Bike-A-Thon 2014

Please support us as we cycle together as a team for charity and share love with the refugee community of Hong Kong.

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Riding in support of the forgotten, the broken and the most vulnerable. Dear Friends, This year, I had hoped to move to Hong Kong to widen my perspectives.  Then, joining the church Bike-a-thon allowed me to look inside the lives of refugees and asylum seekers here.  Truthfully, they felt removed from me, because I didn’t even know they lived here.  However, through meeting a Middle-Eastern family at a home visit, I’ve been humbled to see that they aren’t nobodies, but extraordinary people with brave hearts that know sacrificial love. This family of 5 lives in a tiny apartment, the walls are run-down, with second-hand furniture and clothing.  Because they are asylum seekers, the parents cannot work, although both were once professionals in their country.  Due to fears of how social unrests could affect their children, they left their wealth and loved ones for a foreign country.  This tugged at my heart as I’ve wrestled with God a lot before coming to Hong Kong, because I knew I had to leave much behind in Sydney; but how much more must the parents have wrestled, for they had to forgo much more in exchange for much less compared to me.  They can’t earn money, can’t leave and can’t tell their families in the Middle-East their location: it’s like living inside a prison without walls.  It hit me hard that there must be courage and sacrificial love for their children to do this. They have shown me the heart of my Heavenly Father, who sacrificed His only beloved Son.  I was truly humbled.  Refugees and asylum seekers are all living courageously and having my eyes opened, my hope is to help them wherever I can, so I would like to invite you to partner with me by financially contributing through this Bike-a-thon, I believe your donation will make a big difference in their lives.  Thank you! Donate Now!  PayPal: Please click the DONATE button below to go to my PayPal donation page. Cheque: Please make your cheque payable to "The Vine Community Services Ltd" and post it to The Vine Centre, 29, Burrows Street, Wan Chai, Hong Kong. Thank you so much for taking the time to read this email. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to email me. I will keep you all updated on my training progress. Blessings, Clare Who is VCSL? The Vine Community Services Ltd is a non-profit organization here in Hong Kong that works as a beacon of hope to the most overlooked, ignored and vulnerable in our society. VCSL supports 250+ refugees and asylum seekers aiming to equip, educate and empower individuals and families to become positive and contributing members of the community. Click here to find out more about VCSL and our mission for Hong Kong Refugees and Asylum Seekers. The 300km challenge! A Band of Riders plan to cycle 300km in 4 days from Kaohsiung to Kenting, over the coastal and mountainous roads of Taiwan. The route and short time frame will be a great test for us physically and mentally, with just a small team to help accomplish this distance. Our goal is to raise HK$2M for the refugee work of The Vine Community Services. Please support us as we cycle together as a team for charity and share love with the refugee community of Hong Kong. More info.

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