Wednesday, February 1, 2012 at 12:23AM | Share Article 
There are times in our lives when we unexpectedly witness what we know is a miracle. I believe you will be as encouraged as I am about the following incident told to me by Ida, a colleague who serves in one of our Children's Homes in Qinghai.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at 12:12AM | Share Article 
Chinese New Year is the most important festival in the Chinese calendar, and there’s a lot of symbolism in various aspects of the celebration. For example, a fish dish at the end of the New Year’s Eve meal is as traditional as the Christmas dinner that finishes with a plum pudding containing silver coins. But I think the Chinese fish dish has more symbolism.
Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at 02:22AM | Share Article 
Most teenagers (including my son Danial) hate taking out the garbage. But I know an exception to this rule. In fact, fourteen-year-old Zi-Wei is not only exceptional, he is inspirational to me. Yet there was nothing in his past to encourage him to be a help to anyone. Zi-Wei is now a special ed. student at Xining Rehabilitation Centre and I’m happy to share his story with you.
Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at 01:14AM | Share Article 
Last week I was very surprised to get a visit from Fred Lam Diep, who now lives in Australia with his family. I first met Fred almost 26 years ago when he was a teenager without a country. He was one of the many children who attended the school we were running in our basement for Vietnamese refugees. Fred’s visit to the same building in which he was once a refugee would have stirred deep memories for him. Here’s a little of what he said as he looked back on his time in Hong Kong...
Tuesday, January 3, 2012 at 11:22PM | Share Article 
With Ka-Wei and her mentor, Cheng Oi-Jan
I met Ka-Wei a few weeks ago when I visited our Tin Shui Wai Centre which serves disadvantaged children. She is the eldest of five children and has the typical strong personality of a 15-year-old. Rebellion against authority seems to come naturally for children of this age, and Ka- Wei was no exception.