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November Challenge of the Kairos souvenirs for participants.
Document
December How Christians view the As in the past, it was resolved by the
Political Development promotional meeting that all donations received
1987 this year were to be sent to the Association for
January Ecumenical Movement in a Industrial Accident Victims as an act of concern
Changing Society to the injured and their family members.
February Awakening of Women
March Spirituality in Facing 1997
April Towards Labour Theology
May How Christians See the Public
Order (Amendment) Ordinance
O TH ER C O N C E R N S
June Christians and Politics

1. Five Loaves and Two Fish Campaign
The above topics are all issues that Hong
Kong Christians are concerned about. There In order to express the concern of Christians
are critical viewpoints which might be very
in Hong Kong for suffering and misery around
controversial in the articles. But this is exactly the world, the Council twelve years ago laun­
one of the aims in publishing "Message", as ched the Five Loaves and Two Fish Campaign
faith and life may then be integrated in the Hong
for overseas relief and development projects.
Kong context, and thus become an influential Over the years it has won the support of
force.
Christians and non-Christians in Hong Kong,
and the annual sum collected has been on the
increase. The donations between January and
6. World Day of Prayer Committee
December 1986 totalled HK$1,530,000.00 which
went to the following projects:
The World Day of Prayer Movement was
started in 1887. It is celebrating its 100th
i ) Famine Relief in the Sudan, Africa
anniversary this year and the Committee 780,000. 00 (in HK$)
therefore organized some special activities.
ii) Flood Relief in Guangdong, China
300,000. 00
In May last year, the Committee sent Mrs.
Rayaan Ma to participate in the 100th anniver­ iii) Water Wells Project in Hebei, China
161,000.00
sary celebration and the quadrennial meeting
iv) Typhoon Relief in the Philippines
held in New Youk. In addition, the Committee
held a thanksgiving service in Ward Memorial 50,000. 00
v) Earthquake Relief in El Salvador
Church on 6th March. Rev. Lee Ching Chee 78,000. 00
preached a sermon and joint women choir
sang praises to the Lord. Special scenes were vi) Rural Development Project in Pakistan
also arranged in the service to remember the 78,000. 00
v i i) Negrito Development Project, Philippines
origin and development of the World Day of 78,000. 00
Prayer Movement. A dinner reception with 17
tables was held that evening in the London The Five Loaves and Two Fish Christmas
Restaurant for fellowship and sharing of sisters cards for 1986 were a great success and
from different churches. In addition, beautiful HK$180,000 was raised. The Five Loaves and
picture frames were made as individual Two Fish Campaign is a movement of sharing,

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