BLESSED

The Benevolent Lebanese Evangelical School for Special Education and Development

 Ghabeh Street no. 62, Karm El-Zeitoun, Achrafieh, Beirut - Lebanon

News page of the Academic Year 2000/2001

Summer Vacation

Summer vacation started on July 1st 2001. All students and residents went home with a nice souvenir from New Zealand. Murray Peat, the MECO representative in New Zealand arrived straight from the airport to our school to deliver nice gifts sent by Mrs. Jocelyn Lane. Everyone went home with a beautiful little Kiwi. Jocelyn's kindness touched everyone minutes before leaving school for the Summer holiday. Thank you Jocelyn for your continued love and kindness, and Thank you Murray for delivering the gifts on time in spite of the long tiring trip from New Zealand. 

Members of staff come to school Mondays through Fridays from 9:00 AM until 1:00 PM to prepare for the next school year. August is the time for members of staff to have their vacation. Work parties from the United Kingdom will be doing some voluntary work on our building. We will keep you informed. 

Yaghdjians Cook Lunch for the Whole School 

Monday June 18, 2001 was the day when Mrs. Yaghdjian (Tamar Yaghdjian's mother) decided to cook lunch for the whole school. She informed us a few days earlier of her plan, and arrived on time with her very kind daughters and served lunch for all our residents and students. It was a delicious pizza lunch which everyone enjoyed. We praise God for this wonderful deed of dedicated love and kindness. We thank our loving Lord for the charity and friendship of the Yaghdjians. We express our most sincere gratitude to our very dear friends, the Yaghdjians, for their continued friendship and support.  

Director's Visit to the U.K. Sponsored by CMS

The Church Mission Society sponsored a visit for the director of our school to the United Kingdom from 31 May until 12 June 2001. The trip was arranged by Pamela Harrison (CMS Regional Manager, Middle East and Pakistan). The program included visits to SeeAbility in Leatherhead, RNIB Manor House in Torquay, and Dorton House School in Sevenoaks. It also included parish engagements at St. Michael's Church in Mickleham (Thank you to Sunday School children who presented us with nice and musical toys), and Christ Church in Woking. It also included a visit to BibleLands in High Wycombe. 

The technology, expertise, and resources available in these centers are an incredible contrast to the limited resources we have in our school. The visit was an eye-opener to the many practical techniques that can be implemented with reasonable costs locally. It also provided a powerful insight to the programs that can be included in our school in order to provide visually impaired people with living, social, vocational, and mobility skills. 

Geoff Knight and Gene Hennessy hosted Rev. Haddad in their beautiful house in Mickleham through most of the visit. The hospitality, kindness, and Christian love of Geoff and Gene were overwhelming, in addition to the gourmet food prepared by Gene and the licking nibbling friendship provided by their lovely dog Lizzie. 

Dorton House also kindly hosted him for two days. Sue Walker and all the wonderful people at Dorton House were also very hospitable, kind, and supportive. 

The sad incident of the visit was when Pamela Harrisson fell during the Boxhill walk and broke her ankle. We wish her a speedy recovery and pray that God my touch her with his healing hand and loving comfort. 

We express our sincere gratitude to the Church Mission Society, SeeAbility, RNIB Manor House, and Dorton House School, St. Michael's Church - Mickleham, and Christ Church - Woking. We are grateful to all the lovely people who made this visit not only possible but a wonderful one too. Thank you Pamela Harrison, Geoff Knight, Gene Hennessy, Jeremy Woodham, Leslie Nathaniel, Sue Walker, Jill Read, Tom Fagan, Sue Coney, Revd Barbara Steadman-Allen, Revd David Ireland, Mary Huggins, Margaret Davies, Phil Simpson & family, Revd Malcolm Herbert, Mo Burnley, the Sunday School children of St. Michael's Church, the East Surrey Morris Men, and all others who made this visit a very successful and blessed one. 

