Brief report on Congo trip

Filed Under (Yanzi News) by EeHaN on 27-02-2006

孙燕姿继去年的印度行后,日前又与世界展望会到造访了非洲的刚果,八天的行程里,孙燕姿探视了爱滋遗孤家庭、受助儿、学校、诊所,甚至还到了猪舍,对扑鼻的臭味一点也不以为意。去年印度行,孙燕姿认养了一名小女孩,这次的刚果行,她又资助一名父母都因爱滋过世的小女孩,看到当地有位年轻的画家,孙燕姿不但买下他的画作,还希望能继续资助他上大学。

有了上回的印度经验,孙燕姿二度参加世展会的行程,即使走在崎岖的黄土路上,她也不觉苦,反而是替沿路追着车跑的小孩,捏了好几把冷汗,在车内一直做着手势,要小朋友们不要追了,孙燕姿也难过地表示,「这里跟印度一样落后、一样穷」。孙燕姿探访了一个爱滋遗孤家庭,里头的老祖父在大学里做音乐相关的工作,一个月只赚取二十块美金,却得养14个父母因内战或爱滋死亡的孙子,不但大伙有一餐没一餐,其中有12个小孩还挤在两张单人床上,每个都是头顶着脚睡觉。

在这个爱滋遗孤家庭里,孙燕姿很细心地撕开包装,将巧克力一个个送进小朋友的嘴里,因为上回的印度经验告诉她,当地的小孩很多没吃过糖果,常连包装纸都一起吞下肚。孙燕姿当下就决定要再认养一名女孩,她选了今年七岁的费莎,孙燕姿称赞费莎看来就是个聪明的女孩,果然工作人员一问,今年本应升上二年级的费莎,因为资优而直接跳上三年级。

孙燕姿还遇到一位19岁的年轻画家班杰明,他的画作不但被刚果的世界展望会拿来当成圣诞卡,还被当地的美术馆搜藏,不过班杰明因没钱到首都金夏沙念大学,只能眼睁睁看着同学都上大学。孙燕姿一听二话不说就买下班杰明刚完成的画作,还主动向台湾世界展望会的人员表示,希望能帮班杰明卖画,完成他上大学的心愿。

孙燕姿这次还不辞辛劳,从新加坡带了两大箱大姑做的虾饼,送给当地儿童吃,跟着世界展望会的人到农业发展计画设立的养猪场时,猪舍的臭味迎面而来,但孙燕姿脸上并无难色,还在里头足足待了二十分钟,仔细听工作人员的演示文稿。孙燕姿再度担任世界展望会.
For the 8days in Congo, Yanzi went to visit the AIDs families, schools and even the pigsty. She did not mind the smell and this time round, she adopted a 7yr old girl whose parents passed away due to AIDS.  Upon seeing this Asian star around, the kids there run after Yanzi in her car. Its dangerous to do so and Yanzi felt worried for them. Afterwhich, Yanzi visited a family and fed the children there with chocolate. She knew that they had never ate sweets before, and some of them even ate up the wrapper. Reports say that Yanzi did not tear during this trip, but her eyes were constantly seen to be red. Stay tune for more reports on this trip in March.

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