More than 300 children orphaned in the Lijiang earthquake of 1996 have donated a year's pocket money to victims of the Wenchuan earthquake in Sichuan.
The total of 15,174 yuan ($2,200) is a significant sacrifice for the orphans from Yunnan province, who pledged their meager incomes from planting and selling vegetables and collecting waste for recycling.
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Friday, May 23, 2008
Myanmar junta setting up orphanages after cyclone
1 day ago
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar's military junta will set up orphanages for the hundreds of children whose parents died in the recent cyclone, state media reported Wednesday.
The New Light of Myanmar newspaper said orphanages will be opened in Pyapon district and Labutta, Irrawaddy River delta towns among those hit hardest hit by Cyclone Nargis.
The newspaper did not say how many orphans the government estimated had survived the May 3 disaster, or how many orphanages would be built.
UNICEF's representative in Myanmar, Ramesh Shrestha, said the agency believes the number of children left without guardians is over 600 and could rise.
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YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar's military junta will set up orphanages for the hundreds of children whose parents died in the recent cyclone, state media reported Wednesday.
The New Light of Myanmar newspaper said orphanages will be opened in Pyapon district and Labutta, Irrawaddy River delta towns among those hit hardest hit by Cyclone Nargis.
The newspaper did not say how many orphans the government estimated had survived the May 3 disaster, or how many orphanages would be built.
UNICEF's representative in Myanmar, Ramesh Shrestha, said the agency believes the number of children left without guardians is over 600 and could rise.
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Chinese eager to adopt quake orphans
By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN and CARA ANNA – 18 hours ago
MIANYANG, China (AP) — The children's faces stare in somber black-and-white photos from newspapers and scribbled posters at relief camps, seeking their parents. Many will never find them.
As the first estimate of orphans — more than 4,000 — emerged Thursday from last week's deadly earthquake, thousands of Chinese are rushing to offer their homes.
"My husband and I would really like to adopt an earthquake orphan (0-3 years old)," Wang Liqin wrote on popular Web site Tianya.com in a forum that was already three pages long.
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MIANYANG, China (AP) — The children's faces stare in somber black-and-white photos from newspapers and scribbled posters at relief camps, seeking their parents. Many will never find them.
As the first estimate of orphans — more than 4,000 — emerged Thursday from last week's deadly earthquake, thousands of Chinese are rushing to offer their homes.
"My husband and I would really like to adopt an earthquake orphan (0-3 years old)," Wang Liqin wrote on popular Web site Tianya.com in a forum that was already three pages long.
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St. John's Gives Bishop $35K for Tanzanian Orphans
by John J. Edwards, III
(May 22, 2008) On Sunday, May 18, the congregation of St. John’s Church on Sunday presented the Rt. Rev. Catherine S. Roskam, bishop suffragan of the Episcopal Diocese of New York, with a $35,000 gift to benefit Carpenter’s Kids, a program that provides supplies to HIV/AIDS orphans in Tanzania so they can go to school.
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(May 22, 2008) On Sunday, May 18, the congregation of St. John’s Church on Sunday presented the Rt. Rev. Catherine S. Roskam, bishop suffragan of the Episcopal Diocese of New York, with a $35,000 gift to benefit Carpenter’s Kids, a program that provides supplies to HIV/AIDS orphans in Tanzania so they can go to school.
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Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Silembe, Zambia | HOFO Update
This is an update we received yesterday from our team in Zambia. Enjoy......
We finally got a load of rocks today. Should collect 3 loads Wednesday. We did get a flat tire today in the process.
The lady is washing sheets. These sinks are being used for everything. They are almost indestructible.
We finally got a load of rocks today. Should collect 3 loads Wednesday. We did get a flat tire today in the process.
The lady is washing sheets. These sinks are being used for everything. They are almost indestructible.
Today the children were helping with the carpentry, cooking, and moving sand. Jo Anne interviewed the family of potentially the 12th child today -a 2 week old baby. The extended family are taking a day or two to think about what they should do with the child.
The concrete lintel/ring will be poured this week. The next day after concrete lintel/ring is poured, the main kitchen/laundry floor will be poured.
