Peace and Social Concerns Committee

Letter from Hong Kong

Dear Friends

I write informally on behalf of Hong Kong Friends to let you know our love and prayers have been with you and all Americans all this week and will continue to be.

We have not discussed a formal message to you but I am sure my sentiments are shared by all of us here in Hong Kong.

Today at Meeting for Worship [we are 12 hours ahead of you] we had a moving and centred Meeting which was focussed on the tragedies of 11-09-2001.

This week in Hong Kong all people have been affected, many of us know people who were there on 11-09-2001, some of whom did not survive.

We have shared prayer meetings and silent vigils. At home and in churches across Hong Kong candles have been lit.

I just wanted to let you know that you are not alone and you are very much in our minds and hearts.

These events affected us all where ever we are in the world. This is an informal message because we've been too shocked still to think of a formal one. I'm sure it will follow.

With much love from Hong Kong.

Julian Stargardt
Overseer