Disinfecting Subdivided Homes

Earlier this year, Ah Ping worried that her husband would contract Covid-19 from his job at a high-risk construction site and infect their home. The Wongs live in a cubicle apartment, which is a tiny unit shared by two to three families. Each family sleeps in one bedroom and they use common spaces of the living room, kitchen and toilet with the other families. As a full-time mom taking care of her 6 and 3-year-old sons, Ah Ping feared her family and home were in danger of becoming Hong Kong’s next Covid-19 epicentre. She was so afraid for her family’s health in their cramped living conditions that she almost asked her husband to stop working at the construction site!

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The Values that Motivate Us

In my 34 years of work and service in Christian Action, I have met many diligent and kind staff members who have whole-heartedly helped our beneficiaries and the community. Cathy is one of our faithful colleagues. Since 2000, she has devoted herself to Christian Action and the people we serve.

Recently, after 21 years of working in our ERB Vocational Training Department, Cathy reached retirement age. She provided administrative support by liaising with tutors and arranging different training classes.

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A Parable of the Mooncake Talents

Three years ago, by the grace of God, my good friend, Dr. Charmaine Tse, who is also Christian Action's advisor, invited Ms. Jennie Chen to support CA’s work. Since then, we have spent much time discussing ways to champion important CA ministries in HK and Qinghai. As Mid-Autumn Festival is at hand, we took this opportunity to bless the less fortunate families in HK as well as to raise funds for CA’s Season of Love Charity Drive.

It is God’s blessing that Charmaine’s family owns Tai Tung Bakery, one of HK’s most famous traditional bakeries. Apart from a mooncake fund-raising campaign, Charmaine suggested to gift mooncakes to under-privileged families, showing them the love of Christ in action. She shared this charity vision with her father and he immediately agreed to donate 300 mooncakes and subsidise over 3,000 more.

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Thank You, Lydia!

What started out as a mistake turned out to be the beginning of Lydia’s lifelong devotion to our Qinghai programme.

In 2001, Lydia prepared to set off for Nanning to support women with AIDS. However, she confused Nanning with Xining, so she ended up in Xining. She was welcomed with enthusiasm and hospitality. So began her incredible new journey!

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Women’s Health Outreach to Migrant Domestic Workers

On Sunday 16 May, I prayed for a wonderful group of young Christians and our staff before they conducted an Outreach event to 200+ migrant domestic workers (MDW) in Tsim Sha Tsui. The group of 12 volunteers consisted of medical students and Indonesian translators who are members of Harvest Mission Community Church. Together with Christian Action's Centre for Migrant Domestic Workers (CMDW), this group organised free health checks and a seminar on reproductive health for 27 June. The Outreach team started in Kowloon Park and made their way to the world-famous Tsim Sha Tsui harbour front, two popular places where migrant workers gather on Sundays.

During the outreach, the volunteers distributed leaflets to promote the free health check and seminar event. They also spoke to the workers about women's health, Covid-19 vaccines and life in general. Although the target audience was migrant workers with partners in Hong Kong, the team reached out to anyone with whom they could engage in conversation.

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