I delivered a load of cement today. We will use it all and may need a few more. I'll need to withdraw 1000 tomorrow and Wednesday if possible. We are going to Livingstone tomorrow, picking up more furniture, and to pay for the windows, door frames, and the fire doors I'm picking up Wednesday. We will also need another withdrawal for payroll near the end of the month.
The primer coat is being painted as I write. It will look good. Jo Anne brought the other house "parent" for the 2nd home to start learning the ropes with Elizabeth.
So the 2nd house will be filling very soon and we are on schedule to secure the 3rd house with floor poured and no internal walls.
I've been thinking about our project in Kasama. I think we might do something different there with the buildings. Things like cement and fuel are a bit more expensive due to the transport costs. We could possibly build together like town houses saving some walls, and save the cost of a roof by building 2 story houses with the upper level being a large room that could be used for many things, including classrooms.
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The concrete lintel/ring will be poured this week. The next day after concrete lintel/ring is poured, the main kitchen/laundry floor will be poured.
I delivered a load of cement today. We will use it all and may need a few more. I'll need to withdraw 1000 tomorrow and Wednesday if possible. We are going to Livingstone tomorrow, picking up more furniture, and to pay for the windows, door frames, and the fire doors I'm picking up Wednesday. We will also need another withdrawal for payroll near the end of the month.
The primer coat is being painted as I write. It will look good. Jo Anne brought the other house "parent" for the 2nd home to start learning the ropes with Elizabeth.
So the 2nd house will be filling very soon and we are on schedule to secure the 3rd house with floor poured and no internal walls.
I've been thinking about our project in Kasama. I think we might do something different there with the buildings. Things like cement and fuel are a bit more expensive due to the transport costs. We could possibly build together like town houses saving some walls, and save the cost of a roof by building 2 story houses with the upper level being a large room that could be used for many things, including classrooms.
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Keep WOR Zambia in your prayers, and please consider how you might help the children there.
Monday, May 19, 2008
Silembe, Zambia | HOFO Update
Progress continues at the House of Faith Orphanage in Silembe, Zambia. We will soon be ready to add capacity for another 12 children with the finish of our 2nd home at the project. As seen below, while we are adding the finishing touches to the house, we have begun the process of building the furniture. Some of the furniture is built by local tradesman and some is purchased and moved from Livingstone.
Our financial commitments for this project continues to be very aggressive for an organization like ours. This is what we believe remains for HOFO in 2008:
$ 3,000 Finish 2nd home
$ 3,500 Furniture for 2nd Home
$ 10,500 3rd home
$ 3,500 Furniture for 3rd Home
$ 1,000 Finish Bathhouse, septic system
$ 2,650 Finish facility Kitchen-Laundry area
$ 27,025 Silembe School Project; bore hole, teacher’s home, school & home furnishings
$ 10,500 Operations – 11 children - 1 May, projected at 32 children – 1 Jan
$ 61,675 TOTAL HOFO INVESTMENT REMAINING IN 2008.
We need your financial support to fulfill the commitment. Tax-deductible donations can be made at our website at www.worldorphanrelief.org, or you may mail your check to WOR, 16352 Prairie Farm Circle, Parker, CO 80134.
Below is our most recent update from our team in Zambia:
The 1st bunk bed from Golden is almost ready.
Getting Mukwa planks has slowed progress. He has joined some wood for the next one. The drawers are made and stored.
This is the walls when we arrived mid morning on Friday 5/16. We are on schedule to close-in/secure this house before we go to the States (Part of our team will be departing for the US in mid-June, and will be returning the 1st part of September).
I stand amazed at this water flow. It has changed course, flowing around our building, not through it. I plan to collect 1 or 2 loads of rocks Monday, as I have seen them heaped today.
This 'wonderful' African lumber will be trusses on the roof in a couple of weeks.
Believe it or not, Elizabeth prefers cooking in front of the sinks with these charcoal braizers. She is happy with the water connection and hose that reaches anywhere in the building.
