Ah Xin’s kidney had not been functioning well since she was young. In addition to that, the doctor discovered that there was a tumour in her uterus. It was a painful journey for her over the past fifty years, but her physical pain was incomparable to her hard live. 

Full Gospel Church (AOG) came to know about Ah Xin from a news report. One day, they paid her a visit. A volunteer named Candy found out that Ah Xin was a kidney patient who was staying alone. As she had to undergo a few hours of dialysis regularly, Ah Xin could neither find a stable job nor earn a stable income. She had diarrhea constantly but the reason was unknown. Volunteers could only help her through the provision of Manna Food Bag which included an item that she needed most i.e adult diapers. 

Although Ah Xin was afflicted with kidney disease, she stayed strong and kept her faith. She attended church before but due to some misunderstandings and bad experiences, she stopped going.  Candy tried to untie the knot in her, but although Ah Xin did not avoid talking about her faith, she was still unwilling to return to the church.   

 “Ah Xin had to visit the hospital regularly for check-ups and she asked for our prayers every time she was going,” the volunteer said. In June last year, Ah Xin had to go through an operation. The nurse made a mistake and moved a COVID patient into her room a day before the operation, thus, she could not be operated the next day. To make matter worse, she had to be quarantined for two weeks due to close contact with that COVID patient. When the church volunteers knew about that incident, they gathered together and prayed for her. During the quarantine period, Candy helped her on the purchase of food too. After the quarantine, Ah Xin was healthy and was not infected by COVID and her operation was successfully carried out. 

Other than the Manna Food Bag which was delivered once every two months, Candy sometimes brought some self-grown vegetables to Ah Xin. Candy also helped her to buy daily necessities when she felt unwell or unable to go out.  After some time, Candy realised that Ah Xin’s perceptions of church and religion had changed, and she would even go to church with Candy to worship whenever her physical condition allowed.  
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The Church was planning to provide continuous care for Ah Xin and hoped she could feel the love of God again and return to the big family of Christ. Unfortunately, Ah Xin passed away in an accident. Looking back, the volunteers managed to build a good relationship with Ah Xin with wisdom in the last days of Ah Xin’s life. They not only understood Ah Xin’s physical needs and prayed for her, but also recognised and supported her spiritual needs. The volunteers were thankful to God that Ah Xin could feel the great love of God once again in the final days of her life. 

​看着熟悉的山川湖泊渐行渐远，告别家中心爱的家人，她背着厚重的行囊，咬牙转身踏上承担家计的陌生路途。 

身为家中经济支柱的芳草（化名），家中贫穷，与很多家乡中的同胞一样，抱着拼搏心态，来到马来西亚工作、嫁人、赚钱、养家。步入婚姻本是人生的一大喜事，但第一任丈夫不幸因癌去世，现任的丈夫也不务正业。这让家中的经济越来越差，柴米油盐酱醋茶全都是钱啊！由于身体不适合太操劳，卖经济面的档口一星期只可以营业三天。丁点收入与福利部援助，对于大女儿的手术费，还有两名孩子的教育费，只是杯水车薪。她郁郁寡欢。好几次，芳草都因为经济的压力，没忍住泪，在家中的角落哭了起来。 

隔壁家的基督徒邻居听到芳草家中的争吵声，发现芳草的情况，转身就告诉了日叻务福音布道中心7979全人关怀站的志工。志工们二话不说，去到她家中探访。之后便帮助芳草申请7979吗哪食物银行。食物包的援助改善了他们家中的经济状况。教会也时不时关心他们生活上的需要。每两个月一次的吗哪包派送，她都很喜乐，不用再担心下一餐饭到底是有还是没有了。尤其看到保质期比较长久且不同类型的罐头出现，她就会眼前一亮。 

气喘呼呼带着女儿动手术回到家的她，仍然面露一丝微笑。女儿的手术成功完成，可以正常一点儿行走了；被手术费缠身的家庭，有了吗哪包的相助，家中可以开饭了。看着她满溢出来的幸福感，志工们彼此对看一眼，露出欣慰的笑容。 

经过几次的探访与分享，芳草认识了主耶稣并愿意相信主耶稣为她的救主。虽然她的华语词汇量有限，但自从相信了耶稣，她自信地逢人就说“耶稣爱你”、“主耶稣很好的”，感激上帝对她的看顾。 
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或许环境依旧，芳草勇敢带着由耶稣来的盼望，继续向前行。 

​As she departed from her beloved family, travelling farther away from the familiar hills and lakes towards an unknown journey, she carried with her not only a large luggage but a heavy responsibility to fend for her family.

Flora, the sole breadwinner from an underprivileged family came to Malaysia to work, got married, earn for livelihood just like her other country mates. Marriage is a wonderful journey in life but not so for Flora, as her first husband died of cancer and her existing husband is just being dawdled and not having any decent job. The family is in financial difficulties to make ends meet! Her health condition does not permit her to overwork, therefore she could only operate her noodle stall three days a week. Her meagre income and some support from the welfare department, is barely enough to sustain her daily needs, not to mention, her eldest daughter’s surgery expenses and the education expenses for her two children. Her financial predicament often put her in very stressful and tearful situations.

