Covid-19 has altered life around the world. There is the possibility of sickness, but there is also the reality of economic stress. We are all feeling it, but some around the world are feeling it more than others. Many Chinese Muslims have fled the countryside in recent years for opportunities in larger cities. Countless others still remain in villages to tend sheep, plant crops, rear children and take care of the elderly.
Before the crisis, life was tough. Now, poor villagers’ pockets are a little emptier. Food is a little scarcer. Life just got a little bit harder for those on the bottom rungs of society.
Pray
- Pray that villagers will have enough to eat during Ramadan.
- Pray for seeds to be sown and a harvest to be reaped in Muslim towns and villages throughout China.
**All names have been changed and the picture is not of the storyteller in order to protect the identities of those who have shared their stories and lives with us over the years.