien Nei shared. In Loving Companionship Class, she applied what she has learned in various fields in the past to her Companionship Classes (implemented after discussing with other teachers), such as “Brain Gym”[1]. She felt the need to deal with the condition of students being force to sit for long period of time in a day, hence the teacher and students would do Brain Gym’s exercise for half an hour before class. "When students study the whole day, they will feel restless and start to grumble. So, when I enter the classroom, I don't teach them right away. You have to let them play first, make them happy. When they're happy, they will easily enter into a conducive mood for homework. "Office workers can't even immediately enter into their working mood upon entering office, let alone students.” She added. Teacher Chien Nei was also grateful for her rich teaching experience, and now she can share the knowledge and experience she has learned in the past with other teachers to solve any problem in Companionship Class. In addition to applying what she has learned, she looks forward to build good relationships with every teacher so that they may build a strong team that able to serve together in Companionship Class. As long as you are willing, God will provide resources for you. The door of Companionship Class’s teacher is open for you. Please inquire our co-worker Choo Sow Yee, the PIC for 7979 Under Privilege Children Companionship Class (013-7917979). [1] Brain Gym: also known as "Brain Gym", is created by the American educator Paul Dennison Ph.D., is a set of exercise to promote the integration of mind, body and brain of the whole person's development of a unique method. It is an "exercise-based" curriculum that leads to natural learning, promotes individual and group learning efficiency, physical and mental well-being, and self-realization. (Source: Brain Gym - Malaysian Education Kinesiology Face Book public homepage) 一间陪读班能否维持运作,不能只仰赖于学生的出席率。首先,要召集一班愿意服务社会弱势群体的团队。这是陈雅蒂传道当初在社区推动爱心陪读班(宣道会蒲种堂)的信念。团队中的每个成员,无论是全职或兼职,雅蒂传道都希望他们对这些孩子抱有负担。另一位来自沙巴的千妮老师,亦对陪读班怀有热情。 你不用担心 只要你愿意 曾就职于安亲班和补习班老师的千妮,为家庭付出许多精力。当女儿渐渐长大,千妮想做自己真正想做的事,开始摸索日后的出路,并求上帝为她开路。 由于当过补习老师,她对陪读班怀有负担。在疫情期间,她观看一部台湾一个专门服务弱势儿童机构的视频:牧师说:“你不用担心,只要你愿意,上帝必为你预备资源。”她把这句话放在心里,期盼有朝一日能参与陪读班事工。起先,她考虑要到亲戚教会担任陪读班老师,那间教会正准备开办陪读班。她思考是否要回沙巴发展。 直到某日,千妮遇到在宣道会蒲种堂聚会的前同事。丽芳知道她的意愿后,向她介绍爱心陪读班,并将她的联络方式交给雅蒂传道。当晚,雅蒂传道联系她,她爽快答应,不久就到爱心陪读班就职(2020年1月);后来,因为私人因素,她暂停教课;2022年8月,她重返陪读班,便于2023年担任全职同工。 师资培训营 老师心连心 每年,7979为了装备各陪读班的老师们,举办一年一度的师资培训营。2022年,千妮老师获悉此活动后,为了提升能力,她与教会四位同工报名参加当年9月的营会,在当中有机会认识其他的陪读班老师。 “师资培训营最让我感动的是,能让同工可以建立良好的关系。”千妮老师很欣赏师资培训营的环节之一:让陪读班同工有机会讲出服侍陪读班的真心话,包括辛酸史。这环节让同工们打破隔膜,心连心,手牵手,互相打气。同工之间需要建立很好的关系,才能轻易互相配搭,就能建立强大的团队。她说:“如果陪读班有一个强大的团队,我相信陪读班能好好运作。因为全部老师都可以配合,有问题就摊开来讲,不用自己执着。” 千妮表示,不要把陪读班视为一份工作,会显得疲惫。她鼓励老师参加师资培训营,或许他们可以在营会里找到不一样的答案,或者有其他的新收获。 活学活用 “教书三十年来,我从来不会坐在桌子旁边教书,那样很闷。”千妮老师分享。她在爱心陪读班把过去在不同领域上,学到的知识活用于陪读班(先与其他老师讨论后实行),例如“大脑操”(Brain Gym)[1]。她认为需要改善学生一整天坐着的情况,因此在教课前,老师与学生一起做半小时的大脑操。“学生一整天要念书,会埋怨。所以我一到课室,不会马上给他们上课。你要先给他们玩,让他们开心。当他们开心了,就容易进入状况,愿意做功课。”她说,上班族在开工前,都不能马上进入工作状况,何况是学生。 千妮老师也感恩,自己过去拥有丰富的教学经历,如今能将之前学到的知识和经历分享给其他老师,与他们一起改善陪读班的问题。除了学以致用,她期望与每位老师建立好关系,以建立强大的团队来服侍陪读班。 [1] 健脑操:亦称“健脑操”,是由美国教育学家保罗·丹尼逊(Paul DennisonPh.D.)博士所创,是一套通过运动促进身心脑整合的全人发展的独特方法。它是一个"以运动为本"、引出自然学习,促进个人及团体学习效能提升、身心安康、自我实现的发展性课程。(出处:健脑操-马来西亚教育肌动学面子书公共主页) CLICK HERE FOR ENGLISH VERSION
On a Saturday morning, while children were happily playing chasing game in a room, a mother was standing at the door smiling as she looked at her tall slim daughter who was wearing a black blouse and pants, her name is Yili (Pseudonym).
