Appeal: Water for Rural Kenya (Part 2)

Dear  all

Last  week  I  set out  to ask  all  my friends  to  dig into  their  pockets  to  join  in  to  sponsor  a  borehole for  Fr Francis's water project in Turkana, Kenya.  Each borehole which  will  be  equipped  with a manual  pump  costs  around  Rm 15 000  to construct  in that  part  of  Kenya. It will  provide  vital  drinking  water for  villagers  and  animals.  The  choice  of  location will be left to Fr Francis. He will  decide which  kpg to receive the borehole.
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Many of  you have  come  forward .  Some,  within  minutes  of  receiving my  email,  have  tranferred  the  funds  to my ac.   Some like Peter  Chee  in KL  have forwarded  the  email  onward  to  his  friends  and  they  also  have  responded  wholeheartedly  even though  they  do not  know  me  or  Fr Francis  personally.  I  understand  Peter's frens come from as far as Kedah.Thanks.

My  friend  Alex Ting  brought along a  friend  Michael Ting to a  meeting on Saturday and the  two  of  them have      decided  to sponsor  a  borehole  themselves.  They each  gave Rm 8000,  totalling Rm 16000  altogether,  which  was presented  to Fr Francis Teo at lunch today. Congrats.
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My classmates  have  also  jumped  in quickly to be counted. Some  quit work this morning to listen in to the  presentation. Thanks  Koon Teck, Ben , Khee How, Stanley, Alfred.  Also thanks to Nick and James  who  pledged last week.
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Thanks also  to Richard, Cindy, Sim CK, Siew Kian,  Su Yew, Yong and Irene and a friend who  prefers to be anonymous.
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As  of  now, donation pledges total Rm 34200  of  which Rm 31 000 in cash and chq has been received . I am happy to say  that we  have  now  got  the 2nd  borehole and will work on the 3rd  borehole .  With  a  bit  of  effort,  we  can make it a reality.
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Fr Francis  will be in KL  from 21 July -  2 Aug.  He  will  also be  conducting  talks to small  groups  of  friends.  If you  would like  to attend  one  of  these informative talks and   meet  the  priest  himself , please  let me  know.  Nothing  beats  meeting  Fr Francis  personally    as  this  will lead to  forming a bond   of  friendship.
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If  you  wish to donate  please  contact  me  as  we  are  now  working on the  3rd  borehole.   We  have  Rm 34000 in pledges,  so  we  would need  just  another  Rm 11000  to make  the  3rd  borehole .As  MCSPA  does  not  have  an ac in Malaysia,  I will  have  to pass  him cash. If  u  will, you will have  to bank into my ac first and i will draw  it and pass it over.  I do  have  an ac for  community  work  too.
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Public  bank Bhd   3125837330.

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Regards

Chew Pok Vun ( Bob )

Kuching