Returning the Kindness

Twenty men gathered on a beach near Sai Kung in Hong Kong recently. They are engineers, artists, businessmen, drivers, fishermen, husbands, fathers, brothers and sons, all in the prime of life. They are also completely dependent on others for support. No matter how desperately they want to work, they would be breaking the law if they did so. The result would mean immediate imprisonment.

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First Steps

Worldwide, there is more awareness today than ever before of the plight of ethnic minorities. That is why Christian Action has been providing humanitarian support services for these marginalised people since 2003. They are people with hopes and dreams, just like you and me.

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"My Country"

When the first child from Xining Children's Home was adopted internationally in 2001, we had our first celebration! To date, 161 children have joined their forever families overseas. A total of only four children have been adopted by Swedish families, all of them in 2004.

This summer, those four precious girls and their families came back to visit us. While they waited in the lobby of Xining Children's Home, they were thrilled to see the display of a world map, with photographs of each of the four girls in Sweden! It was great for them to see this heart-warming indication that they had not been forgotten.

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From Grassroots boy to Iron Man

On November 3rd Mike Chan will participate in the 'BMW Destination X Ironman 70.3' International Invitation in Taiwan. The triathlon will include a 1.9km swim, 90km bike ride and 21.1km run, and is likely to take up to seven hours to complete! Mike says he's been training for this for four years, but the truth is that his entire life has been an unofficial marathon.

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Soul in a Metropolis

I am always amazed at how a few simple ideas, offered with compassion, can turn into something extraordinary. A small group of volunteers from Turner Broadcasting recently gave their time and talents to teach refugees and asylum seekers in Hong Kong about photography. They had no idea that they would make such an impact!

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