“We are very much thankful to the
Lord for the shipment of food, clothing, hospital equipment, education
materials and shoes...The items arrived at a perfect time where
we were able to feed thousands of women and children including
the Liberian refugees abandoned in Okanagan" . (Continued
below...)
"Mr. Krentz (CFFC)
we thank you for these relief goods. It has save(d) lives tremendously
and had brought joy and given hope to many communities especially Breman-Enyan-Ajurnako
constituency, Gomoa Amanfi and Senya Krobonshie all in the Central Region
of Ghana and Zabzugu/Tatale constituency in the Northern Region of Ghana.
Thank you Canadian Food for Children says the community."
It is difficult
to put into words how much your donations of food have meant to
the hurting and helpless of Ghana. ...(The) precious street children
without parents to guard or guide them in Senya Krobonskie were
fed life saving food from your containers."
George Bannerman, Ministerial Development and Relief Program, Ghana.
See full letter
MALAWI
"We wish to convey our thankfulness for the
shipment of food sent by Canadian Food For Children early this year.
Due to the flooding of the region, many of our villages and towns were
flooded, destroying our homes, our churches, our livestock and our crops.
Thousands of people were displaced.The food has allowed our citizens
to eat nutritious food while waiting for the water to recede...The soya
beans, lentils and dried peas, wheat flour and oatmeal (were) distributed
through...local churches in the affected communities. Priory
was given to HIV/AIDs orphans and those people that are suffering form
HIV/AIDS, women and the elderly. H. Biesenback, NCM Disaster
Response Chair, Africa Region See
full letter
SOMALIA
"On behalf
of Global Hope of Academy, I would like to thank you for your very
kind donation to our Community in Somalia, especially Awdal Community
affected by hail storm. Your food donation has touched and helped
many of our poor communities that had lost their cattle and sheep
and no access to food. ......All donations we received from your
organization have improved and saved the life of these communities
from starvation. ....All donations we received were very high and
excellent quality." Prof.
Ahmed H. Abib, Forama, Awdal, Somalia, July 29, 2008See
full letter.
SUDAN Father Martin, as the Archdiocesan youth and students' Chaplain for Juba, Sudan, came to British Columbia to collect books for a school and library and to raise awareness of the plight of civilians in his area as "a
consequence of the prolonged, devastating civil war in southern Sudan." Father Martin reported on the "deplorable
conditions of the camps created by displaced people trying to escape
the violence.
Soldiers
in Juba
"The youth...are
the most hard hit as many were forced to fight a war they did not want
to get involved in and many have lost their lives. Many of them go without
education as most of them either lost their parents...or were separated
by the war."
Ammo Dumps in Town
"For
the suffering children who go without food and education, we intend to build
a hostel where we can accommodate, feed them and provide at least basic education... The books donated will help us establish a youth library
which will be the first of its kind in the town and some will be used for teaching
in the Adult Education Programme we shall open."
