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HOME On January 23 a fire swept through a tight cluster of thatch
houses located just a few kilometers from Angkor Wat, Cambodia and in a
matter of minutes 36 homes were burned to the ground leaving hundreds of people
with no shelter and only the clothes they wore. The following morning with
embers still glowing and smoke still rising, children and parents picked their
way through the ash looking for anything of value. The boys and girls, covered
in soot, put small metal scraps in plastic bags while the adults collected the
larger pieces of remaining metal. Later that day it would all be sold as scrap
so they could have enough money to eat for a fe w
days.
The congregation of Monkton & Prestwick North Parish Church raised the sum of
£311.00 ($558.14) as part of a fire fund appeal by "Journeys Within Our
Community", and that has been sent to Jesse Wolfe, Managing Director, JWOC.
"I wanted to let you know that our bank confirmed with me yesterday that funds
in the amount of $558.14 were deposited into our account on April 17th. I think
that with Khmer New Year going on the first couple of weeks this month it must
have slowed everything down.
The
important thing though is that the funds have been received, so thank you very
much for working through the difficulties of wiring to us.
I attached some photos from the village where the houses have been rebuilt. We
have put in some new wells in the village also, since before there was only one
cheaply made well to serve the entire community of several hundred people. The
families use the wells not only for drinking, but also bathing and laundry.
Also, in case you have not seen it yet, we have recognized on our website all
the people, including your church, who contributed to the fire relief effort.
You can visit the page at the following link:
www.journeyswithinourcommunity.org/VillageFire.html
We greatly appreciate your parishes
fundraising
effort on behalf of the Cambodians whose homes were destroyed and look forward
to keeping you informed of our work in Cambodia. I have added your email address
to our newsletter mailing list so you will receive our bi-annual newsletter as
well as occasional updates on our projects. Please never hesitate to contact me
with any questions or comments you may have".
Best wishes,
Jesse Wolfe
Our Vision is to build a faith based church
that is relevant to every day life, enabling and releasing ordinary people to
live extraordinary lives.
We are a
Fairtrade
church. We have committed to:
- use Fairtrade tea and coffee for all meetings for which we have
responsibility
- move forward on using other Fairtrade products (such as sugar, biscuits,
and fruit)
- promote Fairtrade during Fairtrade Fortnight - and through other
activities whenever possible.
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