2021 Masks for Native American Neighbors Golf Tournament

Early during the COVID-19 crisis while the Chinese government was tightening down the volume of masks sent to the US, the Albuquerque Chinese Christian Church launched an effort by using their channels in China to ship protective masks to Chinese churches in America for distribution where they were needed most. Their desire to help Americans launched a national and international network of volunteers to assist our Native American neighbors. Below is a brief write-up.

LOVING OUR NEIGHBOR With death rates 5 times that of New York City, our Navajo and some Pueblo Native American neighbors in New Mexico were hit hard with COVID-19.  A multi-racial team of churches in America and China responded to the need. Locally, the Los Alamos Church of Christ personnel coordinated the effort as well as provided cloth masks to volunteers of a local food bank in Espanola early when no masks were available on the market. …