Dear Frens,

Yes, we made it past the 1st month! We have fed 700 people twice in August 09! \o/\o/\o/

Kyrie Kitchen aims to serve delicious hot home-cook meals that money cannot buy.

This project is wonderful, not only because the poor had food but it has allowed me to witness the solidarity of love & humanity that so many people have in their hearts for the poor.

The amount of individual effort it has taken to feed these 1400 people in this August '09 is truely inspiring to me.

We have cooks waking up as early as 5.30am, volunteers coming in just to pack the food in between running their own personal errands.

So many individuals took the effort to take time off their busy schedules to personally buy rice, fruits, pepper, oil and lug it to my house. Many also supported with their business connections and friends to supply food items and ingredients.

Even market uncles and aunties whom my mother patronised for years jumped in the bandwagon to contribute their share to the poor where they can.

Others shared their business kitchens to donate their own share of food to bless the poor. Charity groups like blessing in a bag, willing hearts, kitchen agape, St Ignatius's St. Vincent de Paul & Salvation Army sent in their resources to give clothes to the migrant workers and offered help and equipment in setting up the kitchen.

Still others, rush from work in their office outfits and leather shoes with their cars, MPVs and vans that they kindly begged, borrowed or stole from their friends to transport the food and fruits.

Many, many friends who have not been able to join us operationally have made generous personal contributions to fund the effort. Last but the least, the prayer support we have received from friends all over the world which we cannot do without.

It's so heartening to know that so many people will give so selflessly to people whom they do not know.

Let's pray, that these acts of kindness will have the effect of having others pass it forward, making this world a better place to live in.

God Bless,
Mill
Charity can be recognized as an authentic expression of humanity and as an element of fundamental importance in human relations, including those of a public nature. Only in truth does charity shine forth, only in truth can charity be authentically lived. - Pope Benedict XVI

Kyrie Kitchen will be launched on 6 August 2009!

Dear frens,

God has blessed Kyrie Kitchen with abundance and mercy!
We wish to thank all friends of Project Kyrie for responding with boundless generosity!

Everything we needed for the launch, we have received to the finest detail.

Because of you, we are able to launch Kyrie Kitchen to serve the poor and the hungry today.

This is indeed a concerted effort of Project Kyrie’s community of friends. A solidarity of love, care and concern for the poor who live amongst us.

On behalf of the poor...

1) Thank you so much for providing the resources and equipment to set up the kitchen in just a few days.

2) Thank you for your monthly pledges of rice, chicken, vegetable, pepper, salt, sauces, peas, fruits and other food items. Every bag of rice, every plate of food served will go a long way in helping the poor.

3) Thank you for contributing to other ingredients for which we had to buy.

4) Thank you for volunteering to prepare, cook, pack, drive and distribute the food.

5) Thank you to restaurants and individuals for adding more meals to our effort so that we will not need to turn away the hungry.

6) Thank you to all, for taking time and effort to contact your network of friends to join in this mission.This is the vision of Project Kyrie coming alive.

7) Thank you also to friends for collaborating with us to distribute used clothes and brand new Croc s sandals.

And.... How does 200 hot meals become 1700 meals within a week?

My 73 year old mother stepped up and said ‘yes’ to feeding the poor and the hungry.

Her desire and courage was only for 200 packs of hot meals twice a month.

A tidal wave of kindness for the poor have swept through this project. Before my mother cooks her 1st hot meal today, we have received monthly pledges from restaurants and individuals to provide vegetable curries and nasi lemak.
A total of 500 extra meals. 200 + 500 = 700 hot meals

One of the locations, we will be serving tomorrow is the blue star dormitory, where 5000 low-waged and under privileged foreign immigrants are living.

Usually many will be turned away hungry when the hot meals run out. A kind and wonderful donor has stepped up to provide 1000 packets of Maggie
noodles meal, every time we distribute food for the poor for a year. These would be given to sustain the hungry who would otherwise be turned away without food. So that’s a total of 700 + 1000 = 1700 meals!

\o/\o/\o/ Praise God! He has multiplied our 5 loaves and 2 fishes! He is indeed a God of love, mercy and faithfulness!

Last but not least, we need your continuous support to allow this mission to grow and continue in the years to come.

Today's Schedule

9am to 3.30pm - Food Preparation

3.30pm to 5.30pm - Packing and Washing Up

5.30pm - Cars Arrive

6.00pm - Convoy leaves for the different

Locations

Locations for food distribution to the poor:

• Jobless foreign migrant workers @Desker Road
• Dustbin and trash collectors atWoodlands
• Blue Star Dormitory @ Jurong, 3 Kian Teck Rd