This year, Yili is standard 4, she had been attending Love Companionship Class for three years, her older sister is also student of Love Companionship Class. They are raised by single parent, their mother works as a saleswoman, she doesn’t have a fix income. Few years ago, the mother moved from another place to Puchong together with her daughters, she applied for school transferred. When the teacher at the new school found out about their family condition, she introduced them to Love Companionship Class. Thus, both of them joined Companionship Class. However, Yili was very reluctant … “When she just joined us, she often threw tantrum, she would get upset from morning till almost lunch time.” Love Companionship Class main teacher in-charge Sis. Siew Mei Ling shared openly. During the early period when Yili just joined Companionship Class, many people felt uncomfortable and disturbed due to her bad temper. When things did not go according to her ways, she would immediately give you a “sour face”, screaming and threw tantrum in class, or she would cry quietly at a corner. However, she would be ignored by the teachers because there were other students who they need to attend to. She would always end up with Ps. Evelyn Ting leading her out of the classroom to calm her down. Fortunately, Yili’s temper “comes like the wind, and goes like the wind too”. When she calmed down, she would quickly put those unhappy thoughts behind her. The mother explained, actually Yili would only showed her temper, when she is at Companionship Class or with people that is close to her. “When this child comes to Companionship class, she felt that she found a place to release her emotion, because she is not afraid of the teachers here, so she would show her temper. This is something very natural. When she is at home, she always shows her temper at us.” Companionship Class teachers and Yili’s mother realized that looking at her present condition, they can’t be hard on her, they resorted not to use physical punishment on her. Yili’s mother shared that usually she would wait until Yili is calmer, then only she would talk to her. Other than bad temper, Yili always chooses to avoid dealing with things, she would refuse to go for classes. Yili’s grade is above average, yet she couldn’t go beyond that point, especially in her very common “zero marks” spelling result. This caused Yili who has strong self-esteem to become very guilty, it had become a tremendous stress to her, this has been the reason that she refused to deal with the issues. She refused to attend school, the mother got worried and sent her for tuition, because of their financial limitation and Yili’s grade was not so bad, so she just put it aside. When Yili joined Companionship Class, the teachers taught her how