进德：来自中国的紧急呼吁（一）Jinde: An Emergency Appeal for Help from China --- I

来自中国的紧急呼吁（短式）

我们是一家有信仰背景民间组织（NGO） — 进德公益基金会，长期从事赈灾和救死扶伤的人道主义救援工作。

目前，我们正在携手全国教会和社会各界抗击2019-nCoV病毒，支持医护人员抢救病患及防治，但我们急缺下列医用品：

医用防护口罩（GB 19083-2010）

医用外科口罩（YY0469-2010）

防护服（GB 19082-2003）

由于目前中国国内严重缺货，购买困难，我们请求您个人、家庭和医院的慷慨帮助！

在此关键时刻，如果您能给予帮助的话，请联系我们（电邮：info@jinde.org; ……）。谢谢！祝福您！

   

进德公益基金会

2020年2月2日

进德：来自中国的紧急呼吁（全文）

致：普世神长教友、各男女修会会长、各公教医院院长

自：中国信德团体、河北进德公益基金会

主内的兄弟姐妹：

你们好！首先，我们非常感谢教宗和你们的代祷、支持！

众所周知，目前，除武汉之外，湖北黄冈和浙江温州的疫情也很严重，全国新型肺炎确诊病例和疑似病例数量还在上升，抢救危重症病人和防护形势依然严峻，尤其严重急缺一些医用物资。由于流感已经蔓延至全国各地，仅口罩和防护服每天就要消耗数十万件，医疗物资不是短缺，而是严重短缺。（如，防护服、隔离衣、医用防护口罩、外科口罩、护目镜/眼罩等医疗物资。）

从1月25日农历春节下午开始，我们国家采取了史上最严厉的全国性隔离防护措施。就教会而言，全国各地的教堂均已关闭，停止了包括弥撒在内公共聚会、学习、分享等活动。目前绝大多数教友都待在家中祈祷、研读圣经、念玫瑰经、慈悲串经，同时守斋克苦、做补赎，求天主助佑早日战胜新型肺炎病毒，恢复平安健康。

虽然中国已从农历新年的假期中恢复了生产各种医疗物资，但还无法满足全国疫情救治的急需，导致很多在一线抗击肺炎的医护人员处于非常危险的环境中。武汉已有医护感染的病例。这也严重地影响了当前的诊治、抢救和防护工作。

看到在一线与病魔战斗的医务人员不断发出物资短缺的呼吁，教友们心疼地通过进德公益哭着恳求：那么多的人在国外拼命寻找货源，我们天主教是个宣讲爱的教会，能否通过普世教会为抗击肺炎一线的医护人员订购一些防护衣和口罩等医疗物品？

这些天，进德公益作为一个爱心平台，一方面是主教、神父、教友和朋友们的恳切来电，询问进德海内外订购和托运的进度；另一方面是一些神长教友及合作伙伴不断回馈，他们在海外寻找药店和厂家订购防护服和口罩所遇到的缺货困难，尤其当进德公益的一个长期合作伙伴经过一周的努力，最终遗憾地告知，当地数家厂家均无货可供时，我实在难以描述失落的心情。但在圣体面前，我接受了这个现实。

相信，一扇门被关上了，天主一定会给打开另外一扇门。厂方大批量没有存货，从各地医疗点少量采购，也能积少成多。未来一周是关键。

今日凌晨0时 05分，一位金邦尼修会弟兄给我留言：“张若翰神父，看到你们一直在忙，我们能帮忙做点什么吗？请告诉我们吧。”今天这位意大利会士正在他的祖国通过同会弟兄和亲朋筹集武汉疫区最急需：防护服、口罩等。这位会士和纽约一位华裔遣使会士的慷慨支持，让我想到了曾把福音带给中国的男女修会，普世教会、各地公教医院。我希望透过你们和你们的朋友为中国的疫情灾区寻求帮助。

当然有疑似病例和确认病例的国家的医院一样需要防护服、隔离衣、口罩等。不过，为那些没有或很少有疑似病例的国家中的教会医院，也许你们的医院还有一定数量的防护服、口罩等存货。在保证贵院有防护服和隔离衣及口罩应急之用的同时，能否从贵医院借用一部分，哪怕几件？（若可以提供，每家医院可以立即从厂家或供应商预定借出去的防护物资，所需费用由进德公益通过当地的合作伙伴支付。）相信随着疫情的控制和各国的快速生产很快就可以补齐货物。我们会通过我们的海外合作伙伴协助跟进。

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患难见真情！这几天所经历的无奈和无助及辛劳，让我深深体验到了人是多么的有限！这次感同身受的灾难考验也提醒我们日后要多关注、关心、帮助那些遭遇战乱和疾病等天灾人祸的国家的人民及其需要。

在此中国的特别困难时期，我恳请你们伸出援助之手，提供或代购医用口罩和防护服等。欢迎联系我们（电邮：info@jinde.org; ）我们衷心地感谢贵会、贵院！谢谢你们与包括中国神长教友在内的中国人民的同行！愿天主百倍地降福你们！

    

信德团体、进德公益

2020年2月2日星期日

关于进德公益：

在中国虽然没有明爱，但进德公益一直在做明爱的赈灾工作。

Jinde: An Emergency Appeal for Help from China --- I

We are a NGO of the Catholic Church in China known as Jinde Charities and have been working for disaster relief and various kind of humanitarian aid for years.

