By Alton Hipps
A ranar 10 ga Maris, 2020, na yi hidimar shekara ta ’yan’uwa da ba da agaji (BVS), ina aiki a hidimar sansanin aiki na Cocin ’yan’uwa a matsayin mataimakin mai gudanarwa. Ba zan iya tunanin duk abubuwan da za su canza a shekara da rabi na gaba ba. Lokacin da Yuli ya zagaya, na nufi Elgin, Ill., don fara sabis na, na gode - duk da cutar ta COVID-19 - aƙalla abu ɗaya da na shirya zai ci gaba da faruwa.
Yayin da ƙungiyarmu ta fito da jigo na lokacin rani, mun sauka a kan “Mataki: Neman Sabbin Hanyoyi,” bisa ga Ishaya 43:19. Ayar da jigon da alama sun dace da sababbin gwaji, tambayoyi, da tuntuɓe a cikin duniyar da muke tunanin mun sani. Mun gane, yayin da shirye-shiryen lokacin rani ya fara da gaske, cewa muna buƙatar tsara abubuwa masu yuwuwa da yawa don gudanar da shirin a cikin 2021. Wannan ya tura mu muyi tunani fiye da yadda aka saba, kuma mun ƙirƙiri zaɓuɓɓukan shirye-shirye tare da matakai daban-daban na tafiye-tafiye. hulɗar rukuni-da-ƙungiya.
A yayin sauye-sauyen faɗuwar mu, mun yi amfani da damar don gabatar da sabon sunan ma'aikatar sansanin, Faith Outreach Expeditions ko FaithX a takaice. Yayin da shekara ke tafiya, mun ƙirƙiri jagororin COVID-19 kuma mun buɗe duk abubuwan FaithX ga duk wanda ya kammala aji shida. Mun ci gaba da daidaita tsare-tsaren rani namu kuma, a cikin Janairu, mun ji cewa ya zama dole mu dakatar da tsarawa don matakin da muke da shi, Tier 4. Sauran matakai uku ba su haɗa da gidaje ba, wanda ke nufin cewa ƙungiyoyi sun fi kusa da wuraren sabis na su. Don haka mun yi aiki don tsara nau'ikan sabis daban-daban don kowane ƙwarewar FaithX a wurare daban-daban na gida.
A lokacin bazara, mahalarta FaithX sun sami damar yin hidima a matsugunan marasa matsuguni na gida, wuraren dafa abinci, da wuraren rarraba tufafi suna taimaka wa maƙwabtansu kai tsaye kuma a zahiri. Mahalarta kuma sun yi aiki a cikin lambunan al'umma suna noman abinci ga mutane mabukata, kuma a wuraren shakatawa na gida, wuraren yanayi, da sansanonin bazara suna taimakawa wajen kula da wuraren mu na musamman. Yayin da farin cikin tafiya ya ƙare a wannan shekara, sabis na gida ya bayyana alaƙa tsakanin kowane mutum da al'ummarsu. Mahalarta taron sun sami damar ganin buƙatun da suka saba makanta a baya a cikin nasu bayan gida.
Haɗin da aka yi tsakanin ikilisiyoyi da damar hidima na gida a lokacin waɗannan abubuwan FaithX sun ba ikilisiyoyi damar ci gaba da hidima a cikin shekara, wani abu da kowane rukuni ya bayyana niyyar yin gaba. Saitin gida kuma ya haɗa mahalarta tare da wasu ikilisiyoyi a duk faɗin gari ko a cikin gundumar a cikin sabuwar gogewa da aka raba. Matasan da suka je makarantu iri ɗaya ko maƙwabta sun sami damar haɗin kai a kan wani matsayi na musamman da na ruhaniya, kuma manya sun sami damar haɓaka dangantaka da mutanen da su ma suka damu da al'ummarsu kuma suna son taimakawa.
Samun sake tunani kusan kowane bangare na ingantaccen shiri ya zo tare da ƙalubale da yawa waɗanda ke buƙatar mu dagewa don bunƙasa sabon ci gaba. Amma idan muka waiwayi baya, mun sami damar samun sabuwar hanya don FaithX tare da zurfinsa, lada mai yawa.
-– Alton Hipps yayi aiki tare da Chad Whitzel a matsayin mataimakan masu gudanar da ayyukan FaithX a wannan bazarar.
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