Unbelievably, the money for the 2nd well at Phnom Prier has materialised from nowhere!!!!! Two separate donations, each of £400, plus £250 already in hand from a third donor, means that there is now enough money for both wells to be sunk when the weather/work schedules allow. The Lord certainly works in very mysterious ways!!! Deo gratias! … [Read more...] about …..And Better…and Better….
Focus on Poipet & Pailin
Support Cambodia's special projects in 2014 have been a] funding two teachers + equipment at Dai Lo Kindergarten and b] providing a water tower and gas installation at the Church Centre in Svay Sisopon. Next year the focus will be on POIPET, where we intend to support the "Mother of Peace Student House Project" and in PONGRO … [Read more...] about Focus on Poipet & Pailin
The Good News Just Got Better – we made it to £1050!
Thanks to Aylsham Rotary Club, 3 private donors and the good people of Aylsham and Tunbridge Wells the £1050 needed for the first well at Phnom Prier has been raised - a great achievement which will make so much difference to many lives. . As it's presently the wet season, work may not start for a while but we'll post the pictures when they do. BIG thanks to all who … [Read more...] about The Good News Just Got Better – we made it to £1050!
Good News from Sacred Heart Parish
No, not the East Anglian one, the Cambodian parish that shares the same name – in Pailin, on the border with Thailand. Here the Marist Brothers do wonderful work with the poor and disadvantaged in this very deprived area, once the final stronghold of the Khmer Rouge. One of the Brothers' latest proposals is to sink two bore wells in an area 25 miles outside Pailin City … [Read more...] about Good News from Sacred Heart Parish
Goodbye Father David…. Go in Peace
Father David's last day as Parish Priest of Sacred Heart, North Walsham. In one way, so sad [with many tears and goodbye hugs] but also a joyful celebration of the nine-and-a half years we have been blessed with his wonderful ministry. In glorious sunshine, around 300 people gathered at a Bring and Share lunch to say goodbye and thank you to a very special friend and … [Read more...] about Goodbye Father David…. Go in Peace