Together We Can Build a Better Tomorrow

In this second year of post-COVID economic recovery and growth, I am glad to see life in Hong Kong gradually getting back to pre-pandemic normalcy, especially for those in the middle and higher income groups. But this recovery is not the same for low-salary families, who are unable to take advantage of the economic rebound, instead they find themselves in a new financial crisis.

I always ask God to bless our efforts to help our service users. I was overjoyed then to find that my prayers were answered, when we were given the opportunity to launch the ‘Building Tomorrow Together’ campaign for the community, particularly those underprivileged individuals living in Sham Shui Po. The first event took place on 25th February 2024, at Shek Kip Mei Community Hall where goody bags and food gift packs were provided for 300 families in Sham Shui Po, to help them ride-out the numerous economic challenges.

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It was a scream!

“When faced with challenges in life, we might be inclined to solve them on our own, but if we start supporting one another—as in the three-legged walk—we can work things out together and support each other. I now realise how powerful teamwork is.” Siu Yan, a Christian Action service user from a low-income background.

 

The morning of March 9, 2024 was marked by a shared sense of fear and dread for over 800 people in Hong Kong. Christian Action’s 2024 Clearwater Bay Golf Country Club 3-Legged Charity Walk was supposed to happen that day, but instead the sky was full of massive rain filled clouds and monsoon winds!

Preparations for the 3-Legged Charity Walk had totaled in the hundreds and hundreds of hours of hard work from our staff members and volunteers. In previous years their labour of love has resulted in much needed funding for our programmes for underprivileged groups in Hong Kong, as well as orphans and children with disabilities in Qinghai. 

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Our Extraordinary Training Services Division

“Great news and congratulations to all those involved.” Christian Action’s Chairman, Mr. Julian Walsh.

Back in 1993 Christian Action had a distinguished history serving refugees and migrants. But then we broadened our mission to include serving Hong Kong residents and the impact has been astounding! Little did I know that when I had our Vietnamese Boat People Vocational Training Manager, Nigel Preece, help me to write our first proposal to work with ERB that we would go on to become one of HK's largest ERB retraining agencies!

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Celebrating Our Wong Tai Sin Community Leaders

On March 13th 2024 Christian Action held a Chinese New Year Tea gathering for our fabulous Wong Tai Sin Community leaders, some of whom had been enormously encouraging and helpful when we first moved into our Choi Wan Headquarters and so now we wanted to show our appreciation, by honouring them!

When we uprooted our Head Office and relocated to Choi Wan in May 2019, we knew there would be challenges. But what we could never have anticipated, was that the move would take place when Hong Kong was in the throes of massive social unrest, followed immediately after by three years of pandemic-induced hardship!

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As We Run, We Become

Sometimes in life we look but we don’t see, and listen, but not hear. I believe that the American marathoner Amby Burfoot, was thinking along those lines when she said: “As we run, we become. Winning is about struggle and effort and optimism and never, ever, ever giving up.” The act of running is indeed physical, but the practice begets changes on a far deeper level.

Late last year our Christian Action Centre of Refugees (CFR) co-organized a three month long community running event for Hong Kong residents and refugees. Jeffrey Andrews, who heads up CFR, saw it as a tremendous opportunity for new friendships to be made and for local runners to gain a deeper understanding of the challenges refugees face. Running would not resolve their on-going legal procedures, or resolve their fear of deportation, or the policies that prevent them from working, or help increase the meagre living allowance they receive from the government, but it could improve mental and physical health!

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