Prevention is Better than Cure

In commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the People's Republic of China's founding, Christian Action and the Hong Kong Health Care Alliance collaborated to provide a macular degeneration awareness seminar and eye examination event for the elderly residents of Wong Tai Sin District. The HKSAR Government estimates that by 2026 one in every three Hong Kong residents will be elderly. Prioritizing physical and emotional self-care practices will hopefully help the elderly learn how to preserve their eyesight.

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The 5 Safeguards You Can Take Against Becoming Heartless

“Learn to do good; seek justice, correct oppression; bring justice to the fatherless, plead the widow's cause" (Isaiah 1:17 ESV).

Did you catch the five magical verbs in those 17 words? We’re told to ‘learn, seek, correct, bring’ and ‘plead’. But why? And who is the beneficiary?

My life’s work has been spent with the ‘less’ in society: the ‘state-less’, the ‘human rights-less’, the ‘father-less’, the ‘husband-less’, the ‘sight-less’, and more. Why do we do this? Because it’s the right thing to do, because we should obey, and because of love.

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Arise and Shine, Ladies

It is no secret that many women in Hong Kong live a life of quiet desperation. These are some of the most beautiful, powerful and self-sacrificial human beings that you will ever meet, and yet their selfless service has come at the expense of their own mental health.

In October 2023 Hong Kong’s SAR Government established the Women Empowerment Fund. It is designed to help this very needy segment of our population who are juggling jobs and family life, and to bring awareness to women's physical and mental health.

Ever since I began working at Christian Action, it has been my goal to help Hong Kong be more inclusive for women, so I was overjoyed when the Women Empowerment Fund was announced!

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Huang Luli Anne Heerkens’ Story

Rob and Anja Heerkens live in the Netherlands and adopted Luli from Xining Home in 2001 when she was two years old. I always make it a habit to keep in touch with all the children through their parents by sending yearly birthday and Christmas greetings. Join me to give thanks to God for Rob and Anja, who give Luli a forever family, shower her with unconditional love, and help her grow up in a nurturing environment. I have invited Anja to write about her lovely girl and I am so happy to share her reply with you!

With love,
Siew Mei

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A Fundamental Truth

There are few things in life that compare to the blessing of having gainful employment. The lack of gainful employment is what leaves the unemployed and underemployed often feeling crushed, unseen and worthless. But with the right job that very same person’s enjoyment of life, their sense of self-worth, their contribution to their family, and their immediate community, all blossom. At Christian Action, we have seen this fundamental truth play out thousands upon thousands of times. And with each and every person we help, we use that experience to inform how we help the next person.

Christian Action plays a unique and critical role in the fabric of Hong Kong. We assist everyone from young, IT-savvy, school leavers who despair at the seeming lack of relevant, gainful jobs, to older workers who feel that life has passed them by and that the changing job market has relegated them to the sidelines.

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