A True Christmas Carol

As I reflected on Charles Dickens' classic story ‘A Christmas Carol’, I was reminded that in spite of all of 2022’s COVID-19 related uncertainties and challenges, none of our donors, supporters and friends withdrew their generous support. I know that you have all acted out of love. Thank you!

I am also overwhelmed with thanks for all our staff and volunteers, many of whom risked their own health and life in order to get emergency COVID-19 food and relief packs to isolated refugees and others whom we serve. Their selfless acts provided invaluable supplies and helped buoy those whose spirits were flagging.

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Magical Night Under the Stars in Support of Refugees

What an invigorating evening! I would like to shine a spotlight on our incredible Centre for Refugees staff and volunteers for the amazing Community Impact Night that they just hosted.

If you take a moment to look at the photos you’ll see the faces of our supporters and guests. And in the pictures that I appear in you’ll also see that my eyes are sparkling and my face is beaming. Everyone’s face was - that’s how much fun everyone was having!

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Two Boys with Cerebral Palsy and Their Life Sustaining Brotherly Love for Each Other

Lin Xiaolong and Zhou Zhili had a tough start in life. They were both born with Cerebral Palsy and both ended up at Xining Children’s Home. Now aged 21 and 26 respectively, they are too old legally to stay at the Home and live in Xining Social Welfare Institute’s Bridge Home. But to me, every time I visit them and look at their faces, I still see the little faces when they were young, I see their zest for life, their beaming smiles, sparkling eyes and I see their immense brotherly love for one another.

During their formative years at Xining Children’s Home our Social Workers and Therapists would do everything possible to foster a social connection between Xiaolong and Zhili. They would do therapy together, special education and hang out together after sessions.

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Hurry! Buy Now - and Thank Me Later!

’Tis the season for giving and this year I want to give you the perfect gift suggestion for all your loved ones - delicious Christian Action cookies!

Give your friends a box of our Season of Love fundraising cookies (includes 6 macadamia chocolate and 6 almond with butter cookies) and they will love you for it - especially when they learn that the proceeds benefit underprivileged families in Hong Kong and our orphans and disabled children in Qinghai!

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Mission 21 Renews Its Support of Our Work with Refugees and Exploited Women

"And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.” Romans 8:28

God is alive and active. He continued to remind me of that fact throughout my time at the World Council of Churches 11th Assembly when He orchestrated meeting after unplanned meeting with key supporters of Christian Action’s work!

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