An Ultrasound Probe for the Canossian Medical Centre in Ukraine

"Dearest millicent,
Thank you for the great help your friends gave to get the ultrasound probe. The cost of the probe was 45000.00 hyrivna that was 3930.00 euro with the exchange value at that time.From M. Natalina we received 3472.00 euro. So all the money you sent was spent for it. Thankyou. Here Iam enclosing the photo . Once more thankyou to you and to your friend Joseph. We remember you all in our prayers. "

With Gratitude,
SR. Elizabeth N.

Dear Frens,

I wish to thank Joseph Tan & his friends - Albert Foo, Soong Hee Sang, Adeline Koh, Francis Chan and Janice Koh, Liana and Joseph Santoso, Tan Chek Khiaw and Augustine Tan for raising the funds and buy this ultrasound probe for use to help the needy with medical equipment in Ukraine.

Young children in Ukraine lose their mothers to minor illnesses that can be prevented from escalating into fatalities. Friends, the effort and resources you have generously put out, will save more lives than you will ever know!

It is wonderful for me to see friends of Project Kyrie going into action. Friends like Joseph being called to help the needy in Ukraine by using his own network of friends to reach out to the poor as far as Ukraine. This is indeed the essence of Project Kyrie's outreach.

I hope more friends who want to continue supporting this clinic for the poor in Ukraine, will continue to come forward to pledge their resources. Every year there are costs to be maintained for licenses, doctor and medical technician salaries, medicines etc.

It doesn't matter where we help as long as the help goes to people who need us. We are all indeed blessed if we are in the position to give that help, don't you think?

All Glory to God, our Father, as we remain, his instruments of love \O/\O/\O/

ALL GLORY TO GOD!

THANK - YOU!

Ukraine is so far away and many of us have no inkling what Ukraine is about or even look like. I praise and thank the Lord that kindness and mercy knows no bounds.

We wish to thank the following kind-hearted individuals for their generous contributions and support for the Ukranian Medical Centre Project.

An amount of S$9,500 was raised and have been sent to Ukraine via the Canossian Sisters in Poland by Dom Yeo our friendly banker.

May God bless you all a hundred fold for your kindness and love for the poor:

Martinus Kossahi, Francesca Seah, Sandra Vatsaloo, Julie Ng, Mok Sauk Soo, Lynette Yap, Raphael Teo, Lee Pey Woan , Theresa Sim and an anonymous angel.

Individual acknowledgement letters have been sent by the Ukranian Cannosian sisters to all.

The medical centre is a continuing project that has to survive on providence.

The Canossian Ukraine Mission will still need funds if anyone is called to help them get started. Even if technicians are paid for this year salaries will still need to be paid next year.

Further contributions for this worthy cause can be made directly to the convent or I would be happy to assist in organising the money to be sent there for you.

All monies or equipment sent will be officially acknowleged by the Canossian Order in Ukraine.

God Bless,
mill


A thank-you note from the sisters in Ukraine

from canossavin <canossavin@yahoo.co.uk>
reply-tocanossavin@yahoo.co.uk mailto:tomillicent.tan@gmail.com
dateThu, Apr 10, 2008 at 3:33 AM

subject: From Vinnitsa, Ukraine signed-by yahoo.co.uk

Our Dearest Millicent,

here we come with great joy to Wish you once again all the joys

of the Easter Season!

Hope and pray that you are keeping well.

Sr. Alicia had gone to Poland for the first profession of the 2 novices and we have got

what you had sent for our Mission.

May the Good Lord reward you and your companions for your charity and generosity.

We have got the License of the Clinic renewed from Kiev.

Very soon there will be further steps taken as we had planned.

Meanwhile once again we thank you for your help.Be sure of humble prayers for your noble work you are doing.

Lovingly, Sisters from Vinnitsa
Best regards, canossavin

mailto:canossavin@yahoo.co.uk

CANOSSIAN MEDICAL CLINICS FOR THE POOR IN UKRAINE (Vinnytsia)

Dear Frens,

Happy New Year to you and blessings to you and your family in this new faith-filled year!

As some may know, I just came back from a 3 months trip to Poland and Ukraine.

Amidst my vacation, God led me to become closely acquainted with the Canossian Nuns in Eastern Europe. They took it upon themselves to show me their work, their mission and the needs & difficulties of the poor that exists especially in Ukraine.

The poverty in Ukraine is different from the poverty we are used to seeing in Cambodia. Ukraine, being a country whose temperature falls below -30 degrees, the poor there face a whole different set of problems.