to control her negative emotions, she gradually decreased her number of temper outburst. Teacher Mei Ling felt relieved, as the duration of Yili’s temper outburst has gradually reduced, she could settle down her negative emotion in 15 minutes’ and then continue to do her homework. Besides this, the Companionship Class’s teacher found a suitable way for her to learn; her spelling grade finally broke the “zero marks” record. Once her spelling improved, she became more keen to learn, and now she loves schooling, sometimes, she could even score up to 100 marks. Being an active child with strong social skills, now she can mingle well with the students in the Companionship Class, and makes lots of friends. Yili loves to attend Companionship Class, she would always share with her mother happenings in the Companionship Class. Other than the weekdays from Monday to Friday, she also attends their Saturday “Grow Up Happily Class” where she learns drawings. On Sunday, she will attend the Sunday School. Witnessing how Yili has grew and transformed, her mother felt grateful towards the Companionship Class for providing room for her to grow. She knows that Yili still has a lot of rooms for improvement, and she wishes that she can continue to breakthrough in every area of her life. 星期六早晨,室内一片热闹,孩子们开心地玩着追逐游戏。一名母亲站在门口,微笑看着身材高挑、一身黑衣在玩乐的女儿——怡莉(化名)。 怡莉今年四年级,在爱心陪读班三年,姐姐也是陪读班学生。她们来自单亲家庭,母亲是一名销售员,没有稳定的经济来源。数年前,母亲带着两姐妹,从他处搬来蒲种,同时为她们两姐妹申请转校。新学校的级任老师,得知怡莉的家境后,便介绍和提供爱心陪读班报名的链接给她母亲。于是,两姐妹就到了陪读班,但怡莉满脸不情愿…… “刚来陪读班时,她发脾气的时间很长,有时可以发脾气从早上持续到将近午餐。” 爱心陪读班主责老师萧美芩坦言,怡莉刚来陪读班时,因脾气不好,造成许多人的困扰。事情不顺她的意,她马上露出“黑脸”,在课室大吵大闹或者自己默默流泪。然而,每位老师都有自己需要照料的学生,无暇顾及怡莉;最后,总是由陈雅蒂传道带怡莉离开现场,安抚她的情绪。幸好,怡莉的脾气是“来得快,去得也快”。当她冷静后,很快将不愉快的事情,抛诸于脑后。 母亲解释,其实怡莉只在陪读班或家里对较为亲密的人,抒发心中的不快。“孩子来到陪读班,便找到释放情绪的地方。因为在那里,她不怕老师,才会乱发脾气。这是很自然的现象。她在家也时常向家人闹情绪。”陪读班老师和母亲见怡莉此情况,自知不能对她“硬碰硬”,即不会对孩子施行藤鞭教育。母亲说,她通常等怡莉冷静后,再进行劝导。 除了脾气不好,怡莉时常逃避问题,例如不想上学。怡莉在校的学习成绩属于中上程度,成绩奈何无法突破原状,特别时常在听写考取零分。这令自尊心强的怡莉感到很自责、因此产生巨大的压力,导致她逃避问题:不想上学。母亲为此担忧,她曾送女儿去补习班,只是自己经济条件有限,加上女儿的学习能力还不是差到令她焦虑的情况,于是作罢。 来到陪读班后,老师教导怡莉要学习控制负面情绪,怡莉慢慢减少发脾气的次数。美芩老师欣慰,怡莉现在生气的时间越来越短,她能在十五分钟内就消化负面情绪,然后做功课。 此外,陪读班老师帮助怡莉找到合适的学习方式:听写成绩终于突破了“零分”的瓶颈。听写成绩有进步后,怡莉爱上学习,变得喜欢去学校上课。有时会考到一百分呢。原本就性格活泼,社交能力很好的她,在陪读班开始与其他孩子打成一片,结交到很多新朋友。 怡莉很喜欢来陪读班,平时喜欢跟母亲分享她在陪读班的点点滴滴。 除了星期一至五的陪读班,她也在星期六的“快乐成长班”学习画画;星期日,去教会儿童主日学。原本,性格活泼、社交能力很好的她,在陪读班与其他孩子打成一片,结交新朋友。 见到怡莉的成长与转变,母亲感谢陪读班为怡莉提供成长的机会。她看到怡莉还有很多成长的空间,希望她在各方面持续有所突破。 7979新动态 1 方舟建在雨前教会如何帮助城市贫穷 每名参与社区关怀的有心人士都希望服务的社区情况可以越来越好。的确,经过精心的服务,社区转化是必然的结果。有效转化社区的策略,是需要被传承。 7979有幸邀请到黎春敏女士(Community Transformation Initiative Berhad 首席执行员)为会众分享从救济社区,进而一步一步到发展社区,自我对外宣导的转化和所需条件。这是2023年第一场的7979季会,落于4月15日(六),共有22人出席这场线上聚会。 黎春敏女士有多年参与社区服务的经验,她重复提醒出席者:知识、热忱、技能和资源需要并重。出席者表示再次受黎春敏女士的分享而激发自己的热情和创意。期盼大马社会,能有越来越多单位共同携手,对应社区需要,使社区转化悄然成型。 7979新动态 2 智慧使用3C讲座会 智慧电子产品,看似“智慧”,其实对儿童造成很大的伤害,甚至影响脑部发育。