Living Life to the Fullest

“He is the most curious, confident, and brightest boy you may ever meet. And he is the only person in China who has dared, and cared enough, to correct my bad Mandarin!”

I wrote those words in October, 2010 to describe seven-year-old Caleb. In 2003, he began living in Xining Children’s Home. He positively radiated joy and captured the hearts of everyone with whom he came in contact. Fast forward to 2021: Angie, Caleb’s adoptive Mom in the US, tells me he is now 18 years old and is really flourishing.

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God’s Healing through Nurturing

Fergus Oliver can’t speak Cantonese, nor does he know the crushing poverty that over 235,000 of Hong Kong’s children and teens have to navigate each day. What the Founder of Sports 100, a Hong Kong based collective of sports coaches, does understand, is that great things can happen with team work! Moved by the plight of Hong Kong’s underprivileged children, Mr Oliver recently donated his time and skills through our Child Development Fund (CDF) to run a Sports Leadership Programme for a select group of our teens.

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Food for the Soul

Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst." (John 6:35)

Christian Action recently arranged a big home visit event with 70 families who live below the poverty line. During the event I met Ah Wah, who we’ve been serving at our Mong Kok Service Centre. We presented her with a goodie bag of necessities and a brand-new rice cooker purchased by IN166 of Invision Charity Foundation.

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Walk with us for Children in Need!

When Jian Jian was discovered, his breathing was laboured and his face was purple. Whoever had abandoned this baby obviously cared about him because he had been carefully wrapped in clothes. His rescuers brought Jian Jian to our Haixi Children's Home. He was then rushed to the local hospital. He needed the help of specialists because of problems with his heart, lungs and stomach, so he was then sent to Xining for treatment.

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A Reason to Love!

Jesus said “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” Matthew 11:28-30 New International Version

Isolation, loneliness, depression and a raft of other mental health issues are being experienced the world over because of COVID. For Hong Kong’s working poor, who live in small, overcrowded apartments, the pressures of their daily existence make life especially hard.

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