
The 1,035 volunteers come from 30 countries in five continents and are attending the session which runs from June 20-24. Local volunteer Jian Nanrong seldom cooks in the kitchen at home but is helping to prepare meals for the guests. “I am like a master at home,” she said. “I rarely help out in the family kitchen.”


Translation is another key task, to help overseas volunteers overcome the language barrier. “Teams 15 and 65 need English interpretation,” said Lin Zhengyuan. "So I first research the background of the members and how long they had been in Tzu Chi, to help us translate better.”
No matter where the volunteers come from, they are members of one big family, bringing love and warmth to everyone around them.
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