{"id":15339,"date":"2024-09-17T10:48:53","date_gmt":"2024-09-17T02:48:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ech.org.hk\/?p=15339"},"modified":"2024-10-31T11:51:52","modified_gmt":"2024-10-31T03:51:52","slug":"the-threads-in-tender-mothers-hands-weaved-with-love-cheung-mei-ling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ech.org.hk\/en\/the-threads-in-tender-mothers-hands-weaved-with-love-cheung-mei-ling\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cThe threads in tender mother\u2019s hands weaved with Love\u201d \u2013 Cheung Mei Ling, Yvonne, our \u201cLoving Mother\u201d from Administration Department"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Evangel Children\u2019s Home is filled with endless love! Our beloved colleague Cheung Mei Ling, Yvonneretired in October. Before joined Evangel Children\u2019s Home, Yvonne was a garment merchandiser. After she changed and picked up the job as a buyer for Evangel Children\u2019s Home, she has been the \u201cGMAA\u201d (General Manager of All Affairs) for 24 years.\u00a0 All the way she is filled with grace and love for our Evangel Children\u2019s Home (ECH).<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Big Family\u2019s \u201cEveryone\u2019s Mom\u201d<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Besides from her own family and church, this big family is her third home, which is the one she spent the most of her time in \u201cmanaging\u201d. Yvonne described herself as a \u201cMom\u201d, apart from purchasing daily necessities for all our children and need to take care of a huge household, for example, she needed to take children to buy clothes, brought them to see doctors, picked them up from school, mended their school uniforms, coordinated miscellaneous tasks, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Below were some daily \u2018calls for help\u2019 which she often heard. \u201cYvonne! We\u2019re out of rice!\u201d \u201cThe air conditioner is down! The light isn\u2019t working!\u201d \u201cOh no, a child is sick at school and we need to pick her up now!… We need to prepare congee for him\u2026 We need to arrange a doctor\u2019s appointment!\u201d \u201cThe school uniform pants are too short now, can you do a bit needlework and make it longer? \u201d \u201cThe child misses to get on the school bus and needs to do alternative arrangements.\u201d In her daily work, Yvonne and her team are just like a mobile unit \u2013 they have to handle the children\u2019s daily routines and deal with emergencies at the same time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Picking Up Children from School<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Yvonne knows every child\u2019s medical record clearly<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The house parents may only know the children in their own hostel.\u00a0 However, Yvonne recognized all the children living in ECH and had the opportunity to build good relationships with them. \u201cSometimes I act as a buffer, helping to mediate conflicts between children and parents \/ social workers.\u00a0 I can explain and counsel the children in another way.\u201d Yvonne had fond memories like the happy moments of \u201csinging hymns and marching\u201d when she picked up children from school. Beside of handling different affairs, she also worked on building relationships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yvonne had received some heartfelt gifts from children, like lovely cards on Mother\u2019s Day, or some hand-knitted scarves. One day, a little boy promised, \u201cWhen I grow up, I want to be a doctor and take care of you, my Yvonne, when you\u2019re old!\u201d All these little things warm her heart. Although she is single and has no child, God has made her a \u201cmother\u201d to many and she can accompany many children as they grow up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Children\u2019s Love for \u201cMom\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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She\u2019s willing to help and work in the kitchen when urgent needs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\u201cWeaving Up This Home\u201d<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Looking back on the days of growing together, Yvonne witnessed the expansion and changes in services, the increasing number of children with special education needs, she also experienced various challenges. No matter it\u2019s in good times or bad times, supplies for children has never met a shortage, like festive food, fruits, snacks, daily necessities, and even COVID-19 test kits, masks, and beds for isolation. During the pandemic of COVID-19, apart from the silent donations in necessities like masks and test kits, Yvonne experienced the difficult time when there\u2019s outbreak in the home, she worked with colleagues together selflessly to fight the pandemic. She believes when you walk with God, \u201cnothing is impossible\u201d.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unforgettable Happy Moments<\/strong> Yvonne recalled the joy of seeing children \u201cgrow taller and gain weight\u201d and left ECH happily. She remembered a child who loved staying at Evangel Children\u2019s Home just because \u201cthere was food.\u201d The child, who was skinny once, became a \u201cbig eater\u201d later and grew stronger gradually. On the other hand, some of her unforgettable sad moments also revolved the children\u2019s traumas and their misfortunes. She felt their pain and misery. One of the children lost his mother, and his father left too. The kid kept his father\u2019s belongings in his pocket and he hoped to meet him on the street. This longing caused her great sorrow. Some of the children who had lived in ECH, passed away in their twenties or thirties, due to illness.\u00a0 She was very saddened to hear of these news.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Naughty and Frustrating Moments<\/strong> There were also moments of naughtiness and frustration. A child broke and spilled concentrated detergent on the playground.\u00a0 When cleaning, that created a sea of white bubbles, which made everyone \u201cangry yet amused.\u201d Once there was a newly join child, he liked to create troubles.\u00a0 When Yvonne brought him to see the doctor, he closed the clinic door and pretended to be a thief, scaring the patients waiting there. Fortunately, people there were understanding and did not blame him.\u00a0 Yvonne learned to keep patient and was grateful the children changed gradually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yvonne lost her father when she was six, and her mother worked hard to support the family. She understands the importance of \u201ca home\u201d for children. \u201cHome\u201d is like the root of a tree; if it doesn\u2019t grow well, the child\u2019s growth will be affected. She hopes that children from broken families can get warmth in this \u201chome\u201d and have a better future. A tree with healthy roots can grow strong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThreads is weaved in with Mother\u2019s Love\u2026\u201d<\/strong> Yvonne stitched the child\u2019s clothes with warmth and affection, hoping to mend the \u2018wounds\u2019 in children\u2019s heart with love. She hopes that the children will be healed, and they will have their own lives and families, and reunite happily with their children in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u9858\u6211\u300c\u5bb6\u300d\u66f4\u597dWishing My \u201cHome\u201d Better<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yvonne often encourages her colleagues with her favorite verse from 2 Corinthians 12:9 – \u201cMy grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness. Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ\u2019s power may rest on me.\u201d  Our colleagues work at Evangel Children\u2019s Home with love, and they sometimes face challenges and pressures which outsiders may not understand. She encourages them to accept and tolerate each other, and to receive God\u2019s grace with a grateful heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Yvonne got the \u201cBest staff\u201d awards twice, showing how she devoted to ECH<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Along these 24 years, Yvonne has been witnessing that the grace of Evangel Children\u2019s Home is sufficient! She blesses her \u201cHome\u201d here will be even better!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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