School Trip to Byblos

The school trip on Wednesday May 23 was to Byblos. We toured the site after reading about its history on the way. It was not an easy trip as some students have walking disabilities, others do not understand the importance for safety of strictly following instructions, and most have not yet learned to appreciate sites of historic significance. We visited the old harbor and took a short boat trip in the sea. We had a picnic lunch near the Dog River and returned safely to school exited, exhausted, and hopefully better trained and more informed. 

A Wonderful Day at Luweizeh Evangelical School 

Friday May 18 was the day to visit the Lebanon Evangelical School for Boys and Girls. Tamar Yaghdjian, a great friend of our school and a graduate from Luweizeh, single handedly raised funds and did all the preparation for this great day.  She prepared home-made cakes  and other local delicacies like Manakeesh and Kaak, assisted by her kind mother and sisters. Together they managed to prepare a very rich snack for two hundred students. 

The Blind School team lead the chapel services for the intermediate and senior classes. Our girls sang a hymn and we talked about our school and the work we do. We also gave a brief description how to help a blind person walk around, emphasizing the fact that people must understand the blind as equal members in the community. During the recess we received  contributions from the Luweizeh students and sold cane and woolen items made in our workshops. We also provided them with the snacks the Yaghdjians prepared for this special day. We were delighted with the wonderful reception we received from the students, teachers, and the director, Dr. Stephen White. 

To them all we express our gratitude for this wonderful day. We also express our thanks to Tamar Yaghdjian, and her kind mother and sisters for their love and support. We also thank all the kind people who gave donations for this special day. The total amount we raised was L.L. 660.000 (Six hundred and sixty thousand Lebanese Pounds). 

Thank You to all the friends of the blind at the Lebanon Evangelical School for Girls and Boys. 

School Trip to Anjar

Wednesday the 16th of May was the day for a school trip to Anjar. On the way we read articles to learn about the historical background of this famous Umayyad Site. We explored it on arrival giving a detailed description and encouraging our students to use their hands and sense of touch to perceive and appreciate the art and architecture. We later visited the springs nearby and had a pick nick lunch in the cool and fresh breeze, enjoying the rustle of the tree leaves overhead. 

Volunteers Build Cupboards for our School

Three volunteers from the United kingdom built a room divider in the girls dormitory which provides 8 large cupboards with top storage units. We only paid for the wood and this saved us a lot of money. We hope to receive a similar group later on this year to complete the project of replacing all our old and battered cupboards. The finished job reflects typical British craftsmanship at its best. With the money kindly donated to our school by "DONOR" and the Caledonian Society we will be able to complete the project for the whole school. Thank you Jim, James, and Conor for a job well done. We praise God for your craftsmanship, dedication and love. 

Dar El-Awlad School Visit

A ten member team visited the Dar El-Awlad orphanage who previously visited our school. Mrs. Linda Schibild and her class of very young children were our host. We had a lovely time of games, activities and songs which they prepared for us. They also served us refreshments, chips and cakes and cared so nicely for every individual in our team. We thank all the children, Mrs. Schibild, and Dar El-Awlad for their kindness, and above all for learning about blind people. 

Rotary Club Exhibition

Our school participated in the exhibition of handwork made by the handicapped which the Beirut Rotary Club organized on the 27, 28, and 29 of April in The Carlton Hotel. It was held under the auspices of the Minister  of Social Affairs, Dr. Assaad Diab. The opening reception was on Friday April 27 at 4:30 PM. For the first time the minister visited every stand personally greeting everyone. Our stand displayed products from both our wool and cane workshops. As it was the end of the month and due to the economic recession in Lebanon sales were extremely low, yet we were delighted to see friends from sister institutions and catch up with their news. We express our gratitude to the Beirut Rotary Club. 

Additional "DONOR" Donation 

"DONOR" kindly sent us an additional donation of U.S.$ 1500. It will go towards the project of replacing the old cupboards of our residents. Many thank to all our friends at "DONOR". We appreciate your kindness and continued support to our school.  

