Consider the Lilies

I enjoy reading in the Bible about a day when Jesus was walking in the countryside with his followers. He pointed to the wildflowers and said, "Not even King Solomon with all his wealth had clothes as beautiful as one of these flowers."

Flowers are fragile, and so was four-week-old Lily when she came to Xining Children's Home. She was born without ears and her jaw was under-developed, but we still thought she was as beautiful as any flower.

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Eternal Joy!

Over the years I have always felt at ease about sharing my grief when one of the orphans in our care dies, and you have always responded with great amounts of compassion. You have reminded me that I am not alone in this battle, and that you are out there praying for me, and especially for the children who remain with us. On May 31st another precious soul went to be with the Lord, but this time it wasn't one of our children, it was one of you faithful supporters...

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A Fitting 50th Birthday Gift!

Every year when World Environment Day comes around, I think about all the great work done by our Social Enterprise division as they recycle all the secondhand clothes and goods donated to Christian Action. This year I had to think about World Environment Day in a whole new way because of an offer we simply could not refuse...

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Breaking the Law!

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It is the law in Hong Kong that both Chinese and English are official languages.

The reality is that in some of our schools there is blatant discrimination against those who are struggling to speak and write in Chinese.

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The Ongoing Journey

I was thrilled when the children of a famous and respected Hong Kong actress, Nancy Sit, began to fly a banner for orphans and abandoned children after a school trip to Xining Children's Home in 2004. Moved by what they had seen, the visiting students realized there was a vast gulf between their privileged lives and that of orphans and abandoned children.

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