East Asia Project # 0120-11 Introduction to 3-Year Partnership Hong Kong
Team of 8-10 adults
October 10-16 or summer
Primary Goal: This mission trip will be an introductory hands-on project for a three year partnership. Volunteers are invited to join with the Hong Kong (HK) IMB personnel for first year vision casting/prayer walking program that will lead to various future mission projects. Partner with local churches/university for an English Corner to outreach non-believers.
City Focus: The most westernized city in China with 7 million people living in the crowded Hong Kong Island, Kowloon or New Territories.
Expected on field expenses: About $500 for seven day - hotel, meals, and transportation
Volunteer Qualifications:
Criteria for all volunteers: Christians with a humble servant attitude, very flexible, with very low expectations. Please be prepared to do three minutes personal testimony of salvation. Be able to share the Four Spiritual Laws in English. A 30 minute walk every day is encouraged to prepare for two hours of prayer walking each day.
Program Description:
Project tasks 1. Prayer walking. Places we might visit:
a. A temple of Chinese religion of Dao at Diamond Hill that is one of the strongholds in HK.
b. Kowloon Walled City Park – A historic site dated back in 1847. At that time, there were a lot of crimes involved in the city. Now, there are many restaurants and little shops, but still is a dark area.
c. Cheung Chau Island, a fishing village, Chinese ancestor worshiping and local deities. However, we have started a growing youth ministry that needs teaching and encouraging.
d. Shopping Centers – Each shows the materialistic side of HK.
2. English Corners – Partner with the Hong Kong Baptist University, Po Tien Gospel Center or other opportunities.
3. Leading one hour teaching on how Christians can be light and salt in the business world for the organization named Connecting Business and Marketplace to Christ (CBMC). Website: www.cbmc.org.hk 4. Visiting HK local churches – With the membership of 50-200, meet their pastors and church leaders to explore the possibility of partnership.
5. Building relationships – getting to know the local NSC (National strategy coordinator), making friends to build trust and discover needs for the future project.
Interaction with people, (personal relationships) The official name for HK is Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) that has religious freedom. No security code at the present time. Quite a few people can speak English and are very friendly to foreigners, but lack of interest in spiritual things. Hong Kong people live a very fast life style. Some visitors said it’s like visiting New York City. Sharing in a group setting works out better.
Requested by: Yan Siao
Banking Procedures (ATM availability, Credit Card use, etc) There are many banks such as HSBC, Bank of China... ATM is available. Major credit cards are accepted with some service charge. Cash is easy to exchange the rate for now is 1:7.75. At City View where you stay, you have all the conveniences around the block. People like to bring traveler’s check for security reason, but some places won’t accept it as readily as American dollars.
Phone Card Availability Bring a phone and buy a HK sim card at a very reasonable price.