例如过度使用手机能导致儿童患上抑郁、焦虑、依恋障碍和注意力不足等。这些问题令不少家长、老师忧心忡忡。 由7979与居銮佳音堂长老会主办、双翼国度企业协办的“智慧使用3C讲座会”于4月16日早上,在居銮佳音堂以双轨的方式进行;17日早上,在居銮中英华文小学,来自台湾的陈伯杰牧师和周晓蕾牧师带领小学生、老师和家长一同了解电子产品造成的危害。 讲员分享的信息很精彩,小学生欢呼声连连,积极回应讲员分享的信息! 7979新动态 3 7979服务统计表 “他为什么会抛弃你们母子?” 假父亲大维问丽丝。 “是我带着孩子离开他。法兰基不是先天失聪,是他爸爸带给他的‘礼物’。”丽丝忍痛回答。 以上是一段来自《法兰基,我的爱》电影的对话。电影讲述一位单亲妈妈带着儿子不断搬家,逃避施暴父亲的故事。母亲为了让孩子有美好的童年,编织有关爸爸的事情,更找来一位陌生人假扮一天的父亲。 家庭暴力 不容忽视 根据2022年3月份《东方日报》报道:大马前妇女、家庭及社会发展部长拿督斯里丽娜哈仑指出,2021年开档调查的家庭暴力案件共有7468宗,相较于2020年的5260宗,增长了42%。 以上是有开档调查的个案数据,相信还有更多没有报案的受害者仍面对家暴。没有开档调查的原因有许多:受害者不想所爱的人遭逮捕、不想家丑外扬、无法经济独立和不知求助管道等等。 儿童 最脆弱的一群 儿童(或称“未成年青少年”),在马来西亚被定义为年龄不超过18岁,包括少年人。在家暴中,他们最脆弱,可能受到的虐待包括肉体、情绪、性侵犯等。此外,家长疏忽照顾也属于儿童虐待的一种,即儿童得不到基本的需求,例如:饮食、衣物、教育、医疗、住宿及安全。 近期, “8个少年骑士被撞死案”再次受到媒体关注。无论是家长或司机,他们所承受的悲伤与内疚感,将会造成长久的影响。为了避免类似的不幸事件重演,我们要努力保护儿童的安全,不然将后悔一辈子。 成为儿童的守护者 保护儿童是我们每个人的责任。我们可以遏止儿童继续遭到伤害,也可以做好防范措施。当我们遇到可疑的儿童虐待事件,可以成为举报人——拨打15999 关爱热线、到临近的政府医院One Stop Crisis Centre、社会福利局或警局报案。每位举报人也将获得法令的隐私保护。反之,若有人知情不报,也将视为犯法。 另外,凡有从事儿童事工或教育的组织,也可拟定儿童保护政策,确保儿童与服务人员,受到一定的规范共识和保障。另外,我们也需要制定吹哨人机制:当有人怀疑儿童受到威胁时,应该向谁举报。盼望这样的政策和机制,能减低对于儿童伤害的可能性。 虽然世上不法的事增多,但我们的爱心不能冷淡。不要捂住耳朵、遮蔽双眼,让我们多留意、多聆听。也许,他们用不同的暗号,向我们发出求助的信号。你看见、听懂了吗? 部分内容取自全人关怀团队举办的《社会关怀工作坊—--认识儿童危机》 7979谐音“去救去救”,是全人关怀团队自2010年发起,由各教会(或称7979全人关怀站)组成的救助网络,为大马急难家庭提供全人关怀的救助和社区服务。
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3 Some men came, bringing to him a paralyzed man, carried by four of them. 4 Since they could not get him to Jesus because of the crowd, they made an opening in the roof above Jesus by digging through it and then lowered the mat the man was lying on. Mark 2:3-4 There was this beautiful picture among the footprints left by Jesus on earth: A man who had been paralyzed for years received helped from his 4 friends, so that he might appear before Jesus and be healed. For without these “buddies”, it would not be possible for him to appear before Jesus, and he would not be healed from his chronic illness, his sin would also not be forgiven. Due to these selfless friends who came together to help, the paralyzed man was able to overcome social prejudice (so inconvenient still wants to come out) and unfriendly condition (the room was so crowded that he had to be lowered down vertically from the roof); not to mention the financial issues, the time and efforts that involved when he was paralyzed. Post pandemic lives inevitably became more challenging and difficult, the lives of lower income group who had been living in the pit of poverty are worsening. Global inflation, natural and manmade disasters that affected globally will cause more to be jobless, depress and homeless. Therefore, everyone who is still alive needed help from each other even more, through our relationship network, we may be able to locate those who needed help and support. This is a priceless