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Thank you for taking the time to visit our JustGiving page.
Throughout the 40 days of Lent (Wednesday 9 March to Sunday 24 April) we encouraged members of Holy Cross Sarratt and St Paul's Chipperfield - and their friends and families - to set aside a coin a day in support of church projects in Rwanda. This could be 50p, £1, £2 - but whatever the amount, it would give much needed help and encouragement to our brothers and sisters in one of the poorest countries in the world.
Over the past three years our two churches have helped train potential church leaders; provided sewing machines to enable young women to be self-supporting; funded a dispensary in Shaki, a remote part of the country; and helped to build a pastor's house in the very poor parish of Gishali.
It is our aim to continue to help the David Dale Shyogwe Trust fund such initiatives. In particular to provide maternity facilities at the Shaki dispensary (estimated cost £6,000); purchase land in Gishali on which to grow crops and to build a new church (estimated cost £1,700); and to continue to support the work of the Bible and Development School.
It's amazing what together we can achieve:
100 people giving £1 per day for 40 days £4,000
100 people giving 50p per day for 40 days £2,000
TOTAL £6,000
And with Gift Aid this amount will be increased further.
The response to the Appeal has been most encouraging but there is still time to donate funds which will take us closer to our target.
Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it’s the most efficient way to donate - we raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.
So please dig deep and donate now. Thank you.