The solar panel, battery, and 1 light are connected and working well in the 2nd house. Our painter has started, and will stay until finished.
Cattle like the place. I hope this one doesn't eat clothes.
By mid afternoon the walls are higher. The scaffolding I made for putting up ceilings and painting our house has held up well.
Linda and I (Linda and Mike Jones) will be out Saturday and Sunday, preaching in the 'bush'.
Our financial commitments for this project continues to be very aggressive for an organization like ours. This is what we believe remains for HOFO in 2008:
$ 3,000 Finish 2nd home
$ 3,500 Furniture for 2nd Home
$ 10,500 3rd home
$ 3,500 Furniture for 3rd Home
$ 1,000 Finish Bathhouse, septic system
$ 2,650 Finish facility Kitchen-Laundry area
$ 27,025 Silembe School Project; bore hole, teacher’s home, school & home furnishings
$ 10,500 Operations – 11 children - 1 May, projected at 32 children – 1 Jan
$ 61,675 TOTAL HOFO INVESTMENT REMAINING IN 2008.
We need your financial support to fulfill the commitment. Tax-deductible donations can be made at our website at www.worldorphanrelief.org, or you may mail your check to WOR, 16352 Prairie Farm Circle, Parker, CO 80134.
Below is our most recent update from our team in Zambia:
The 1st bunk bed from Golden is almost ready.
Getting Mukwa planks has slowed progress. He has joined some wood for the next one. The drawers are made and stored.
This is the walls when we arrived mid morning on Friday 5/16. We are on schedule to close-in/secure this house before we go to the States (Part of our team will be departing for the US in mid-June, and will be returning the 1st part of September).
I stand amazed at this water flow. It has changed course, flowing around our building, not through it. I plan to collect 1 or 2 loads of rocks Monday, as I have seen them heaped today.
This 'wonderful' African lumber will be trusses on the roof in a couple of weeks.
Believe it or not, Elizabeth prefers cooking in front of the sinks with these charcoal braizers. She is happy with the water connection and hose that reaches anywhere in the building.
The solar panel, battery, and 1 light are connected and working well in the 2nd house. Our painter has started, and will stay until finished.
Cattle like the place. I hope this one doesn't eat clothes.
By mid afternoon the walls are higher. The scaffolding I made for putting up ceilings and painting our house has held up well.
Linda and I (Linda and Mike Jones) will be out Saturday and Sunday, preaching in the 'bush'.
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Continue to keep our Zambian team in your prayers. Our next team from the US will be visiting in November. Be praying for these folks as they make this life-changing commitment, and begin preparing to bless the people of Zambia.
Saturday, May 17, 2008
'What does dead mean?' Young orphans struggle to comprehend
FairFax Digital
May 16, 2008
John Garnaut and Maya Li in Mianyang meet some of the youngest survivors who now face an uncertain future.
"MY NAME is here," said Li Chunchun, lifting her shirt and pointing to her tummy.
The nurse at Mianyang Central Hospital said the policeman who found five-year-old Li had written her name on her tummy so she would not get lost.
Little Li said she had been walking with her grandmother back to school after lunch, singing the song the class was planning to sing that afternoon.
"Xiao yu sha sha sha, Zhongzi sha sha sha, quntian yao lai li" - the sound of drizzling rain, the sound of seeds growing, spring is coming.
Many of Beichuan's orphans have witnessed the worst that nature can throw at them, but have little idea of what it means.
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May 16, 2008
John Garnaut and Maya Li in Mianyang meet some of the youngest survivors who now face an uncertain future.
"MY NAME is here," said Li Chunchun, lifting her shirt and pointing to her tummy.
The nurse at Mianyang Central Hospital said the policeman who found five-year-old Li had written her name on her tummy so she would not get lost.
Little Li said she had been walking with her grandmother back to school after lunch, singing the song the class was planning to sing that afternoon.
"Xiao yu sha sha sha, Zhongzi sha sha sha, quntian yao lai li" - the sound of drizzling rain, the sound of seeds growing, spring is coming.
Many of Beichuan's orphans have witnessed the worst that nature can throw at them, but have little idea of what it means.
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