Additional M.E.C.O. Donation to our school

Our M.E.C.O. (Middle East Christian Outreach) partners who were meeting in Cyprus 25-30 of March sent us a kind donation of U.S.$ 271. It was wonderful to receive this very kind gift as it reminded us that our school is always in their thoughts and prayer. Many thanks to all our M.E.C.O. friends. 

Prue Deakin donates a Jumbo Brailler to our school

Prue Deakin accompanied with Brenda DeSmith visited our school Saturday 24 March 2001. They were able to see again their old friends. Prue kindly brought with her a jumbo Brailler to our school. This is a special Braille machine which produces bigger and thicker Braille for beginners, or for individuals whose sense of touch at the fingertips is not very good. We did not have this type of Brailler. It will certainly help some of our students learn Braille more easily. Many thanks Prue for your thoughtful gift. 

Sabah Surprised on Mother's Day

Our residents and students surprised our very kind cook, Sabah, on Mother's day during the chapel service. A short word of thanks was said by a student representative, then a group sang a Lebanese song for the occasion, and finally Sabah was presented with a bouquet of beautiful roses. The idea came from the students themselves. This is a wonderful development in the social life of our school which is very encouraging. 

Sat 7 Team Visit 

A team from the satellite Christian TV channel transmitting in the Middle East visited our school on Wednesday 21st of March 2001. They filmed all our school activities and interviewed students, residents and teachers. We are very grateful for this coverage as it will reach blind people in the Arab world whom we cannot reach. This may allow us to host students from countries other than Lebanon and Syria. 

Medical Checkup for Students and  Residents

A mandatory medical checkup for all our students and residents was introduced this year in an effort to improve our services. We were able to afford this thanks to the very kind minimal fee Dr. Habib Hezkial decided to charge our school. All students and residents underwent the medical examination on Wednesday March 21st 2001. Dr. Hezkial came to our school accompanied with his wife who very kindly and patiently prepared a detailed medical record for every student and resident. We praise God that we are finally able to do this, and we hope that very soon we may be able to afford a part-time psychologist. We express our sincere gratitude to Dr. and Mrs. Hezekial. 

Delightful Day with Children from Dar El-Awlad

Mrs. Linda Schibild accompanied with two other teachers and eight children aged 4-8 from Dar El-Awlad orphanage visited our school on Tuesday 19th of March 2001. They first  attended our daily chapel service which we adapted to suit our guests. They then had refreshments with our students and later toured our school and observed the different programs and activities. Wherever they went they surprised us with wonderful questions, and their excitement and curiosity filled our school. All had a delightful time. 

Rotary Club Aid To Our School

The first item of the Rotary Club aid program was delivered Thursday 1st of March 2001. It was the dryer we badly needed for our laundry room. The Beirut Cosmopolitan Rotary Club in cooperation with Rotary clubs in London and the U.S.A. are organizing this aid program to our school. We express our gratitude to our Rotary friends for their kind assistance and support. 

Great News from CMS

The Church Mission Society granted our school £ 1000 for buying the computers we need. As L.E.S.G.B. (read below) provided us with computers that are adequate for basic computer training, we still needed the latest fast machines required for running voice recognition software. 

We assemble the units at school, and were able to build two Pentium III 866 MHZ systems with Intel 815 EEA original motherboard, 64 MB SDRAM 100, 20 GB hard disk, 52X CDROM. One of the systems was built with a V.90  56K 3Com (UsRobotics) modem. We also bought an APC 500 UPS system which will support both systems. In addition to all that, we also bought an HP 950 printer with which we can print our school brochure and other documents. The motherboards also included Norton 2000 AntiVirus software.  

We express our sincere gratitude to Ms. Pamela Harrison and all our friends and partners at CMS for this very kind donation, and for their continued support to our school.  

Aerobics Classes

Our students and residents were very happy with the aerobics classes we began in January 2001. The music and exercises are helping them both physically and psychologically. Suheil Jabbour is leading those sessions and he is doing a very good job. The remark we are hearing from everyone is: you should have started this long ago. 

