Information service of the Pontifical Mission Societies since 1927
Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - No slogans or banners, just a little sign - “The Catholic community offers free mineral water and good luck for your exams:!” - in different areas of examination centres. Catholics in He Bei decided to offer mineral water to students sitting three days of university entrance exams in the hot Summer weather. Faith Catholic bulletin issued in He Bei said this simple and sincere act had a strong impact and help to spread the message of Christ's disinterested love for all. The priest who organised the initiative said: “we try to take every opportunity to spread the message of God's love among all the members of society. We do it without exhibitionism, only with sincere and concrete acts which come from the heart. The result has been positive and unexpected: many students accepting the water asked for our prayers and of course we readily obliged”. (NZ) (Agenzia Fides 28/6/2007 - righe 14, parole 190)
