Sponsorship of prayer books for the sisters and young in formation need in Myanmar

Thanks to Dominic Yeo, for his sponsorship of 15 copies of Everyday Prayer from the Divine Office, published in co-operation with collins E.J. Dwyer Talbot,by Theological Foundations in India.

Charity is surely not found in the great things we hope to do one day but in the daily responses to small things that God places before us everyday! Praise God \o/

Simple Contributions Make a World of Difference!

a simple ping pong table can light up the lives of the women & children at the Hagar Women's Shelter \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.

Car for the Canossian Sisters in Poland

Dear Frens,

Thank you so much for responding so quickly to the appeal letter below.

It is indeed God's Grace \o/ \o/\o/ that we managed to raise the S$31,100 (54,000 zl) within 2 weeks!

On 20th November 07, we placed a downpayment for 1400cc, Peugeot 308. It cost 51,500zl. We collected 54,000zl = S$31,100.

The money is almost spot on after paying for insurance and tax to put the car on the road.

I can't tell you how grateful the sisters are to you for your act of kindness. They have just taken delivery of the car and your unconditional support has inspired them to do even more.

The gift of this car is so much more than just transport for the sisters, you have given them affirmation for their life's work and it truely symbolises God's providence and love for his servants through answered prayers.

Special Thanks to Irene Tang, Susanna Kang and our anonymous angel for their generousity and kindness..and to Lynette Yap for co-ordinating the logistics of this project \o/

Appeal letter dated 30th Oct 07

Dear Frens,

I am now in Poland with Canossians nuns in krakow, Poland. There are 3 nun in the house with one novice. Recently they have wrecked their car and are in need of a new one. An inexpensive car would cost abt 25K.

Winter is here and temperatures go down to as low as minus 10 or 20 degrees with sometimes heavy snow. I have followed them to comfort the aged, they feed some poor families even tho they are not rich with funds, teach catechism, conduct youth retreats and when its cold its also difficult to go buy food.

Most of us are unable to do the Lord's work as they do on a daily basis, if anyone feels called to help out with the sponsorship of this vehicle and be part of the Lord's work through them, pls email or sms me 96956267


Thanks.

Yours in Christ,
Mill