opportunity which can’t be bought! The existence of Companionship Class under 7979 Holistic Care Relief Network, is to provide appropriate and warmth company to under privilege children: accompanying them in homework revision, accompany them in character shaping, accompany them in living skills enhancing and lastly accompany them in every storms they may face in their growing years. Actually, those men that held the mat had a name, but it was not mentioned in the bible, but from their acts of service, we know their name were: Adventurous: For the welfare of others, they were willing to take the risk of digging through the roof, lowering down their paralyzed friend vertically to receive Jesus’s blessing; Serve: Saw their responsibilities in others’ needs, they approached helpless people to serve them; Persistence: Because of the needs of their neighbours, they were not afraid of troubles and difficulties, they insisted in accompany their friend until breakthrough and changes came; Accompany: They purposefully spared some time out to appear in critical and desperate moment, so that the other party might feel faith, hope and love. Two is better than one, because labor of two both will share the goodness: If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But, if move alone once fall no one is there to help them up. The loner will fall into trouble. Also, if two lie down together, they will keep each other warm. How can one keep warm alone? Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken. Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 Do not remain still and wait for these friends to appear in your life, you have to be more proactive, let’s make a vow that you will be a friend to those around you, and willing to be “Adventurous”, “to Serve”, “Persistence” and “to Accompany”. Come on! Let’s keep going. “有人带着一个瘫子来见耶稣,是用四个人抬来的。因为人多,不得近前,就把耶稣所在的房子拆了房顶。既拆通了,就把瘫子连所躺卧的褥子都缒下来。”马可福音2:3-4节 耶稣在世的行踪曾有这幅美丽的画面:一个瘫痪多年的人获得四名友人的帮助,使他能到耶稣跟前,并获得痊愈。若没有这群“buddy”,瘫子应该无法到耶稣跟前,其身体顽疾将无法获得医治,他的罪也无法获得救主的赦免。瘫子因为有这些朋友的美好互助和舍己付出的精神,得以胜过社会的鄙视(如此不便还抛头露面)、克服不友善的环境(室内挤满了人,致使他必须垂直降下)、解决了财务/时间及精力等难题。 疫情后的生活变本加厉地更具挑战和艰难,活在水深火热的低收入群体更雪上加霜。全球通货膨胀,波及全球的天灾人祸将导致更多人失业、忧郁及流离失所。因此,每一个活着的人更需要彼此的帮助,透过关系网络找到其他人支援、支持及支撑,这是无法用钱买到的小确幸!透过7979全人关怀救助网络,设立陪读班就是希望为弱势家庭的孩子提供贴心陪伴:陪伴他们温习学校的课业;陪伴他们培养良好的品格;陪伴他们提升实作能力;陪伴他们渡过成长过程的风风雨雨。 原来,每个抬褥子的友人都有名字。圣经虽然没有透露他们的姓名,但从他们服侍的肢体动作,知道他们的名字原是: 冒险:为他人的福利,他们愿意冒险掀开屋顶,垂降残障的友人,领受耶稣的赐福; 服侍:在他人的需要上看见自身的责任,他们靠近他并服侍伤心绝望的人; 坚持:为了邻舍的需要,他们不畏惧麻烦与困难,坚持要陪伴对方直到生命有突破和改变; 陪伴:他们刻意腾出时间给邻舍,出现在急难困境与绝处的现场,让对方感受到信、望、爱。 “两个人总比一个人好,因为二人劳碌同得美好的果效。若是跌倒,这人可以扶起他的同伴;若是孤身跌倒,没有别人扶起他来,这人就有祸了!再者,二人同睡就都暖和,一人独睡怎能暖和呢?有人攻胜孤身一人,若有二人便能抵挡他,三股合成的绳子不容易折断。”传道书4:9-12. 不要守株待兔地等待这些朋友出现在您的生命中,要多主动,今天立志成为身边人的朋友,愿意“冒险”、“服侍”、“坚持”和“陪伴”。加油! |
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