L.E.S.G.B. Donates Three Computers to our School

Dr. Stephen White, director of the Lebanese Evangelical School for Girls and Boys, sent us three computers. They will allow our students to develop their computer skills. We express our gratitude to Dr. White and L.E.S.G.B for this very kind and useful gift. 

Renovation Work Completed

The renovation work on our facilities was carried during the Christmas holiday. All our toilets and showers were replaced with new ones that are individually partitioned. The toilets which were awkwardly located next to the kitchen were moved to a more appropriate location, and the space was transformed into a kitchen storeroom. All the wall partitioning in the laundry room and the gas storage room were removed, and both rooms were transformed into a more adequate and spacious condition. BibleLands kindly donated U.S.$ 7400 towards this badly needed project, and MECO ( Middle East Christian Outreach) donated U.S.$ 2787. The total cost of the project was U.S.$ 10500. We express our most sincere gratitude to BibleLands and MECO for providing us with the necessary funds to achieve this badly needed project. Previously only four individuals could use the facilities at a time. Now with the new partitioning, twelve individuals can be using the facilities at one time. This will drastically ease off the pressure and friction among our residents. Many thanks to BibleLands and MECO. 

Christmas Program 

We celebrated Christmas with a service of worship and praise on Thursday 21 December at 4:30 PM. Our guest speaker was Mr. Maurice Jehshan director of the Lutheran Ministry in Lebanon. The president of our Lebanese Evangelical Society, Rev. Lucian Accad was also attending and he lead prayers. The students presented a well prepared play about Christmas which included Bible readings and singing carols. A time of fellowship, refreshments and cakes followed. All went home for the holiday delighted to know that in their absence the showers and toilets will be renovated, and that in January 2001 the old tattered students' cupboards will be replaced with new ones. This was made possible through kind donations by BibleLands, MECO, "DONOR", and the Caledonian Society - Lebanon. We praise God for all our partners and friends. 

First Issue of our Braille Magazine Al-Mishkat

By the grace of God and the very kind donation of BibleLands, by which we were able to buy our Braille embosser, we were finally able to issue our schools Braille magazine. We called it Al-Mishkat which means: the Niche. It included a variety of articles about latest developments in the computer industry, a translation of the first chapter of the new law for handicapped people in Lebanon, a music article about George Handel translated with kind permission form Classic FM Magazine, an article about colds and flu, a recipe for making chocolate bars, a spiritual page with a meditation on the meaning of Christmas, and a list of useful phone numbers in Lebanon. It was very well received by our students and friends. We intend to publish four issues per year. We hope to widen it circulation in the Middle East, but we will be needing U.S. $ 200 per issue for paper. We welcome donations towards this very important purpose. 

We finally want to register a word of sincere gratitude and appreciation to BibleLands for donating the money that allowed us to accomplish this great achievement. 

Christmas & Ramadan Gifts from Local Friends

Carmel Mission - Lebanon kindly donated L.L. 500,000 to be used for Christmas gifts and party, and the Lutheran Office - Lebanon sent us biscuits and sweets. Mr. Elias Habboush donated L.L. 1,000,000, and Mr. Fawzi Nassar donated clothing items from his shop in celebration of the month of Ramadan. Instead of wasting the money on useless items, last year we used it to buy towels for all our students. This year we used the money to buy a portable Stereo player for the aerobics class we intend to start after Christmas. The exercises will help our students, and the music will cheer them up. We also bought an electric jigsaw for our cane workshop. We want to thank all the above mentioned friends  for their yearly thoughtful contribution. 

"DONOR" Generous Donation through the Samaritan Purse

We were delighted to receive a cheque from the Samaritan Purse for U.S.$ 3,010. This amount is a generous donation to our school from "DONOR". The money  will be used with other donations to replace our very old student cupboards . Many thanks to "DONOR" and the Samaritan Purse. 

