十五週年特刊與2019財政報告已經刊登於彩虹工程網站
彩虹盡處見主恩十五週年星光車影晚會精華片段
Read the English version (Being Helped to Helping Others)
「從受助到助人」一直是彩虹工程的遠程目標，我們盼望透過我們四個S (Sponsorship助學計劃, Service Trips服務隊, Seminars培訓計劃 & Support緊急醫療資助) 的服務，能夠持續支持愛護並建立受助者的生命，期待有一天他們不但可以獨立生活與工作，更能回饋社會，以同樣的愛，祝福別人。
本文作者鄭東女士就是其中一位彩虹資助的對象。我們在2017年的短期服務行程中認識了她和她的家人；記得當時的鄭東已經患有嚴重的焦慮症，自己都覺得寸步難行，實在無法照顧長期病患的丈夫與患有自閉症的兒子梁浩然。透過彩虹的助學計劃，幾經辛苦，浩然開始在天使之家自閉症康復中心接受治療，在我們的本地同工YY的悉心照顧和教導下，短短一年多的時間，浩然已經有明顯進步，作為家長，鄭東自己也很被鼓勵，焦慮症不藥而癒，身體心靈慢慢恢復過來，同時也建立了對上帝的信心，在YY的幫助下，學習每天倚靠上帝，在信仰上日漸成長。
在每年兩次到國內的探訪中，我們不單看到浩然突破性的進展，更看到作為家長的鄭東，可以被進一步培訓成為老師的可能性。經過了一年的禱告等候，我們對鄭東發出邀請，經過多方面的考量與安排，她欣然接受彩虹的資助與任命，在YY的協助下，積極學習，預備將來可以用「過來人」的身分與經驗，並學習所得，幫助更多患有自閉症的孩子及他們的家人。
以下是鄭東女士的分享：
我是一名自閉症孩子的母親，從兒子梁浩然被診斷為自閉症距今已有8年時間了。現在回頭想想，往事歷歷在目。
我和所有的家長一樣，最初的日子內心都充滿了絕望、無助，每天都在痛苦中掙扎，經過很長一段時間的調整後，生活又回歸到了平靜，於是我帶著孩子走上了康復道路。
我們所在的城市有幾家公立的康復中心，我們選擇了一家，開始了日復一日的康復訓練。孩子在2歲-7歲之間一直在這個學校上學，家長天天陪護。由於孩子一直都沒有進步，而且出現情緒問題，每天都會哭鬧甚至自殘。我每天帶著他，心理壓力很大。事實上那時的我，活在焦慮恐懼之中，最嚴重的時候都不敢領孩子出門，天天待在家裡，身上也沒有力氣，孩子更是無事可做，我也被疾病打到，覺得生活沒有了希望。
在我最困難的時候，天使之家和彩虹工程的同工知道了我家的情況後，對我進行家訪，並且給予了我們經濟上的幫助。彩虹工程資助了梁浩然的學費，讓他在天使之家進行康復訓練，也就是在那個時候我才知道，社會性訓練的重要性。
這種社會性干預方法是在其他任何機構都接觸不到的，它所提倡的是學習實踐於生活，普通的機構只是為了訓練而訓練，而且家長到最後也是身心疲憊，因為學習不到好的方法，很多成年以後的自閉症患者只能窩在家裡，根本走不出家門。
我剛接觸到社會性康復訓練的時候，也很希望能靜下心來好好學習理論知識，然後用學得的方法來干預孩子，但之前因為家裡經濟狀況不佳，不得不外出做小時工，這樣一來就沒有時間好好學習如何干預孩子，雖然有時也會有老師培訓家長，但是還是覺得自己學得不夠透徹。
最近彩虹工程鼓勵並資助我全身心投入學習，希望裝備我日後成為孩子們的老師，我深信這是神的安排，神很愛我，給了我這次能好好學習的機會。回想自己的經歷，我也很希望更多的孩子能夠接受社會性康復訓練，因為只有孩子得到了正確的訓練與康復，才能解脫家長，讓家長們也擺脫痛苦。
這實在是神給我的使命，是祂讓我軟弱的心變得堅強，昏暗的心變得光明，是神將祂的大愛充滿了我的心。我一定會好好學習，把自己掌握的方法用到孩子們身上，好好的理解他們、關懷他們、愛他們、栽培他們成長，讓他們可以獨立生活與工作，回饋社會，成為別人的祝福。
鄭東 2020年10月13日
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From Being Helped to Helping Others
“From Being Helped to Helping Others” has always been RM’s long term goal. We hope that through our 4 S services (Sponsorship, Service Trips, Seminars & Support for urgent medical need), we can continue to support, love, and make a difference in the lives of those we help. We also look forward to the day when they will not only live and work independently but also give back to society and bless others with the same kind of love they received.