The christian neighbor next door sought assistance from Full Gospel Mission Centre Jelebu, a 7979 Holistic Care Station, upon knowing about Flora’s situation. The 7979 volunteers visited and assisted her to apply for 7979 Manna Food Bags and this has helped to improve her financial condition while the church also stepped in from time to time to support their needs. She looks forward to the Manna food bag distribution every two months and no longer worry about her next meal, especially when the variety of canned foods received are with a longer shelf life. 

She could still smile after bringing her daughter back from a successful surgery although it was stressful. Her daughter is able to walk more normally nowadays. Although burdened with the surgery cost, the family could still have meals at home with the help of Manna Food Bag. The volunteers looked at each other with gratified smiles when they see Flora is now joyful and happy.
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Flora got to know Jesus and was willing to accept Jesus Christ as her Savior after several visitations and sharing by church. She confidently said “Jesus Loves You”, “Jesus Christ is so Good” to everyone with her smattering mandarin to thank God for taking care of her. 
Her circumstances remained, but Flora can now bravely move forward and face the future with her hope in Jesus Christ. 

Uncle Chen (pseudonym) and his wife have a 34 years old son who is a slow learner. Due to old age, both Uncle Chen and his wife were unable to work. Although his only son was slow in his studies, he was fortunate enough to be employed by a factory owner as a technician assistant, earning a living on a daily wage of RM30.

The volunteers at Sandakan Baptist Church 7979 Holistic Care Station are non-Chinese, so they can only communicate with Uncle Chen's family in Malay. Uncle Chen was illiterate and the family was not fluent in Malay, so they could not really communicate with the volunteers. But whenever the volunteers dropped by to deliver the Manna Food bag, they could always feel their love for life in the smiles of Uncle Chen and his wife. Even though life was not easy, they still wore a smile on their faces. Sadly, Uncle Chen passed away a few months ago. He is survived by his wife and only son. Fortunately, they are in the Manna Food Bag program. Although the head of the family is now gone, the church's company and food supply will not be interrupted.

The increasingly severe pandemic has repeatedly hindered the volunteers’ effort. Finally, during the most recent visit, Chinese volunteers who were fluent in Hakka had the opportunity to join in the visit. They communicated in Hakka and were able to have an in-depth conversation. During the brief and simple conversation, Uncle Chen's wife and son were willing to accept Jesus Christ as their personal Savior. Apart from guiding them in prayer, the volunteers were feeling grateful and could not stop praising the Lord.
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Although Uncle Chen has passed away, the surviving members of his family have become the motivation for the volunteers. The story is not over yet. What await the volunteers in future are the language breakthrough and follow-up work. The seeds have been sown, and we await their spiritual growth with great anticipation.

Motorcycle is the only means of transportation to Ryan’s (pseudonym) family. Every day, Ryan sends his eldest daughter to work on his motorcycle before he heads to work while the rest of his children go to school in a school bus. Ryan is a welder; but during the pandemic, his workload reduced tremendously, thus he only worked for two or three days a week. Christian Praise Centre 7979 Holistic Care Station provides the family with food aid through the Manna Food Bag program every two months.

Ryan, a Sarawakian, married his Indonesian wife many years ago without a formal registration of their marriage. They have four children aged 20, 17, 16 and 12, and the family now lives in Kuantan. Without a birth certificate, the four children could not enjoy the benefits offered to Malaysian students in school. The eldest daughter had an outstanding academic performance and was able to study up to Form 6, but she could not apply to any of the local universities since she doesn’t have an Identity Card. As a result, she has to go out to work as a salesperson. Three years ago, the Church paid most of the expenses for Ryan’s wife to make a trip back to Indonesia in the hope of obtaining a legal document so that she could help her children apply for an Identity Card, but her effort was futile. Now in the midst of the pandemic, the cost of returning to Malaysia is even higher than before. Therefore, his wife can only stay in Indonesia and be separated from her family. The Church sought help from politicians and government agencies, but they were not successful in securing legal aid for the family.

Although this family is constantly going through hard times, it is also continuously experiencing heart-warming deeds perform by some good Samaritans. The family was in arrears of rent for several months, but surprisingly not only the landlord didn’t evict them, he has agreed to allow them to continue to stay in the property. Ryan was unable to pay the children’s bus fare which had accumulated to several thousand Ringgits but the bus driver did not demand for payment and continued to give a lift to the children. His youngest child is more fortunate than his brothers and sisters though. After school, he attends the Companionship Class for the underprivileged children at Kuantan Glorious Grace Presbyterian Church and the church volunteers will send him home thereafter.

Although their helpless situation has yet to improve, the silent companionship of the volunteers and their care over the past few years have given hope and warmth to the family. When the government agencies and social welfare organisations were unable to intervene, the volunteers would still continue to deliver the Manna Food Bag and keep them company.