Concordia Welfare & Education Foundation - CWEF

23/07/2026

A New Chapter for CWEF

Dear CWEF supporters,

After more than 15 years of dedicated service to CWEF, Josh Lange has announced that he will depart his role as Executive Director. Josh has steered CWEF with wisdom, perseverance, and prayer. He led us through a difficult time for non-profits in China and completed non-profit registration in Yunnan Province. He has led CWEF with a servant heart, invested deeply in staff, and united our China and Cambodia offices around shared goals and vision. The Board thanks Josh for sharing his gifts with all CWEF stakeholders. He will be missed! While we are sad to see him leave, we are excited for the many opportunities we know God is preparing for Josh and his family as they move to the U.S.

Today, the CWEF Board is thrilled to announce Summer Tan as our new Executive Director, starting July 2026. God has truly answered our prayers. He brought us a leader with a profound heart for ministry and deep roots in our work. Summer's history with CWEF is deeply personal. Sixteen years ago she was a CWEF scholarship recipient in Guangdong. She co-founded the Shining Star organization and has served as its Executive Director for the past nine years. She has also served CWEF as a program volunteer and board member. Summer knows firsthand how education breaks the cycle of poverty. We are blessed to have her unique vision guiding our next chapter.

As we navigate this leadership transition, we invite you to prayerfully consider joining the members of CWEF's board in making a special donation of thanksgiving: https://bit.ly/3yRj9f5.

Thank you for your faithful prayers and partnership. Let's welcome Summer together as we continue to strengthen communities as they emerge from poverty to serve and inspire others!

Blessings,
The CWEF Board

09/07/2026

Three years ago, 50 students were chosen to participate in the “Concordia Hope High School Class.” This special group of young people showed strong academic potential despite facing difficult circumstances at home, such as being orphaned, coming from families in crisis, experiencing multigenerational poverty, or growing up in remote villages in the Nujiang River valley, a mountainous region in western Yunnan Province near the border with Myanmar.

Today, we are very happy to report that — thanks to the faithful prayers and generous financial support of friends like you — these 50 scholarship students have now officially graduated!

In early June, all of the students in the Concordia Hope High School Class took the 2026 college entrance examination (“gaokao”), an infamously difficult and pressure-packed exam that requires months of grueling preparation and often becomes a major focus of high school students’ young lives.

Based on their exam scores, 47 of the Nujiang scholarship students were admitted to undergraduate university programs, reflecting an admission rate of 94%. The student with the highest score (618) plans to apply to Nanjing University of Science and Technology.

At the end of June, CWEF’s Jenny Chu traveled to Nujiang Nationalities High School — which also happens to be her own alma mater — to congratulate and celebrate with the students as they prepare for their next big adventure: university and bright futures beyond!

To mark this special moment, the students were also presented with special graduation gifts — nice new suitcases to travel with them during the next leg of their life journey.

Please join us in praying for these 50 students. We are asking God to continue to bless, protect, and provide for these young people and their families in the years to come.

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Thank you for your faithful prayers and generous support of CWEF. Your generosity empowers our team and local partners to continue creating opportunities like this for students from disadvantaged backgrounds in rural Asia.

In 2026, we have committed to sponsor a total of 170 students in China and Cambodia.

In order to be well-prepared for our continued service and support of these students in the upcoming academic year, we are inviting you to join us today as we seek to raise an additional $25,000 USD this summer.

Would you prayerfully consider making a generous donation today?

https://bit.ly/3yRj9f5

Your giving makes it possible for more students to stay in school and graduate, like these 50 students in Nujiang.

Thank you!

14/06/2026

In a remote border region of Yunnan, China called Nujiang 🏔️ - we have a special class to support high-achieving students from disadvantaged backgrounds helping them to graduate high school and excel in college. This summer 50 of those students are graduating high school!

See the jaw-dropping mountain views of Nujiang and read more about what makes this group of students so special here on our blog:

Against the Odds: Fifty Students Prepare to Graduate June 15, 2026 / China, education, scholarships / 3 minutes of reading Many students in rural China live in dorms at their schools because their home villages are too remote for a daily commute. Xiaohong, a high school student you support through C...

17/03/2026

MATCHING OPPORTUNITY! If you donate to CWEF now through March 20th, every unique individual that gives $50 or less will have their gift matched at 50%! (example: a $50 gift becomes $75!)

Click this link to give: https://goto.gg/44040

03/12/2025

Thank you for your kindness and generosity during this giving season, and especially yesterday on !

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“A generous soul will prosper, and he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.”

Proverbs 11:25

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03/12/2025

A big THANK YOU to everyone who has responded with generous gifts, encouraging words, and sharing to others in your network today!

We're almost there -- CWEF’s generous partners have now given 83% of our total giving season goal of US$60,000.

In honor of CWEF’s 20th Anniversary, would you join them today by giving in one of the following ways?

$20 today
$20 per month
$120
$200
$2000

Every gift of any amount will make a big impact for students and their families in Yunnan.

If you haven't already done so, please consider setting up a recurring donation or a generous year-end gift here: https://bit.ly/3yRj9f5

Thank you again for your kindness and generosity on this special !

02/12/2025

Today’s the day!

This , your generous gift will help to fully fund all 110 students currently sponsored by CWEF’s scholarship program in Yunnan, and you can also empower us to add 45 new scholarship students in 2026!

Your generosity will mean the world to students like Zibu, who shared the following with us:

"Despite my family's poverty and my parents' constant ill health, which prevents them from working outside the home to earn a living, I have always lived frugally at school, constantly worried about overspending and adding to their burden. However, since receiving your generous financial support, I have felt less burdened and more confident. My parents have also been relieved, and my entire family is deeply touched.

We have realized that even in dark times, there is light and warmth."

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CWEF’s generous partners have already given 75% of our total giving season goal of US$60,000.

In honor of CWEF’s 20th Anniversary, would you join them today by giving in one of the following ways?

$20 today
$20 per month
$120
$200
$2000

Every gift of any amount will make a big impact for students like Zibu and their families.

If you haven't already done so, please consider setting up a recurring donation or a generous year-end gift here: https://bit.ly/3yRj9f5

Thank you for your kindness and generosity on this special !

01/12/2025

This year, we look back with gratitude on the past 20+ years of service in Asia, and we also look forward with expectation to see what God has planned for CWEF over the next 20 years.

With that in mind, we want to invite you to join us tomorrow by giving generously on GivingTuesday.

We are currently 75% of the way to our goal of raising HK$466,800 (US$60,000) during this giving season.

This will allow us to fully fund all 110 students sponsored by CWEF’s scholarship program in Yunnan for the current year, and it will also provide enough funding to add 45 new students to the program in 2026, according to our current plan.

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In honor of CWEF’s 20th Anniversary, would you prayerfully consider giving:

$20 tomorrow
$20 per month
$200
$2000

Every gift of any amount will make a big impact for a family in need.

If you haven't done so already, please consider setting up a recurring donation or a generous year-end gift here:

https://bit.ly/3yRj9f5

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Thank you, and God bless you!