Christian compassion

Many readers might have seen the excellent ‘viral help’ leaflets circulating online, offering assistance to people who may be seriously disadvantaged by isolation or other effects of the virus. I also saw an excellent church leaflet by a friend in Northern Ireland which covered much the same territory. I wanted something fairly cheap and adaptable, something believers in various places could use.

I have therefore circulated the sheets below to the members of the church I serve, and I am posting them here in case they prove useful to others.

Here is the basic set up, an A6 card (with link to A6 pdf below) with space for personal and church details and offers of particular help, including copies of the Scriptures and contact with a local pastor. The versions I have created include our full church details and some relevant Bible texts on the back of each card, ready for double-sided printing.

Coronavirus help front

Here is the full front sheet (with link to A4 pdf below), set up to print and cut ready for distribution. Again, the complete version has a second sheet with those church details lined up for double-sided printing.

Coronavirus help sheet front

Feel free to take these, use or adapt them as you see fit, and may the Lord use the trials of these days to open many ears and hearts to the good news of our great God and Saviour, Jesus Christ.