Dear friends,
I am writing
this to seek assistance for an extremely unfortunate family, who is
struggling daily to survive, but which seems to be hit by more adversity
or as the Malays call it, "
Jatuh ditimpa tangga"
Background.
Sometime last year, my wife and her kind friends met a lady Saraswathy
who was supporting 18 children together with her husband who is a lorry
driver. 7 of the children are her own, the others belong to her
brothers, one of whom died in an accident, while the other took his own
life! When we met her, she has just moved out from the low cost flat in
Taman Medan, as that place was infested with drug addicts and petty
criminals, and she feared for the safety of her 'brood'. As she was
working in the Assunta Hospital kitchen, the church pastor kindly
introduced her to a kind lady, who allowed her to rent the house beside
the Assumption Church in Jalan Templer PJ at a nominal rate.
We have been supplying rice and oil and groceries to her and the family on a monthly basis, for more than 6months.
Situation now.
When my wife and her friend went to deliver the monthly rice and oil
quota this morning, we found her to be in a desperate situation. Because
she has to take time off from her kitchen work to send her several
children to school on her motorbike, the 'new' supervisors at the
kitchen saw that as shirking, and she is now out of a job! The family
try to make some money by selling fruits and nasi lemak outside the
church.
I am therefore asking you, my compassionate friends, when you
read this letter, if you want to consider assisting her in any way.
Having so many children who need to be schooled is really challenging,
and she is trying to prevent them 'falling into the wrong hands'.
If you can see a way to assist her in the short or long term, please call
Saraswathy 016 909 0503.
If however you are too busy to do it, you can contact me and my wife
and her friends are happy to help you carry out your wishes.
Thank you very much, and have a blessed day
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