Spread the Love to City Edges

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[ ‘SHARE’ Jan-Feb 2017 ] FOCUS ~ URBAN POVERTY

Interviewing and editing: Canace Chiu & Tsun Wan Yan

The rapid economic growth of India did not significantly reduce its population living in poverty. Although halved from the 90’s, the number of poor people living in India still reaches 600 million, with 300 to 400 million of them living under extreme poverty. The country is not spared from the plethora of social problems experienced by other developing countries, such as a large income gap and rural-urban migration. CEDAR hopes to share with you the stories that took place in the lesser known areas of India, and we wish you could remember the suffering people and God’s servants in your prayers in this New Year season.

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Strengthened by God’s words in Developing the Lands

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Garo is an ethnic group in Bangladesh that lives in poverty with scarce resources. The lack of technology also restricted their resources management, and their living condition is hardly improved as a result.

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Post-war Rebuilding in Myanmar

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Education opportunities and safety are civilian rights that shall be protected by any governmental bodies. When such rights could not be guaranteed, external support is called for in order to maintain a stable society.

There is a dormitory besides a public school in Sandung, in Kachin State, which benefits the students who would otherwise spend a lot of time travelling to and from their homes. It is also the home of multiple orphans. The building is far from spacious, and houses close to 80 people (including caretakers, pastors, and teachers) at its peak, around 50 during academic holidays. The demand to expand became increasingly apparent to locals as they too are concerned with the living conditions and the tight personal spaces between the adolescents, as well as the need to provide appropriate spaces to more school children to live with dignity.

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Share the blessings of Lunar New Year to bring the hope to those in need overseas

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Happy Lunar New Year! We always wish to have a good start in the beginning of the year, so we will make the wishes or set the goals to make the changes. However, we often have limitations from our circumstance. It is not always possible for us to change just from on our own efforts, so we need the help from others.

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Help Nepal Metamorphose to a Different Life

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[ ‘SHARE’ Jan-Feb 2016 ] STEP INTO THE WORLD

 

Thanks to many churches in Hong Kong, our long time supporters, and participants of Barefoot Walk that because of your generous donations, CEDAR and our partners can provide timely relief to over 3,900 affected households in Nepal after the April massive earthquake. These are what were provided:

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We Wish a Fruitful Year for the Poor Families from Afar

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The Chinese New Year is one of the most anticipated festivals for children, because the elderly will give them red pockets for new-year blessings.  No matter how naughty or shy the children are in the rest of the year, they will greet their parents and elderly to get a red pocket.

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