每个城市，都有许多独特的羣体，他们有其本身文化，生活习惯和背景，要向他们宣教，就要主动去到他们当中，配合他们的作息时间，以真诚和多元化的活动，与他们建立彼此信任关系和朋友情谊，并在他们的学习和生活上伸出援手，依靠福音大能分享信仰生命。
基福小食馆的前身是基福水饺之家，本着接触从中国到越南河内国家大学就读的年轻学生，以售卖饺子为平台关心学生，建立友谊和信任，同时本着福音使命邀约学生参加福音聚会。
然而，因着新冠疫情的冲击，中国学生将会有好一段时间无法回返河内校园上课；除了几乎没有学生光顾饺子之家外，每个月的租金和员工薪金还得支付，自然就成为基福水饺之家的经济重担，在不得已的情况之下，饺子之家只能需暂时关闭一段日子，待疫情受到控制后才能重新开门做生意。
很感恩，在这段时间里，同工们没有放弃，乃趁这段空闲的时间，把握机会将饺子之家转型为基福花时间小食馆，以新面貌迎接年底回返校园的中国学生。同时，我们将以启发聚餐来加强与学生的互动。
JiFu Café
There are various communities with distinctive cultures, lifestyles and backgrounds in every city. To reach out and interact with these communities in order share the Gospel and our faith, there is a need for us to adapt and reach out to them through a variety of activities. This sincere outreach in lending a helping hand in their studies and daily lives enabled us to build a trusting relationship and forming a friendship with them.
JiFu Café, formally Jifu Dumpling Canteen, was set up as a platform to reach out to the young Chinese students studying at Vietnam National University, Hanoi. JiFu Café is not only an eatery that sells dumplings but it also acts as a bridge to connect with these students to extend our warmth and care to them. Through such interactions, friendships are built which provides opportunities for us to invite the students to our Gospel meetings.
However, due to the recent pandemic, many Chinese students from China were unable to return to Vietnam National University to continue with their studies for an extended period. As the Café serves mainly these Chinese students, the Café suffered a significant lose in revenue while having to continue servicing rental and wage payments. As such, Jifu Café had to be temporarily closed till these Chinese students return.
We were very thankful to our co-workers who had not given up on this ministry but had instead took the opportunity to transform the eatery into JiFu Café, which will feature a new cafeteria concept. The Café will start an Alpha Happy Hour to strengthen our outreach and interaction with the Chinese students when they are back at the end of 2020. We look forward to welcoming them again.
