No room in the new

Of the 18 districts in Hong Kong, the ancient city of Kwun Tong has the third highest population. It is fast growing into a thriving CBD, but according to Phoebe, a young woman who was part of the Rotary Club's Child Development Programme, there seems to be no room for the old in the new Kwun Tong.

Members of Rotary have invested a considerable amount of money in the Child Development Fund, so I was very pleased to meet Phoebe and hear her speak about what she had learnt when she addressed a Rotary lunch.

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More Than a Body

What do you see when you look at a child with Cerebral Palsy?  Someone whose body is too small for his age, can’t get around like a `normal’ child,  and cannot communicate with you?  Or do you see a normal child who is trapped in a body which restricts him from fulfilling his potential?

How anyone cares for such a child depends very heavily on how they see him.   And how they see him and care for him inevitably means that he either remains trapped in his almost useless body, or he is freed from many of the restrictions that hold him captive.  We had that choice when Chen came to Xining Children’s Home five years ago.

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What does International Labour Day mean?

In Hong Kong it should mean justice for all who labour. Disappointingly, those without a voice sometimes cannot find justice here.

What follows is a 'good news, bad news' story... the sort of story that would give you nightmares if it happened to you or someone you know.

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Good Grows

It never ceases to surprise me how we can start doing something new for a good cause, and before we know it the good grows and grows. In our experience in Christian Action, it's usually growing children who benefit by runaway good causes!

We held our first walk because we wanted to meet our regular donors face-to-face, since they are the ones who are so faithful in carrying out the good deed of helping someone less fortunate than themselves.

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When Death Brings Comfort

We will continue to care for these little ones

Easter is approaching as I write this to you, and my family will once again celebrate the death and resurrection of Jesus.

When God healed Marlon, my husband, of fourth stage cancer during 2013, our family had a deep revelation of the love of God, in life and in death.

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