Team Hong Kong 2008

Will it be hard to find WHO we are looking for?

June 4, 2008 · 3 Comments

At first, as I thought about how my team and I would possibly find and hand out 3,000+ invitations to OFW’s (Overseas Filipino Workers) in Hong Kong on a Sunday afternoon (June 22nd), I thought to myself . . . how are we going to do that in one day? Where will we know to look for them? How will they “stand out” in a crowd? Well the more I thought about it and even started worrying a little bit, I decided to hop on the Internet and look for some answers. That’s when I came across THIS website. I don’t know who this person is and can’t stand behind anything they say on their blog but they definitely answered my question!

I am now fully confident we will find OFW’s in Hong Kong! Apparently, they socialize like this EVERYWHERE! You can find them huddling together in parks, hallways and under trees. They are simply enjoying one another’s company from morning to night all Sunday long. I am so very excited to get to Hong Kong and have the chance to offer them an invitation to something that is truly eternity-changing!

This ‘blog author’ explains OFW-life in Hong Kong like this, “Shortly after descending into Hong Kong’s Central District for the first time I notice hundreds of women laying blankets or pieces of cardboard boxes on sidewalks. Is this some type of sit in like protest in the making or the prelude to a weekend event? Eager to catch the boat I keep moving.

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