A Cheerful Giver

As a child, I couldn't wait until Chinese New Year. In the days leading up to the celebrations two words filled my mind: red packets (laisee)! Like children waiting for Christmas morning in other countries, my life was consumed with the excitement of what I would receive, and what I would buy when I opened my laisee packets - each one stuffed with money!

Imagine my emotions this year, when I was told about the heart attitude of Mark, one of our very disabled children in Qinghai.

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Still Celebrating!

I love it when the little ones who are adopted from our Children's Homes continue to be reminded of their birthplace when they are taken to live in another country and a different culture.

Evan's family have done just that for him... just take a look at these happy photographs!

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A Dream Come True!

The longing for a child to succeed in life is the dream of most parents, whatever their nationality or culture. Xiao Qi's parents were no different. They were determined that their daughter would not work in the fields as they had done. But escape from the remote mountainous region of Qinghai to a better life demands perseverance.

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Plenteous Joy and Continuous Prosperity

Happy Year of the Monkey! Chinese New Year is a time for family reunions. This week, friends and family around the world take time to visit each other, and give lucky money (lai see) to kids. And of course whenever Chinese people gather, food abounds! During this exciting time of year, there is a different mood filling the streets and peoples' hearts. There are many reasons why I enjoy the season, but my favourite has to be the welcoming of good wishes and blessings. One of the most common being "恭喜發財/ Kung Hei Fat Choy!" which means, "Wishing you happiness and prosperity in the coming year!"

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Community at its Finest!

For the past seven years, the lives of many underprivileged children who were destined to become uneducated, unmotivated adults have been changed. Giving children self-esteem is one of the most valuable things we can do in life.

With that in mind Christian Action developed our Child Development Fund (CDF) programme. But we didn't go it alone in pursuit of our dream to build confident, strong, future citizens of Hong Kong, and also end the cycle of intergenerational poverty.

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