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After deducting the cost for promotion published in the spring of 1994. At present,
materials, all the money received from the some 24,000 students in 60 schools are using
"Five Loaves and Two Fish" campaign is the old books from this series. It is anticipated
distributed to support rehabilitation work in that with the appearance of the revised edition
disaster areas, rural development, and the work that this number will increase. The series
of improving poverty situations. continues to generate over HK$125,000.00 in
income for the Council.
10. Burma social service project..............78,000 3. THE SUMMER WITH A PURPOSE
11. North Korea community service project PROGRAMME
78,000 Six teachers from the Reformed Church in
12. Cambodia basic health project...........78,000 America joined six Chinese counterparts to
13. Indonesia: North Suluwesi church island conduct the 15th annual SUMMER WITH A
transport project......................................41,000
PURPOSE (SWAP) programme this summer.
Begun by the Council’s then Education
Secretary, Rev. Wendell Karsen, the six-week
COMMUNICATIONS programme offered over seventy Form III
1. "NEWS & VIEWS" students from a variety of secondary schools a
The editor of "NEWS & VIEWS" continues to be unique opportunity for personal growth.
the Council’s Executive Secretary for In addition to the usual site at the Church of
Communications, Rev. Wendell Karsen. The
Christ in China’s Kei San Secondary School in
aim of the publication is to enable the Council Fanling, the programme was also held at a site
to enter into dialogue with the church around in China for the first time, with the participants
the world concerning life and thought in Hong and staff equally divided between the two sites.
Kong and to contribute to the understanding of The New Canaan Retreat Centre, near the
local Christians concerning news and views village of Ngokai outside of Zhong Shan in
from the Christian community at large. The Guangdong Province, was an ideal location for
thirty page Quarterly is published in March, young people to get away from the "concrete
June, September and December and has a jungle” for awhile. The aim of the multi-faceted
circulation of one thousand. Many readers have programme is to build a sharing/caring
shown their appreciation for the publication by community within a Christian context that will
sending contributions to help defray provide a holistic growth experience for the
publication costs. participants.

2. THE FAITH & LIFE CURRICULUM The SWAP staff undergo two weeks of vigorous
The revision of the five year FAITH & LIFE training in preparation for the four week camp
experience, followed by a time for evaluation
religious education series for secondary
schools continues to move ahead. First written and follow-up. The Reformed Church also
eleven years ago by Rev. Wendell Karsen, the provides a full-time volunteer to conduct an
entire series is being revised and up-dated by on-going year long follow-up programme for
the participants that consists of SWAP Clubs,
the author at the invitation of the publishing
house, Federal Publications. Books I and III Bible Study & Sharing Groups, social events
and reunions. The 74 participants were chosen
were published in April this year. The revision
of Book II has been completed and it will be from some 200 applicants.
published in March, 1993. It is planned to have The SWAP programme is planned and
the revised Books IV & V appear in April 1995. conducted by an independent SWAP
The simplified English editions of Books l-lll are committee, made up of former participants and
due to appear in the spring of 1993. headed by Mr. Rex King. This committee is
under the umbrella of the Council. The
In addition, Rev. Karsen has been asked to write influence of this programme goes well beyond
a new book for students in Form IV & V who are the annual event itself since a number of
preparing to sit for the Religious Studies public church groups and Christian organizations
examination. The plan is for this book to be have adopted SWAP methods and programme

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