Our Electricity Bill is Drastically Down

The solar water heating system which we installed last Summer with funds provided by BibleLands proved to be an excellent investment. Our regular electricity bill was 400,000 to 500,000 L.L. We recently received a bill for the period after the installation. It was only 80,000 L.L. This is an enormous drop and will help us reduce our regular expenditure. Thank you very much BibleLands for the money we will be saving every month, indefinitely. 

Caledonian Society Donation

The Caledonian Society in Lebanon donated U.S.$ 1,500 from the proceeds of the St. Andrew's dance ball to our school. The money will be used to make some of the badly  needed cupboards for the students' bedrooms. Rev. George D. Haddad and his wife were the guests of honor at the ball. They had a lovely evening and very much enjoyed  Scottish music and dancing. We express our sincere gratitude to the Caledonian Society and the Scottish community in Lebanon.  

Logos II Team Visits our School

A nine-member team from the Logos II ship visited our school on Thursday November 16, 2000. The team lead the chapel service which included nice music, testimonies of faith, and a thoughtful message. The team toured the school and saw our different teaching programs. They had lunch with our students and later returned to their ship with a Braille copy of the New Testament to add to the many books they have on their ship. We thank them for their visit and the spirit of joy which they bestowed upon our students, residents, teachers, and members of staff. 

Visiting Logos II in Beirut Port

Tuesday November 14, 2000 was the day when our residents were invited to visit the Logos II ship in Beirut port. Leading twenty blind people on a ship was not an easy task, yet the volunteers of the Logos II were wonderful. They prepared a very nice two-hour program which our residents enjoyed. It included music, meeting people from different parts of the world and hearing about their countries, learning about he ship, its crew and the Christian message of love that they are carrying to the world. Everything went very well. All had a very nice day to remember for a very long time. 

Delightful News from BibleLands 

BibleLands are always bringing us wonderful news. The latest is a donation (U.S.$ 7400.00) towards the renovation project of the school showers and toilets. We very much needed this done last summer but did not have the necessary funds. During the last visit of Mo Burnley and Tim Izzet to our school they saw the pressing need for this project. We are very grateful to them and to all our partners and friends at BibleLands for this wonderful surprise. The renovation work will be done during the Christmas holiday, and our residents and students will return to a building with much improved facilities. This will make life much easier to all. It will ease off the pressure we currently have due to the increase in  the number of residents and students this year, and will allow us to house more. It will also provide us with a more hygienic setup by moving the toilets away from the kitchen and the dinning room. This has been the dream of all previous directors of our school, and we are now able to achieve it thanks to BibleLands. We praise God for his kindness and love. 

M.E.C.O. Donates U.S.$ 2,787 

M.E.C.O. (Middle East Christian Outreach) kindly donated U.S.$ 2,787 (two thousand seven hundred and eighty seven) towards the renovation of the toilets and showers in our school building. This project has first priority and will cost U.S.$ 10,000. We are very grateful to M.E.C.O. for this generous donation. The project will be implemented when the necessary funds are received. This will drastically improve the living standard of our building and will ease off the pressure our residents have to endure because of our inadequate facilities. Thank you M.E.C.O. very much!

BibleLands Project Partners Conference 2000

For the second year, BibleLands hosted a successful conference for project partners. It was held on Wednesday, 1st November 2000 in Al-Kafa'at Technical Institute in Ain Saade. 

On Friday November 3, Mo Burnley and Tim Izzet visited our school and saw the wonderful achievements implement through donations from BibleLands. They went around the school building, attended the chapel service, and later had coffee with our students and members of staff. We praise God for the wonderful partnership we have with BibleLands. 

Additional Water Tank Installed

The additional water tank we badly needed was installed.  Funds for this purpose were kindly donated by the CMS work-group who painted part of our building in October; and by Ms. Elizabeth Von Der Decken, a dear friend of our school. We thank every member of the CMS work-group and Ms. Von Der Decken for making this possible. As of next week we will have 2000 additional Liters of water for our residents to enjoy. 

