<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Chers amis,<div><br></div><div>Voici un courriel qui m'a été retranmis, de la femme de l'Évêque de New Jersey, Mme Ruth Councell.</div><div><br></div><div>C'est en anglais, mais il y a quand même des nouvelles fraîches de Mgr Kayeeye, évêque assistant de Nord-Kivu.</div><div><br></div><div>L'adresse courriel de Mgr Kayeeye est <a href="mailto:bpkayeeye@hotmail.com">bpkayeeye@hotmail.com</a>.</div><div><br></div><div>+Pierre Whalon</div><div><br></div><div><div><div><blockquote type="cite"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div> ````````</div><div>Dear friends,</div><div><br></div><div>On November 8, I received an e-mail message from Phoebe Kayeeye, wife of Bishop Enoch Kayeeye of the Diocese of North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo, whom we had gotten to know at the Lambeth Conference. She informed me of the worsening situation in North Kivu. At that time the actual fighting was still 100 km away from them, but refugees from the surrounding war-affected areas have been fleeing to them. Sometimes 20-30 men, women, and children arrive per day bringing nothing with them. The Kayeeyes are doing what they can to get them to established camps. And although there are food and other supplies available to be purchased, the small missionary Diocese has no money to buy them. The Kayeeyes have appealed to us for our prayers and for emergency funding.</div><div><br></div><div>In addition to prayer, two things have been put in motion since then:</div><div> </div><div>1. Bishop Kayeeye has set up an account at Barclay's International Bank in Uganda into which funds can be deposited. From there they can be transfered to an account in North Kivu and the necessary food and supplies can be purchased locally. (Apparently if we send funds directly to a North Kivu bank, the recipient only realizes a quarter of the value. Hence Barclay's. The N. Kivu bank will accept transfers from there.)</div><div><br></div><div>2. Episcopal Relief and Development has been contacted, and Bishop Kayeeye is in touch with them. We expect they will come through, though we are not certain when.</div><div><br></div><div>Because each day that goes by is critical to these people, who are starving, and since there is no word yet from ERD, the Diocese of New Jersey is willing to bridge the gap by collecting and wiring money to the fund in Uganda, and has sent an initial contribution of $1000 from Bishop Romero's discretionary fund. Much more is needed, however, so I ask that anyone who can, please make a donation, however small. </div><div><br></div><div>Checks can be made payable to the Diocese of New Jersey<b> </b>with a notation for<b> </b>"North Kivu Refugees" and sent to</div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; "><b><br></b></span></font></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; ">Diocese of New Jersey</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; ">808 West State Street<br>Trenton, New Jersey 08618-5326</span><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><i>Attention: Canon Wanda Greene</i></span><i></i></b></span></font></div><div><br></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; ">Many Many Thanks,</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; ">Ruth</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; "><i><br></i></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; ">P.S. We have just heard that Bishop Kayeeye has received the first donation and has gone directly to the grocery store! He sends his gratitude and blessing.</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; "><br></span></font></div><div><br></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="5"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline; font-size: 17px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><b></b></span></font></p></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div></body></html>