It’s like living in a freezer for many months a year. The nuns told me that just recently a lady missed her train, she then sat herself down to wait for the next train. She had forgotten to move around and her legs froze thus they had to be amputated.

Ukraine also suffered from the 2 man-made famines that killed at least 9 million people, Hitler's insanity and Stalin's cruelty during the communist occupation.

Against this backdrop of violence, the Canossian sisters want to help these poor families transit from the effects and shadows of communism by providing medical assistance to the needy.

The sisters currently provide catechism, host retreats and some counselling. They visit the poor, the sick and are working hard to reduce the high rate of abortion through their existing Pro-Life centre.

The nuns having been praying fervently for assistance in launching their Medical Clinics for the Poor in Vinnytsia.

For 4 years now, a 22 room medical facility located in the Canossian convent has been completed but left unused despite it being fully licensed to operate.

There are now 3 doctors seeing patients but they cannot do much and are unable to fully launch this medical facility.

The Canossian Nuns have managed to raise 70% of the required funds and have managed to set up some of the infrastructure.

What they need now is funding to:

1) employ laboratory assistants to test and analyse blood and urine. ( Cost about USD$200-$250 a month each )

2) employ technicians to operate the ultra sound machine. ( Cost about USD$200-$250 a month each )

The medical facility can start to function immediately if we can fund 1) & 2)


In their prayers the sisters also hope to get:

1) a fully equipped dentist's chair - for the urgently needed dental clinic
2) an echocardiogram - for the cardiology clinic to diagnose heart problems

Usually in poor countries, we have to build and fund the medical facility but in this instance they already have the infrastructure - the land, the clinics ( cardiology,gynaecology, pediatric, family and dental clinics) all set up but lack manpower & some equipment ie. perhaps 30% more, to make it fully operational.

Frens, if you feel called to assist the Canossian sisters to enable these servants of the Lord to bring some hope and love this way, pls email me or call me at 96956267.

Helping the poor

Dear Friends,

It been almost a year since I have posted anything here. Mainly its because the plans we have are now slightly larger and slightly harder to implement.

I am reminded that 'With God Nothing is Impossible!' thus we will embark on fulfilling the following needs that God has put placed in our way.


1) Cambodia - Microcredit loans to women
To assist them with funds to set up their own small businesses. This will enable families to rise out of extreme hardship and poverty. If these women have a skill or the will to make a better life for themselves and their families, they deserve an opportunity to try.


2) Ukraine - A land of blood and saints

A) To set up a medical centre for the poor at Vinnitsa

Here we have a situation where more than half the solution has been solved already.

The Canossian mission in Ukraine for purpose of helping the poor has built, set up and obtained a licence to operate a 22 room medical facility in Vinnitsa.

They have currently 3 doctors but they are unable to launch this medical mission because they lack funds for laboratory assistants to analyse blood tests, medical technicians to operate the ultra sound machine, some equipments and a dentist.

Re: Equipments still needed:

• Dentist chair
• Echo machine
• X-ray machine

Those who feel called to help in contributing funds or have friends who can donate 1st or 2nd hand equipment pls contact me.

It would also be great if a network of doctors can assist in set up or provide associate help to this medical centre in any way to enable the centre to function to its highest ability and reach out and assist as many people as it can.

B) Setting up a Social Centre in a poor village in Ukraine - A dream of a priest for his people

Its hard to imagine but Ukraine's temperature goes down to minus 25-30 degrees. I was there last week and it was only minus 5-10 degrees and I was freezing. It's like living in a freezer!

Ukraine has suffered 2 world wars, 2 man-made famines ( extreme persecution and genocide) and 70 years of harsh communist rule all within the last century. We will never understand the pain and suffering of the people. What I know is that they need a break!

They have been independent for 15 years, the poverty there is also extreme and harsh especially in the depth of winter. People need money for coal to warm their homes, to eat, to educate. It is a place where your legs can freeze and have to be amputated if you don't move in extremely cold.

Again here, we believe education is the 'hope'. The priest in this poor village has a dream to provide the poor with sewing and baking skills to help lift his parisioners out of poverty for those who try.

We want to help him raise funds here to build or rent this small social centre, where people can come not only to learn new skills but also for the young and old to gather and a place where the nuns can minister to the poor.

So I ask you friends to join me to help make the lives of those who have little or nothing a little better. If you feel called to help please do.

God can only put love in our hearts but we have to act on this love so that it can grow and glorify him.Pls do share this needs with people you know . Perhaps we can together make this a wonderful and meaningful Christmas for many.

With God all things are possible through him and through all those who love him :)

God Bless,

Mill

96956267

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