At the moment, we work collaboratively with Catholic Church in China and other social organizations, groups and individuals to fight against 2019-nCoV, which is rapidly spreading in China and affecting other countries too. In supporting the medical staff who work at the front-lines to save people’s lives, we need your help! The following medical supplies are urgently needed:

Medical Protective Mask（GB 19083-2010）

Medical Surgery Mask（YY0469-2010）

Medical Protective Suits（GB 19082-2003）

These are currently unavailable in China due to the huge amount of needs. I plead you to help us with those medical supplies! Welcome My Wechat, WhatsApp and Signal: +86 139 3308 5515. Please contact me if you are willing and able to help us at this crucial moment! Thank you very much and God’s blessings!

Yours sincerely in the Lord, 

Fr. John Baptist Zhang
Jinde Charities , China 

山西同德医院的修女们因没有专业口罩，只能戴普通口罩在火车站值勤

Jinde: An Emergency Appeal for Help from China

 

To: Religious Orders, Dioceses and the Church hospitals throughout the world

From: Xinde Community, China, and Jinde Charities, Hebei, China

Date: Sunday, February 2, 2020

 

 

Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ,

Greetings from China! First of all, we want to express our gratitude to Pope Francis and all of you for your prayers and support!

As you know, at the present moment, besides the City of Wuhan, the coronavirus epicenter of China, other surrounding cities and other provinces, such as Huang Gang city, Hubei province and Wenzhou city, Zhejiang province, are also seriously affected by the epidemic. The numbers of confirmed cases and suspect cases have been increasing day by day throughout China. The situation is severe and complicated. The biggest challenge is the great shortage of medical supplies, such as surgical masks, protective suits, goggles, etc.. 

Since Jan. 25, the afternoon of Chinese New Year, China has imposed the strictest policy ever in the Chinese history to stop the spreading of coronavirus throughout China. All the churches have been closed, and all sorts of gatherings, including mass, study sessions, group gatherings have been stopped. Most of Catholics and Christians remain at home to pray, read Bible, recite rosary and the Divine Mercy, fast and do penance, earnestly asking God to bless China and stop the spreading of the virus, and heal the people who are infected.

As for the medical supplies, although many factories reopened after Chinese New Year to boost production of medical supplies and protective gears, it is still not able to meet the great demand throughout China. The shortage of medical supplies is seriously affecting and endangering the front-line medical workers. There are already some cases that the medical staff is infected in Wuhan, which in turn severely hampered the treatment and anti-infection efforts.

Seeing the medical staff fighting tirelessly on the front-line yet without necessary protection, many Catholics are crying and asking Jinde Charities for help: “There are already oversea Chinese individuals and groups taking actions to help with the need for medical supplies in China, can we the Catholic Church in China, which is always preaching love, take action with the help of the Universal Church to buy the urgently needed medical supplies for the front-line doctors and nurses?”

Jinde Charities has been working closely with our partners in trying to look for medical supplies for the hospitals in China. On the one hand, we constantly provide information on the process of this work to people who called in for an update. On the other hand, we have been collaborating with sisters and brothers who are trying to buy medical supplies outside China. Unfortunately, we often get the bad news that those medical supplies are out of stock at factories or sold out at pharmacies. Upon hearing such a bad news from one of our long-term partners, I felt almost despaired. I prayed in front of the Blessed Sacrament, and I had to accept this reality. 

However, when God closes a door, He opens a window for us. At 12:05 am this morning, I got a message from a priest of Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus. He said in the message: “Fr. John Zhang, you have been working so hard looking for medical supplies. Please tell me, what can we do for you?” Right now, this Italian brother, together with his fellow brothers, their friends, and relatives are trying to get medical supplies for the cities that are in great need. A Chinese priest from the Congregation of the Mission in New York is also generously offering his help. The two religious brothers give me hope and an inspiration that maybe I can ask for help from religious communities, especially the ones who had brought gospel message to China, the Universal Church and the hospitals that affiliated with the Church.

I am well aware of the reality that many countries need the same medical supplies to fight with the epidemic as well since there are people infected there too. I am just hoping that the hospitals in those countries might have some surplus of surgical masks and protective and isolation suits. If they could donate or sell certain amount of their medical supplies to us, we would be very grateful! Jinde Charities and our oversea partners would be responsible for any cost that incurred. We believe that with the efforts of Chinese factories and your help, the shortage of medical supplies would be soon improved. Our oversea partners and I will follow up with the process. 

A friend in need is a friend indeed! During these difficult days, I have truly experienced the limitedness of humankind, but I also experienced that the help of our fellow sisters and brothers at the time of need are so precious. This encourages me to continue Jinde’s mission of caring and helping the people in the world who are suffering from sickness, natural disaster, or war. 

Now is s critical moment for the people in China, and I plead you for help, to donate the medical supplies that is urgently needed in the virus-infected places. (Welcome to contact us：info@jinde.org. ) Thank you all from the bottom of our hearts for walking with us during this difficult time. May God bless you abundantly for your love and generosity!

 

Yours sincerely in the Lord, 

 

Fr. John Baptist Zhang

Faith Community & Jinde Charities

 

PS: 

There is no Caritas in mainland China. Jinde Charities has been doing disaster relief work.