The following is an urgent request from the Compassionate Warehouse here in Victoria...
THE TWO WOMEN'S VILLAGES (400 WOMEN PLUS CHILDREN IN EACH ONE) ARE COMPRISED OF WOMEN WHO WERE RAPED, ABUSED AND TORTURED VICTIMS AND CHILDREN BORN FROM POLITICAL UNREST IN THE CONGO . NOW THEIR VILLAGES AND HUSBANDS WILL NOT TAKE THEM BACK. MANY SUFFER FROM HEALTH PROBLEMS AS A RESULT OF THE RAPE BOTH MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY BUT THEY TRY TO TAKE GOOD CARE OF THEIR CHILDREN AS IT IS ALL THEY HAVE TO CLING TO AND THEY WANT TO LEARN A TRADE OR SOMETHING TO MAKE THEM SELF RELIANT.
THE PENTECOSTAL FELLOWSHIP WORKS IN THESE CAMPS AND HAVE BUILD PERMANENT BRICK STRUCTURE FOR THE WOMEN TO LIVE IN- THESE ARE THE 'FORGOTTEN WOMEN"
THE CIVIL WAR IS STILL GOING ON- JUST LAST WEEKEND THE REBELS HAVE STARTED TO GO INTO OTHER VILLAGES AND MURDER AND , RAPE, KILL ETC ….THIS WILL ONLY ADD MORE WOMEN TO THESE VILLAGES. SOME OF THE MEN HAVE BEEN TORTURED AND LEFT TO DIE- YOU CAN CHECK THE WEB STORIES ON THIS.
AS WELL AS THESE TWO VILLAGES, THERE ARE AN INCREDIBLE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO RETURNED TO THEIR VILLAGES ONLY TO FIND THEM BURNED OR DESTROYED. EVERY THING WE SEND IN THAT CONTAINER WILL BE USED AND APPRECIATED BY SOMEONE IN NEED.
I HAVE JUST RECEIVED AN URGENT EMAIL RE THE NEEDS OF THESE AND OTHER CIVILIANS----DESPERATE NEED FOR HYGIENE- SOAP AND LOTION!
MY GOAL IS TO SEND AT LEAST 800 BARS OF SOAP !!! SO MY CHALLENGE TO YOU AND ALL YOUR FRIENDS AND RELATIVES ETC ….IS TO BRING IN AT LEAST ONE BAR OF SOAP ! WE ARE HOPING TO LOAD OUT THE WEEK OF THE 13-15 TH SO WE HAVE 2 WEEKS! SOME HAS ALREADY BEEN PROCESSED SO WE HAVE A HEAD START. THERE WILL BE A TALLY SHEET POSTED AT THE WAREHOUSE.
PS – YOU ARE ALLOWED TO BRING IN MORE THAN ONE BAR OF SOAP !
WE ARE SENDING SUMMER CLOTHING, SUMMER SHOES, HOUSEHOLD PLASTICS AND SUPPLIES, HOUSEHOLD LINENS, TOYS, SPORTS EQUIPMENT, SEWING MACHINES AND FABRIC, CRAFT SUPPLIES, AFGHANS, AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES. IT WILL BE A FULL BOX LOAD –
Please put the word out in your faith communities this Sunday...have people bring it the following Sunday and I will pick it up. You can contact me at ( 250 ) 479-0887 or e-mail me at ( labmanster at gmail dot com. )
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