If Walls Could Speak

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...

Click to read more ...

They Ate Less So She Could Have More

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.

Click to read more ...

Wishing You a Healthy, Happy 2012!

My husband Marlon, my son Danial and I have enjoyed celebrating the birth of our Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ.  I don't usually talk about my faith on this blog, but Christmas is unique for Christians, so Marlon, Danial and I hope that it was also a unique time for you and your family. 

Click to read more ...

Hope and a Future

There was much rejoicing two years ago when Shannon and John Silva came to take their adopted daughter Madison (Liang Ying) from Xining Children's Home back to their home in the USA. We celebrated together before their departure, something I try to do with all our adopted children. Whenever children from our homes go to be with their forever families, I wonder to myself what their future will look like, and how they will face the obstacles life has a habit of presenting. Shannon's latest update answers some of those questions...

Click to read more ...

A Win-Win Solution

Serving struggling families in Hong Kong and serving disadvantaged people who come to Hong Kong are both primary aims for Christian Action.

About eight years ago I thought of a way we could help to achieve both these aims and at the same time help to save our environment!  I didn't realize back then that we would also be helping every HK resident who lives in a tiny flat with little or no storage space! Here's how we're achieving an all-round win-win solution.

Click to read more ...