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anytime. God wants us to love Him and others For the past 2 years, we specially thank
like we love ourselves. If we love one another, Rev. Ralph Lee, our Honorary General Secretary,
we please God. Let love continue to transform who supervised the staff and promoted the
and renew China, allowing more people to ministries of the Council. For the mission
become aware and believe God is love. of unity, he postponed his plans to move to

England. His contributions to the Council have
In Christ, our faith is the power of transformation. always been highly recognized and we all praise
In the hope of resurrection, we transform lives his enthusiasm and devotion to the ecumenical
and renew the society. We need to transform movement. May our Lord bless him and his
the disaster into blessings, the worries into family. On the other hand, we are very pleased
happiness, the crisis into peace, the desperation that the Hong Kong Council of the Church in
into hopes, hostility into forgiveness. In the
Christ in China kindly agreed to send us Rev. Po
past, Hong Kong Christian Council has always Kam-cheong to be our next General Secretary.
been a pastor, servant and prophet to serve the Rev. Po is a very experienced pastor. He has
churches and the community, by networking served in the church for many years, and he
all the leaders and co-workers to transform
also spent time working for the Council. He has
and renew the ministries in the spirit of unity. good relations with the churches in Hong Kong
During the year under review, we continued our and China. He also served as the committee
hard work and connected with our members. I
member in our Executive Committee and other
am thankful to the Executive Committee who
committees for a long time. All of these shows
have made proper decisions and given wise his deep involvement in the mission of unity.
guidance, and to all committee members who We really have to thank our Lord. Taking this
have worked hard to carry out the ministries.
opportunity, I hope that the ministries of the
Council can be further developed. Let's unite
Here are some ministries highlights: Sharing our hearts to transform lives and renew the
and Witness Committee has organized donation community, revealing God's love and His glory
campaigns for the snow storm and earthquake to the world.
in China, and Burma cyclone. Justice and
Social Concern Committee has done in-depth
research on the issues of democracy, medical The Prayer of St. Francis
service, race and other societal topics. Mission
O L o rd ! M ake m e the ch a n n e l o f Y our peace,
and Ministerial Formation Committee has
W here there is h a tre d le t m e brin g Y our love;
been frequently invited to China for organizing
W here there is injury, Y our pardon, Lord;
activities. Church Unity and Relations Committee
has organized members to visit the churches in A n d w here there's doubt, true faith in You.
Macau. The details of the activities are captured W here there's d e s p a ir in life le t m e b rin g hope;
in this report. Thanks be to God for all we have W here there is darkness, o n ly lig ht;
achieved, also to the co-workers and staff who A n d w here there's sadness, e v e r joy.
have been working very diligently. Last year, we
O Lord, grant that I may never seek,
kept close contact with the churches in China
So m uch to be co n so le d as to console,
and all over the world, joining hands to work
To be u n d e rsto o d a s to u nderstan d;
in the ministry of unity. For the new leaders of
the China Christian Council, we thank our Lord. To be lo ve d as to love w ith a ll m y soul.
May God bless the churches in China. It is in p a rd o n in g th a t we are pardoned,

O n g ivin g to a ll m en th a t w e rece ive ;
A n d in d yin g th a t w e're born to e te rn a l life.