The author of this article, Ms. Zheng Dong, is one of those who received our support. We met her and her family during a short-term service trip in 2017. I remember Zheng Dong was suffering from a severe anxiety disorder at the time, and she felt it was difficult to leave home. She was unable to take care of her husband who has a long-term illness and her son Liang Haoran, who is on the autism spectrum. Through RM’s sponsorship program, Haoran began to receive treatments at the Angel House Autism Rehabilitation Center. With the loving care and guidance of our local co-worker, YY, Haoran has made significant progress in just over a year. As a parent, Zheng Dong has been greatly encouraged. The symptoms of anxiety gradually disappeared, and her body and spirit slowly recovered. At the same time, her faith in God grows stronger as the days go by. With the help of YY, she learned to rely upon God each day and continue to experience His love and grace in her life.職業。
During our visits to China in the ensuing years, we became not only impressed by Haoran’s progress but also saw the potential in Zheng Dong to become a teacher. After a year of waiting upon God’s timing through prayers, we sent an invitation to Zheng Dong. After much consideration and the ability to make arrangements, she gladly accepted our offer and assignment. With the assistance of YY, she is actively learning theories and techniques and preparing to use her experience and education to reach out to more children with autism and their families.
The following is Ms. Zheng Dong’s sharing:
I am the mother of a child with autism. It has been 8 years since my son Liang Haoran was diagnosed with autism. Looking back now, my experience of raising a disabled child is vivid and unforgettable.
Like all parents, at first my heart was filled with despair and helplessness. I struggled with pain every day. After a long period of adjustment, my heart was finally at peace and we went back to normal life. I decided to take my child to a center for rehabilitation.
There are several public rehabilitation centers in our city. We chose one and he received rehabilitative training. My child attended the school 5 days/week from age 2 to 7 and I accompanied him daily. Not only did he not make progress, he developed emotional problems. He cried and self-harmed himself every day. I felt great pressure and lived in anxiety and fear. As it became more and more serious, I did not even dare to take my child out. I stayed at home every day and did not have strength to do anything. My child had nothing to do. I found no hope in life.
When I was at my lowest, individuals from RM and Angel House Autism Rehabilitation Center learned about our situation, visited me at home and offered us financial help. RM’s sponsorship program funded Liang Haoran’s tuition, allowing him to receive rehabilitation training at Angel House. That was when I began to learn about and realize the effectiveness of social skills training to help children on the autism spectrum.
This kind of social interventive training is not available in other institutions. It advocates learning and practicing independent living skills in one’s daily life. Many institutions only provide training for the sake of training. In the end, most parents are exhausted physically and mentally because their children cannot learn well. Many of their children grow into adulthood without skills to take care of themselves or even leave their homes, not to mention living and working independently without family support.
When I first learned about social rehabilitative training, I hoped I could have time to focus on learning and then implement the knowledge and techniques to improve the development of my child. But due to my family’s financial situation, I had to go out to do hourly work. There was no time for me to study. Although sometimes teachers would provide some training for parents, I felt I had not learned enough.
Recently, RM approached me and offered an opportunity to financially support me so I could learn and equip myself to become a teacher for children on the autism spectrum. I became convinced this was God’s calling and blessing. God loves me very much and gave me the opportunity to study and help others. Looking back on my own experience, I also hope more children can receive social skills training. When children get the training and rehabilitation they need, they free and help their parents by diminishing their anxiety and pain.
I believe this is a special assignment from God. He made my weak heart strong and my dark life bright. He filled my heart with His love. I will definitely study hard, apply the methods I master to help the children, understand them, care for them, love them, and cultivate their potentials so they can live and work independently, give back to society, and become a blessing to others.
Zheng Dong October 13, 2020