Many of you know of my friend Xingwei (oryou may know him as Gideon). He has been trying to return to China since the end of May, but COVID has made this difficult. If any of you are able to, your help through prayer, financial help or sharing his story is appreciated. Here is his story.
Dear friends,
My name is Xingwei. I am an international student at Martin Luther College and am a friend of Friends of China (FOC). I also taught at Rising Eagles School - the Lutheran elementary school - in Beijing from 2015 to 2019. I came to the United States in December of 2019 to finish my final capstone project for my master’s program in education. I completed my internship at St. Paul’s Lutheran School in New Ulm during the spring semester of 2020 and graduated from MLC in May with a Masters of Science in Education. Continuing my religious education, I am currently taking classes from MLC for ministry certification.
Originally, I was supposed to go back to China over the summer, but because of COVID, my flight was cancelled six times. After finally securing a flight, I had to cancel my flight just 6 hours before its departure because of a new restriction requiring an IgM-antibody test. There are not locations nearby that could perform the test so we were not able to find a place to do this last minute.
Starting from 00:00, January 7, 2021 Pacific Standard Time, the Chinese Embassy will only accept the nucleic acid ri-PCR and IgM serum antibody test report from one laboratory, Ayass Bioscience, which is located in Dallas. However, the Chinese Embassy once again strongly recommends travelers avoid all nonessential and non-urgent travels to China. The issuance of health code is contingent on multiple factors and is not guaranteed even if test reports are provided by the listed laboratory.
Because my student visa already expired and the changing of my visa status is still pending, it seems that going back to China as soon as possible is the best option right now. Based on my situation, I would consider my travel to be urgent and essential. However, the ticket is way more expensive than usual and with the additional COVID-related expenses that I would have, I am not able to afford the cost.
I appreciate that you spent time reading my story. If you feel moved to help me, here are the ways that you can support me:
- Pray that God would open doors for me, help me get a reliable ticket, help me pass the tests, help me get the green travel code from the Chinese Embassy, and keep me safe throughout the trip.
- Help me with your financial support. Any amount of donation would help me make this trip possible during the particularly challenging COVID crisis.
- Offer any advice or other ideas, like legal, work or immigration suggestions.
“Wait for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD” Psalm 27:14
Dear friends,
My name is Xingwei. I am an international student at Martin Luther College and am a friend of Friends of China (FOC). I also taught at Rising Eagles School - the Lutheran elementary school - in Beijing from 2015 to 2019. I came to the United States in December of 2019 to finish my final capstone project for my master’s program in education. I completed my internship at St. Paul’s Lutheran School in New Ulm during the spring semester of 2020 and graduated from MLC in May with a Masters of Science in Education. Continuing my religious education, I am currently taking classes from MLC for ministry certification.
Originally, I was supposed to go back to China over the summer, but because of COVID, my flight was cancelled six times. After finally securing a flight, I had to cancel my flight just 6 hours before its departure because of a new restriction requiring an IgM-antibody test. There are not locations nearby that could perform the test so we were not able to find a place to do this last minute.
Starting from 00:00, January 7, 2021 Pacific Standard Time, the Chinese Embassy will only accept the nucleic acid ri-PCR and IgM serum antibody test report from one laboratory, Ayass Bioscience, which is located in Dallas. However, the Chinese Embassy once again strongly recommends travelers avoid all nonessential and non-urgent travels to China. The issuance of health code is contingent on multiple factors and is not guaranteed even if test reports are provided by the listed laboratory.
Because my student visa already expired and the changing of my visa status is still pending, it seems that going back to China as soon as possible is the best option right now. Based on my situation, I would consider my travel to be urgent and essential. However, the ticket is way more expensive than usual and with the additional COVID-related expenses that I would have, I am not able to afford the cost.
I appreciate that you spent time reading my story. If you feel moved to help me, here are the ways that you can support me:
- Pray that God would open doors for me, help me get a reliable ticket, help me pass the tests, help me get the green travel code from the Chinese Embassy, and keep me safe throughout the trip.
- Help me with your financial support. Any amount of donation would help me make this trip possible during the particularly challenging COVID crisis.
- Offer any advice or other ideas, like legal, work or immigration suggestions.
“Wait for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD” Psalm 27:14