TThe churches in Hanzhong, China's northern Shaanxi Province, launched a charity campaign for the month of November.
The four-week campaign included clothing donation, financial contributions, beauty treatment, free haircuts, and a health clinic, according to Shaanxi CC&TSPM.
More than one thousand pieces of clothing, shoes and hats, as well as bicycles, were donated by local believers and everything was sold.
Doctors from local hospitals offered to diagnose and provide treatment for weak and elderly persons.
Christian beauticians and hairdressers served the participants, using their own equipment.
On November 29, Rev. Qing Hongjun preached a Sunday sermon on the meaning of giving, encouraging the congregation to make donations. The believers responded positively.
Qing said that since the power of God should be revealed in society, Christians should explore the ethics in the Bible to serve the public. Social charities are also a starting point to witness for the Christian faith and for the growth of a healthy church.
