For the third year now, we have been celebrating Christmas in Vietnam, and each time in a new, special way. Special prayers, special preparation, special inspiration. This year we made the Christmas card design themselves and printed Bible verses, then we presented these verses with gifts for both adults and children. We did Christmas crafts together with the children with whom we regularly conduct Christian classes and learn Bible verses.
This year we made gifts more purposefully. We handed out 45 gifts to people for whom we pray, in which we see some response to the Word of God.
The holiday coincided with the birthday of one girl whom we have been visiting for almost 2 years. We gave her a makeup set, she turned 14 years, her name is Khan. She is a very modest girl and from a very poor family. When she was handed the gift, she turned away, cried and tried to hold back her tears. We gave it to her carefully so that no one would see, because everyone had the same gifts, but since it was her birthday, we handed her the special gift unnoticed by others.
After that, she went home, on the way we saw her aunt who was also very happy for her.
The main place where we gave the gifts was “The city in the Cemetery”, that’s what we call the village where people suffering from leprosy and their relatives live, and also those who illegally came and build here to live since no one will drive them out of the cemetery.
While preparing a letter for you, the team and I were detained by the police for spreading the Word of God. They took the passports, but, by the way, this is another story. Pray for us, believe in the power of prayer!
Ministry in Vietnam – Alexander & Irina Kulpin