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Ceylon Christian Care |
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Dear friends,
In the month of May both Rev Jeyanesan and Mrs. Vathany visited the Netherlands. During that visit we had several boardmeetings. In these meetings we discussed the situation on Sri Lanka and the progress of the projects. Mrs. Vathany visited several schools in the Netherlands and told the students about the work of the foundation.
The situation on Sri Lanka is still very tense. It is not expected that the violence will stop on short term. There are sources that say that the current situation can continue for years. Many people are due to the fights between the government army and Tamil groups displaced from there homes and live in camps. Especially during the raining season of the last months this gave many problems. Ceylon Christian Care supported during the last months Rev Jeyanesan and his team several times to provide help to these needy people.
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June 4th, 2007 Visit Rev. Jeyanesan and Mrs. Vathany to the Netherlands
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Although the projects run well the sorrows continue for the country of Sri Lanka. I like to close this update with the same words as of previous update. May we ask you again to remember this nation in your prayers and pray for peace for the people. And above all peace through the blood of Jesus in the hearts of these people.
Kind regards, Herman van der Weerd Ceylon Christian Care |
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Refugees living in tents which are surrounded by rainwater |
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Distribution of food parcels |
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Woman going home with the parcels they received |
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Johns Academy The building activities were finished by the end of May. We are very happy with the result. The new building will be opened on June 13. This is exactly one year after the start of John’s Academy on his temporary location. From the Netherlands we stay in contact with the staff of the school by monthly conference calls. During these calls several topics are discussed. During the first conference call we discussed the materials used and the yearly program by grade. We must say that we were positively surprised by the materials used and the teaching program. |
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The new school building |
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Children in the classroom |
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Playing music together |
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Community Development Project Murokkodanchenai The activities in this village still continue. More and more families get an own well and sanitation facility. In March the students who finished the 6 month sewing training received a loan to purchase a sewing machine. With this machine they can generate income. Until today 75 families and 60 widows received a micro credit. Wit this money they started a small business to earn income. |
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Hoornbeeck College Amersfoort |
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EbenHaezer School Waardenburg |
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Johannes Calvijn Primary School Veenendaal |
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Johannes Calvijn Primary School Leerdam |
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With the family of baker van Voorden |
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Helping in the shop of bakery van Voorden |
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Translation project At this moment we have a translation project to translate the 4 books of Mrs. Hartingsveldt-Moree of the serial “Come Children” from Dutch into English into Tamil. The translation of the first two books into English are finished and the third book is on its way. This translation is done by Mrs Grisnich and her husband in Canada. The wife of Rev Jeyanesan does the translation from English to Tamil. Rev Jeyanesan brought with him the first book of Mrs. Hartingsveldt-Moree, “Come Children - Learn from Me” translated into Tamil. We are happy with this result. This first book will be printed in a simple manner and used in the homes and John’s Academy. As soon all books are translated we will bundle them into one book and start the printing. |
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The first chapter of the first book “Come Children - Learn from Me” in Tamil |
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Students receiving a sewing machine |
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This lady started a small shop |
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Visit Mrs. Vathany From May 11th till May 25th Vathany visited the Netherlands. Mrs. Vathany is the manager of the projects of Ceylon Christian Care in the village Periyaneelavanai. Goal of her visit was to tell about the work of foundation on schools who support the work of Ceylon Christian Care . She visited the following schools: - The Hoornbeeck College in Amersfoort and Apeldoorn - The Johannes Calvijn school in Veenendaal - The Johannes Calvijn school in Leerdam - The Eben Haezer school in Waardenburg - The Gomarus Scholengemeenschap in Gorinchem Besides these schools she also visited a hostel for bargemen's children. And many families and friends who visited her project on Sri Lanka. One day she spent with the family of Bert van Voorden who have a bakery in the village Heukelum. Here she helped in the bakery and the shop and talked with many people. On May 25th she left back to Sri Lanka. |