Pamela Harrison of CMS visits our school

Pamela Harrison, the Church Mission Society regional manager for the Middle East and Pakistan, visited our school on Monday 30th of October 2000. She was able to see the wonderful work done by the CMS work-group. She also observed the different programs our residents are following. She emphasized the different possibilities and means by which CMS can further its support to our school. We were greatly encouraged to learn about the different programs CMS is implementing to fulfill its vision of mission, and are looking forward to furthering our cooperation. 

A Very Happy Day in our School

The CMS group returned to our school Monday evening, October 16, having spent a few days in Saidet Al-Nourieh, and Balamand Orthodox monasteries. Our students and residents had returned to school. Tuesday October 17 was a day for the group to fully interact with them. The daily chapel service was lead by group members and was truly a joyful celebration. After the service Rev. Stephen Attwater presented our school with a gift from Padgate C.E. School - Warrington which comprised of a lovely card signed by teachers of all classes. The card had a beautiful design of the Sun embossed on it which our students could feel. To the delight of everybody the gift included a ball for blind people which has a bell in it, and a rugby ball made from special material that blind people can handle. 

Sylvia Clarke then presented our school with a beautiful Jubilee 2000 banner that she made from different textured material which students can feel to understand the design.  The CMS group then presented members of staff with lovely flower arrangements thanking them for their care. Rev. Haddad also received one for his family. There was yet another surprise hidden in a big black plastic bag. Garth Weymont on behalf of the group presented Rev. Haddad with a very useful tool-box which group members apparently noticed he badly needed. Members later visited the cane workshop and bought items produced by our students. Lunch was the traditional dish: Falafel. It was an exiting and happy day for all. The afternoon was spent shopping in Beirut. The group returned to the U.K. early Wednesday morning 18 October 2000. 

A hearty thank you to CMS and every member of the work-group. Thank you also to Padgate C.E. School - Warrington. We are also very grateful to Rev. Nigel Schibild and his wife Linda, of All Saints' Anglican Church - Beirut, for arranging this very successful visit. 

More Paint Work Done

Friday 13 October was another day of paint-work. Although the enthusiasm of the first two days had subsided, the work was completed nicely. The boys' floor and the kitchen corridor with all the windows have been transformed to a lovely state. Lunch was the traditional Lebanese dish called Kafta (minced mutton with onion and parsley baked in the oven with tomatoes and potatoes). The group left our school at 3.00 PM.  

CMS group in Sidon

Thursday October 12 was the day to visit the port city of Sidon in South Lebanon. The group visited the old sea castle and the fish market nearby. We then walked through the very ancient souk in the old city and had Lebanese coffee in a traditional cafe full of men basking in the day on their hubble-bubbles. The group returned for lunch to the Near East School of Theology in Beirut after visiting the Pigeon Rock at the tip of Ras Beirut. A meeting with Rev. Colin Chapman followed, and later in the afternoon the group visited Sudanese people in Jounieh, North of Beirut. 

CMS group tours the magnificent sites of Baalbeck and Anjar

Tuesday October 10 was the day for the CMS group to visit Baalbeck and Anjar. The group had a wonderful day visiting those sites. Nigel and Linda Schibild of All Saints' International Congregation, and Jocelyn Lane were also with the group visiting those places for the first time. Stops at pottery and souvenir shops resulted in a lot of shopping on the way. We stopped near a shop around lunch time in the shade of a tree to have our picnic lunch. A huge camel was in front of us across the road. Lebanese hospitality started with chairs being provided followed with delicious Lebanese tea which the group ended up having the Arab way, sitting on the ground in a circle on the lawn in front of the shop. The group kindly responded by giving the shop owners (mother with three young sons) a very profitable day. Shopping, sightseeing, Roman and Umayyad ruins in addition to the beautiful landscape with Bedouin tents, sheep, goats and camels, gave us all a wonderful day. 

