No Longer A Volunteer

It's not surprising that few skilled people are willing to live and work in remote, undeveloped areas of north western China, at high altitudes, where the weather is often extreme and the amenities we take for granted do not exist.  

For a single person in the prime of life there are a lot of challenges, including having a group of friends to have fun with when you’re not at work. Because of all these difficulties in Qinghai, I am very grateful for our newest staff member, Mona Lau.

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The Life Inside

One of our priorities is to help others understand that within the body of a disabled person there is someone who longs to run, to dance, to throw a ball, and to communicate with a voice and maybe a hug. So we were encouraged when three teachers and eighteen students (aged 15-17) from St Paul's College in Hong Kong went to visit our children in Qinghai. The program: Other Learning Experiences is excellent, particularly for this age group.  Entrenched attitudes can be totally transformed.  That's what happened in Qinghai.

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A Tribute to Nazma

The tragic end to a well-lived life is always a time of sadness mixed with admiration for all the good that was achieved. This is especially so when self-sacrifice is the hall-mark of the person we are mourning.

We only knew Nazma, a 35-year-old Muslim asylum-seeker, for a short time, but it was obvious to us that hers was a life of loving self-sacrifice, so we take this opportunity to pay tribute to her and to ask you to pray for her three children following their mother's brutal murder.

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Zhuo Ma's vision

Two weeks ago I wrote about Zhuo Ma who needed surgery to repair the burn injuries caused to her face and hand before she came to Huangnan Children's home.

Zhuo Ma's visit to Hong Kong for surgery has been a landmark event for her and a rewarding experience for us.

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Dollar for dollar reaps joy!

Two years ago, Mrs Chan, a single mother who is among the poorest in Hong Kong, told us "I am worried about my son. I don't earn enough to send him to university and I really want him to have better opportunities than I had."

We were about to embark on our Child Development Fund to help poor young people in HK develop their personal interests outside school boundaries, so Mrs. Chan's son, Cho Hing, was among our first intake of youth.

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