Qinghai is coming out of lockdown

What a relief that Hong Kong’s daily confirmed new coronavirus cases have plummeted to single digits! Many of you have asked about our children in Qinghai during this time - and there is also fabulous news from there. All of them are coronavirus free!

From the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak the Homes implemented strict precautions. That included cancelling all visits from the public. These measures, combined with the total absence of reported cases in Qinghai Province, meant that by mid-March our Junior High children could return to classes, followed by Primary School aged children in late March. Finally, in mid-April, recipients of our educational grants were able to resume their studies when the universities reopened. That was also when Qinghai’s businesses and shops began returning to normal!

Self-study time at the Home

The COVID-19 crisis created logistical and operational challenges for our Qinghai based Hong Kong team members, who had to leave the Province and return home, but in many cases they were able to use technology to compensate. Our Hong Kong staff were on daily video conference calls with their Xining Childrens Home local counterparts. They provided them with online training and teaching, advising and were kept abreast of developments.

Please continue to pray that God will protect our children and the workers in Qinghai, and that He will continue to supply the funds necessary for our services there. I appreciate each one of you. Please take good care of yourself!

Siew Mei