CMS Work-group actively at work in Beirut

The CMS workgroup arrived early Saturday Oct. 7, 2000 at 2:20 am. Rev. George D. Haddad and Mr. Suheil Jabour met them at Beirut International Airport. Rev. Nigel Schibild and his wife Linda of All Saints International Congregation spent Saturday 7 October with the group. The program for Sunday included a whole day with the international congregation. All team members worked very hard on Monday. Some of our rooms which were not painted for many years are now very nicely painted. A lot was achieved on Monday. We welcome the CMS group, thank them for the good work they are doing, and wish them a very happy visit to Lebanon. 

Mrs. Jocelyn Lane in Beirut

Mrs. Jocelyn Lane arrived in Beirut from New Zealand on Sunday 24 September 2000. She volunteered to help in our school through MECO. She stayed until the end of December 2000. We all appreciated her very kind work in our school.  She touched everyone with her kindness and love. Many thanks Mrs. Lane for the wonderful time you spent in Beirut. May God bless you and keep you.  

New Staff Join our School

We have two new members of staff this year. Mr. Suheil Jabbour, a graduate from the Mediterranean Bible College who helped us last year as a volunteer, is now employed by our school. Miss Huda Jirges, who is from the North of Lebanon, is also a new member of staff. Both will help us provide better care and service to our residents. A very warm welcome to both of them.  

New Postal Codes in Lebanon

Kindly note that we now have new postal codes in Lebanon. 

According to the new system of LIBANPOST our mailing address is: 

The Lebanese Evangelical School for the Blind

P O Box 167031 

Achrafieh, Beirut 1100 2170

Lebanon

Index 4 X 4 Braille Embosser Donated by BibleLands

The Index 4 X 4 Braille Embosser (above) that was kindly donated to our school by BibleLands was delivered and installed in our school on Thursday 14 September 2000. The ability to instantly transfer normal text to Braille, in both languages (Arabic & English) will have an enormous impact on our teaching program, the publication of our school magazine, the daily chapel services, and many other aspects of our school life. It is a dream come true! A very hearty thank you to BibleLands, and words or praise to God for generously taking care of our school through our partnership with BibleLands. 

TETCO SARL Donates 35 Gallons of Paint to Our School

TETCO (Tahan Engineering Trading & Contracting S.A.R.L.) kindly donated 30 gallons of emulsion paint and 5 gallons of gloss paint to our school. The CMS work-group will be using some/all! of this paint in November to paint parts of our building. We want to express our sincere gratitude to Mr. Raymond Tahhan and TETCO for this generous donation. 

DM 2000 Donation from Evangelische Ausländer Seelsorge 

Evangelische Ausländer Seelsorge of Germany sent us a donation of DM 2000. We express our gratitude to Evangelische Ausländer Seelsorge for this kind donation and pray that this may be the beginning of a long-term partnership. Vielen Dank!

BibleLands Donated Equipment Installed

We are glad to report that the Solar Panels for hot running water have been installed in the school building. The new heavy duty washing machine was also delivered and the Braille embosser will be delivered early September. The funds for the Solar Panels and the Braille embosser were donated by BibleLands. The washing machine was funded by the "DONOR" (U.S.$ 1.000) and BibleLands (U.S.$ 800). Thank you BibleLands and D.P.F. for your kindness and love. 

BibleLands' Good Tidings to our School

We were delighted to hear from Mo Burnley, Head of Overseas Programs of BibleLands, that the Trustees approved a total grant of £7,500 towards the following items: 

a) Braille Embosser £5,600 

b) Solar Water Heating system - Stage 1 £1.300 

c) Heavy Duty Washing Machine (balance required) £600

We are very grateful to BibleLands for this generous donation to our school. The three items are very badly needed and will very much help us to move forward in the new programs, in having the necessary equipment for a healthy and respectful life for our residents, and in reducing the running cost of our building (drastically reducing our electricity bill). Many thanks to our BibleLands partners and friends, and a hearty thanks to all the kind people who help BibleLands achieve this wonderful, kind, and loving ministry, which truly brings glory to the precious name of our Lord and Saviour. 

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