www.HavenofRest.org.uk Issue 1
QUARTERLY MAGAZINE
HAVEN of REST
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just like yesterday we
shouting, "Happy New Year" as 2016 was born!
How time flies, "when you are having fun"!
What's on your mind for this year?
What is your God-given quest for 2016?
Except your pursuits have an eternal aspect, you will find
that it is actually pointless.
"Vanity upon vanity, all is vanity." - King Solomon
Whatever the cause you aim to pursue this year, make sure
your end-point is to glorify God.
"You have not lived a perfect day... unless you have done
something for someone who will never be able to repay
you" - Ruth Smeltzer
Thank you for collaborating with us through all your kind
donations, support and encouraging words as together we
"Shelter the Hurting"
MRS. PEJU OLUYOMI
www.havenofrest.org.uk
SRIH A V E N O F R E S T M I S S I O N T O
LANKA
This war left a
We have started to minimum of 100,000
build safe homes for people dead. - BBC News
some families that were
displaced during the Many Tamils have been
long civil war that able to recover favorably
ended in May 2009. but some are still
declared missing and
In our October travel, many are homeless.
we went through many During the war, there
towns and saw people were reports of forced
that had suffered the ill- recruitments of many
effects of the heavy adults and children to
shelling during the war fight in the war. Also
and had either lost their there were reports of
arms, legs or eyes. indiscriminate shelling
that led to massive
We visited 3 casualties on both sides.
orphanages (Jaffna,
Badulla & and After this protracted
Anuradhapura) that period of war, many Sri
were being sustained by Lankans are war weary
the Canaan International and struggling to earn a
Fellowship Church. living, particularly
within the remote
Many of the young villages.
orphans raised by the But with your support
church chose to remain we are making a
in the church but will difference one life at a
need some motivation time.
to "get their life back".
THE ORPHANAGE
HAVEN OF REST IN
SRI
LANKA
TIMMY THE BOYS AT THE
PRAYING DOG ORPHANAGE
ZimbabweH A V E N O F R E S T M I S S I O N T O
In the Rusape district, forth to a notable
with your help, Haven of pharmacist in Harare to
Rest has reached out to purchase extra supplies.
thousands of less
privileged villagers Against all odds, we
young and old, male and were able to treat and
female. signpost for further
treatment conditions
The location for our like high blood pressure,
medical outreach was diabetes, headaches,
the Sangano Clinic in general fatigue,
Nyabadza. There were abdominal pain,
long queues of villagers malnutrition, ear & eye
from far and near to infections, tinea capitis,
receive free medical chest & urinary tract
consultation and infections, cataract etc
medications from our
medical team of qualified Apart from medical
professionals. treatments, we did some
health awareness
The response was campaigns, distributed
overwhelming and we clothings, shoes etc to
ran out of supplies and vulnerable school
had to travel back and children.
ZWIMBABWEH A V E N O F R E S T I N
PEOPLE QUEUING TO
SEE MEDICAL TEAN
GIRLS WAITING TO COLLECT
TOILETRIES AND GIFTS
CHILDREN DANCING
Haven of Rest injected about
$19,000 into the construction of a
2km road linking Sangano Clinic
and St Luke's area to facilitate easy
access for health and education.
HAVEN OF REST IN
GHANA
In Ghana, we sponsored a young girl
with heart defects whose parents were
unable to raise the hefty sum required
for a corrective surgery.
She has had the operation done and now
has a new lease of life.
This young girl, her very delightful
family and the Nii Okai Charity team
have expressed their profound gratitude
for your generosity & kind acts.
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UGANDAH A V E N O F R E S T M I S S I O N T O
ORPHANS OF UGANDA
DONATED ORPHANAGE
WOMEN'S HEALTH PROMOTION
SLUM AREA
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Testimonials Mr. Steven Manhinde, a 72 year Mrs Esnath Muranda of Chitsanza
old from Bvanya Village expressed Village said she had endured several
his gratitude and said, "I am really years of backache and swollen body
grateful to receive medical care after parts. She also expressed her
7 years of illness. I have been living a gratitude and said,
miserable & painful life all these
years & could not go to hospital "I thank God for the free
because I cannot afford the services treatment. It came as a huge relief. I
of a private doctor." have been
"My main problem is money. I am leading a hellish life which
unemployed and cannot afford it." compromised my chances of
"Most villagers cannot afford the performing
cost of healthcare in Zimbabwe and
that is why you are witnessing this as expected of a rural woman".
huge turn out of adults here."
A head teacher in one of
the local schools we visited
shed tears of joy as he
expressed his gratitude for
the newly constructed road.
His letter will be posted
onto our web page.
Gogo Monica Chikanda (85) of Jukuchuku Village was overjoyed after
being seen by the doctors and receiving free medications. She said she has
been unable to afford the bus fares to the township to get medical care.