Newsletters

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December 2008

            	
Dear First Graders of SAS, Thank you so very much for all your support of our work here in Cambodia. This year we will use your funds in different ways. First we are going to use some of your funds to buy electric sewing machines for some of our sewers – 10 of our ladies live with AIDS – but are doing very well because of medicine. This disease sometimes makes people afraid of them and it was hard for them to find a place to live and to be able to take care of their children. They came to work for Tabitha a year ago and have earned some very good money and have been able to get a place to live and to get their children back. The only problem is that their machines are pedal machines and they need to have electric machines so that they don’t get so tired. You have made these 10 women very happy as we bought them new electric machines.
                
These machines cost $3000.00 – with the other $600 – we are going to put in 6 field wells – these are very important for our families so that they can grow food all year round. Our families could only grow rice one time a year – now they can grow 3 times a year and also grow vegetables. Their children, who never had enough food before, will have full tummies and will be able to go to school. Thank you so much for that.

Thank you for making this Christmas so very special for our families here. You have given a gift that will never be forgotten. Merry Christmas to each of you. Janne Ritskes, Director Tabitha Cambodia