Indonesia Tzu Chi volunteers provide hot food to affected residents while they clean up their homes.
A senior recycling volunteer in Taiwan puts her burden behind and finds joy in serving others.
1. 印千份熱食
Welcome to Da Ai Headlines. I'm Maggie Tsai. Thank you for joining us. In the aftermath of floods in Indonesia, Tzu Chi volunteers have been distributing hot food in Tangerang. Since most affected residents have been busy cleaning up their homes, they did not have time to go buy food. Therefore, they are very grateful to Tzu Chi's warm assistance.
2. 德難民歲末
The Syrian civil war has forced tens of thousands of families to be separated. A Syrian refugee, Asamaa, who is staying in Jordan, is participating in Tzu Chi's work for relief program. When her father passed away last November in German, local Tzu Chi volunteers gave them support. Out of gratitude, Asamaa's mother and siblings attended Tzu Chi's year-end blessing ceremony in Germany.
3. 東莞漆屋助麗芳
The sanitation worker Li Lifang, who is 65 years old, lives with a pair of children with mental retardation. She also suffers from rheumatism and renal problems. Hence, ten volunteers visited her recently to help paint and renovate her old house, so that she could have a fresh start of the new year.
4. 中山新店歲末
Four sessions of year-end blessing ceremony were held at Zhongshan District in Taipei this year, with over 1,600 people attending. At the ceremony in Xindian in New Taipei City, many people donated their coin banks to help people in need.
5. 北慈志工感恩
A group of Tzu Chi volunteers with different expertise has been serving in Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital throughout the year. To thank them for their contributions, the hospital has hosted a thanksgiving party with nearly 500 volunteers participating. With the most sincere heart, the medical team served meals and gave presents to these volunteers.
At the recycling station in Taichung, there is a 72-year-old recycling volunteer called Zhang Yunrou. Her son is physically challenged, and her husband passed because of liver failure. She has to work hard for their living and take care of her son. Encouraged by volunteers, she started volunteering in different aspects and became happier than ever.
7. 新房有藍天(3)四湖低收母
In our third episode of Tzu Chi helping with home renovations, we travel to Yunlin's County's Sihu Township. There, a lady surnamed Huang had to quit her job to care for her ill husband and her mother-in-law with dementia. She survives on a low-income household subsidy and has no money to renovate her house. Thankfully, Tzu Chi stepped in and filled this void.
8. 易縣寒冬送暖
Tzu Chi volunteers send winter warmth to Yi County in Hebei Province. Volunteers brought supplies to over 1700 households this year. They've also invited the medical team to provide treatments to local seniors, in hopes that everyone can have a healthy and peaceful New Year.
9. 助病嬤打掃
83-year-old Grandma Weng collects recyclables and sells them to make a living after her husband passed away. She has had a surgery recently, and her family urged her to get rid of the recyclables piled in her house to avoid wound infection, so the grandma agreed to let Tzu Chi volunteers clean her home.
10. 燒烤隱形眼鏡
On the internet, one can read rumors of contact lenses actually melting due to smoke from barbecue grills. This could pose a danger to eyes if true, though fortunately, we asked a number of medical experts who say that such a situation is actually highly unlikely.
END: 女監手工包
Kaohsiung woman's prison invited teachers to teach over thousand inmates how to make bags and find strength in the process. Take a look and see you next time. Goodbye.