Seeing and being seen

One of the things I take for granted is the freedom to walk out of my front door whenever I want to. But because we have so many children with disabilities  in our Xining Children's Rehabilitation Centre, and we can't take them all on outings, their view of the world outside the walls of the Centre is very restricted.

What's more, the view that the community has of children with disabilities is also very limited.  This is the barrier we are seriously trying to break down in order to end the tradition of child abandonment.

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Invited to transform

In 2007 Christian Action became a registered charity in the UK. Our former Hong Kong Chairman, Rev. John Aldis, heads up the UK arm of Christian Action. In a few days I'll be in the U.K. to meet with the Board of Directors and other friends and supporters.

Some supporters will be meeting me for the first time, so I'll not only be telling them the amazing story of our journey  on the Tibetan Plateau over the last 15 years, but will also tell them some exciting and challenging news that you may not have heard yet. So here's a very brief overview for you too.

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Tied-up legs spread the word

Over 700 people were at the starting block in Christian Action's recent four kilometer walk over the beautiful golf course at The Clearwater Bay Golf and Country Club. They did it (or attempted to do it) to raise funds for the orphaned and disabled children of Qinghai. As an additional mark of their sympathy for these children, every one of those 700 wonderful people tried to do it with one leg tied to another person!

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A time to weep and a time to laugh

The writer of the ancient book of Ecclesiastes sounds like he was writing about the Easter event when he wrote that there is a time to weep and a time to laugh. Good Friday on the Christian calendar is a time of sadness as we remember how Christ was crucified for the sins of all people. But soon there is Easter morning when the happy greeting is exchanged by Christians all over the world, 'He is risen!'

My family at home, and now at Christian Action, have been experiencing a time for weeping.

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