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The "Message" Editorial Committee 1994 D ecem ber 1993/January 1994
Marching into A New Era of
Since January 1993, the "M essage" reorganized its Communications
content and started a new form at. Positive February
com m ents w ere received from our readers. China Church Mission Activities
R eorganization w ill continue in order to im prove M arch
the readability o f the "M essage". Church Women's Issues
A pril
By adopting a free-w ill offering schem e, the The Church and Grassroots People
C om m ittee encouraged the churches to request M ay
considerable quantities for distribution. Family Issues in the 21st Century
T he them es during the past year w ere: June
Caring for AIDS Victims
July/A ugust
1 9 9 3 Septem ber
The Church and Environmental Protection The 40th Anniversary of the Hong Kong
O ctober Christian Council
Exploring Methods of Biblical Exegesis
N ovem ber
Church Renewal Movement

Five Loaves and Two Fish Campaign

In 1993, a total o f H K $2,184,157 w as donated to the "Five Loaves and Tw o Fish" C am paign w hile the C hristm as
C ards sale generated an incom e o f H K $873,250. A fter deductions for p rin ting and postage expenses for both
funds, net profits for donations is H K $ 1,950,843 and for C hristm as C ards is H K $422,126. A total of
H K $2,372,369 raised in 1993 w as allocated to the follow ing program s:

1 .
India: E a rth q u a k e E m e rg e n c y a n d R e h a b ilita tio n P ro g ra m m e H K $ 7 12,000
2.
Sudan: F a m in e R e lie f 400,000
3.
R w anda: C h u rc h W o rld A c tio n 200,000
4.
South A frica: N a ta l E m e rg e n c y R e lie f 78,000
5.
China: S c h o o l P ro je c t in G u iz h o u , Y u n n a n 120,000
6.

C h in a ：X u w e n D e e p W e ll P ro je c t 150,000
7.

C am b od ia ：K a m p o n g T h o m In te g ra te d R u ra l D e v e lo p m e n t P ro je c t 156,000
8.
B angladesh: R u ra l D e v e lo p m e n t P ro je c t 156,000
9.
M yanm ar: H ill R e g io n In te g ra te d R u ra l D e v e lo p m e n t P ro je c t 78,000
10.

P h ilip p in es ：P in tu b o R e h a b ilita tio n P ro je c t 78,000
11. 78,000
Indonesia: E a s t T im o r A ta u ro Is la n d F is h in g a n d F a n n in g D e v e lo p m e n t P ro je c t
12.
P akistan: S o c ia l C o n n e c tio n s P ro je c t 60,000
13.
Laos: W a te r P ro je c t 40,000

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