Do you remember our "Empty seat at the table" campaign? Finally, we can boast about the completion of two mission projects from the December fundraiser.
A huge thank you to all the Donors who symbolically invited missionary friends from Cameroon, the Philippines and Senegal to their Christmas Eve tables on Christmas 2024!
This moment, when we summarize our missionary projects and share the results of their implementation fills us with gratitude and pride - the Dehonian Missionary Family did not disappoint once again!
Here is a thank-you note sent to us from Cameroon, where new toilets have been built for the children of Garoua Boulai Elementary School:
Garoua Boulai, March 4, 2025
Dear Benefactors,
on behalf of the entire community of Garoua Boulai Elementary School in Cameroon, we would like to express our deep gratitude for your support in the construction of new school toilets. Thanks to your generosity, some 1 OOO of our students now have access to safe, modern and hygienic conditions, significantly improving the quality of daily learning and life at our school. Until recently, the children used two makeshift toilets, which unfortunately harbored many bacteria and posed a real threat of collapse. Lack of sufficient funds prevented the local community and the school council from financing the construction. Thanks to your support, we were able to create an infrastructure that provides healthier and safer conditions that are essential for the proper development of our students. Once again, we sincerely thank you for your support and belief in our educational mission. Your philanthropy is not only an investment in buildings, but more importantly in the future of young generations.
With best regards and the gift of prayers +
s. Rachela Alicja Kaczmarek OP
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Also in the Philippines, renovation work at Dansolihon Parish is nearing completion, and as we look at the photos, we wonder if it's still the Philippines or already Japan? Here are a few words from dehonian missionary Father Janusz Burzawa SCJ:
Godspeed to all dear Donors!
The building is standing and looks pretty good. In two or three weeks the workers will leave. It was supposed to be faster, of course, but various adventures prolonged the work. On top of that, December was almost without workers who wanted to spend time with their families. The entire "complex" after the renovation is the parsonage and the parish house (two rooms for priests working in the parish with a common room, i.e. a recreation room with a computer and TV, and a place for small meals, since the main dining room is downstairs). In addition, there are three guest rooms and another two set aside for parishioners in case they can't return to their villages or if meetings are prolonged. There is also a very large room downstairs for meetings of various communities and other initiatives. We have plans to make our parish house available for people from Cagayan de Oro as well.
Dear Friends! God bless you for your help, without which this renovation would not have been possible. We continually remember you in prayer +
ks. Janusz Burzawa SCJ
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In Senegal, the renovation work of the health clinic in Dakar began in March, so we will still write about its results.
Read more about the "Empty seat at the Christmas Eve Table 2024" project.
