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| Staff and students at Lyahovichi center |
Our Weissensee fundraiser is in full swing. So, we take this opportunity to announce the following project, this time in Belarus.
In the past we have supported Mission Return (Teen Challenge Belarus) several times with donations for various projects. We also catch up with each other during the annual Europe Teen Challenge conferences.
We recently received an email from Michael Balakirev with a project proposal. Michael is the director of Mission Return and we know him personally.
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| Big farm house |
Mission Return has 12 drug and alcohol rehabilitation centers at various locations in Belarus. On average, around 150 men and women live and work in these centers, receiving new life. Most houses are fairly self-sufficient, for example because they have livestock and land and make artistic products.
In the Lyahovichi district, however, there is a center that could use some help. They currently have 10 residents, some of whom are disabled. There are only a few small churches in the area that support them financially.
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| They have pigs, chickens and sheep |
Now, they have made a plan to turn the center into a working farm. The question for Traveling Light is whether we want to help with funds for:
- 3 dairy cows
- refurbishing an existing cowshed
- a small milking machine, dairy refrigeration, and machine for making milk products
A total of 5,000 euro is needed to get this all going. Well, we wouldn't be Dutch if we were not excited about such a project 😄. We want to help them, especially because we have seen with our own eyes what a great job they are doing in Belarus among addicts and homeless people.
Do you want to help? Then, please send your GIFT (large or small) to St. Traveling Light in Papendrecht, IBAN: NL91RABO0118582275 BIC: RABONL2U. make sure to mention COWS.
This way you can shine your light in Belarus! How beautiful is that?