St Edmund’s School, Acle have a link with China.

Hong Kong
We were privileged to welcome Archbishop Paul Kwong to the Diocese of Norwich for a few days prior to Lambeth 08.

Following ‘the handover’ to China in 1997 the Province of Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui was established in 1998. The province of Hong Kong has 60 -70 priests serving a total population of 7 million (more than the population of Norway, for example).

The clergy of each diocese meet every Thursday morning for Eucharist, breakfast, bible study and any other business, except for the monthly meeting of the whole province.

The Government would appear to out-source most of its social work. Consequently, whilst Christians make up only 3% of the total population, the Anglican Episcopal Church is responsible for running a number of schools, older people’s homes, kindergartens, clinics and social drop-in centres, the parish priest quite often being the Responsible Officer and Chairman of the Board.

Bawdeswell’s warden has a personal link with an eye hospital in Bamdah.

Congham has had a link with Koti School, Uter Pradhesh, N.India, which may be reviewed as the contact maybe leaving the parish.

Adrian Miller, curate in Tas Valley Team, is linked with and has visited north-east India and Bhutan in association with B.K.Biswas, founder of the Masihi Mandi churches based in Kalimpong, near Darjeeling.

Holy Trinity, Norwich: a church member has worked in Indonesia in the past, and returns annually.

St Giles, Norwich, is supporting a one year refugee link project in Dheisheh in 2008.

Nar Valley Group: the Very Reverend Michael Sellors is Dean Emeritus of St George’s Cathedral, Jerusalem, and in charge of the Armenian Peace Academy.

Tony Higton was General Director of the Church's Ministry among Jewish People, based in Jerusalem.

Grimston has links through CMS with Michael Green in Jordan.

Snettisham supports the work of Dr Rachel Karrach, Medical Director of Tansen Hospital. Dr Karrach’s father, Herbert, is a retired priest in the benefice.

Mulbarton are linked with Ram Prasad Shrestha a CMS partner, living and working in Nepal. He heads up Missions Commission of Nepal. About 9 years ago the CMS rep needed somewhere for Ram to go for 10 days and our links with him have been since then. He pioneers missionary outreach within Nepal and to Nepalese workers in India and Malaysia. Read his July 2009 Newsletter

Cromer Parish Church linked with Jennie Collins through Tear Fund.

St Matthew’s, Thorpe Hamlet, through USPG & CMS, sponsors Revd Jane Shaw in Raiwind Diocese, Lahore.

The Church in the Woottons has sponsored, through CMS, Yvonne Sired.

This is our official Diocesan Companion Link, built upon the ministry in PNG of Norfolk born and Tatterford-Rectory bred David Hand, first Archbishop of PNG, and more recently Peter Fox, until recently Bishop of Port Moresby and now Incumbent of Old Lakenham and Tuckswood and Diocesan Link Officer. A former Diocesan Secretary of Aipo Rongo is Malcolm Malone, a member of Thorpe Hamlet church. The Mothers' union is also linked with this latter Diocese.

Michael Woods from Great Yarmouth is linked to St Luke's, Sri Aman

Jeremy Bishop served with OMF from 1982-89.

Revd John and Mrs Kathleen Wallis served in Korea.

Peter Knight went to Sri Lanka following the tsunami in 2005.