Shalom and heartfelt greetings
to our dear friends of the Olim Fund,
Please join me and the
Board in rejoicing over the implementation of our new official
Amutah (recognized government charity). The following report is
the first fruit of this effort made possible by your continued
generosity and faithfulness to the survival needs of our new immigrant
families. It was an enormous thrill for us to write checks in
support of the gifts shown below as opposed to the cash status
we have operated under for more than two years leading up to this
recognition of our official status.
Of course all of this has required a significant
update of our web site which I urge you to review at www.olimpublications.com.
We have also just completed an intense training session for our
official Fund representatives who, like we, are very excited about
the great progress all of this represents for our and your Fund.
I am also very pleased to announce that
the transfer of the North American activities of Olim Publications
from Mount Vernon to Sacramento is now complete and functioning
smoothly. My deep thanks to Kurt Van Burkleo, Bill Stroebel and
Paul Jablownowski who have made this all come off extremely well.
Your dedicated efforts are greatly appreciated. Again, as another
reminder, all donations to the Olim Fund should now flow to us
through the tax free entity, "The Word of Life Foundation"
in Roswell, GA.
Attached is our report for January 2005
representing the distributions we determined at our recent monthly
meeting. The Board of Advisors joins Donna and myself in wishing
each one of you and your families rich blessings, good health
and much happiness. As always, you can be sure that the Lord God
of Israel is true to His word and that you who are blessing Israel
in such a wonderful way will be blessed in turn even well beyond
your expectations.
God bless you all and again, thanks from
the bottom of our hearts,
Bob Fischer
OLIM FUND OF THE GALILEE
December
2004, DISTRIBUTION
Family Size
|
Location
|
Monthly Income
|
Overview of Situation Funded
|
Gift
|
1
|
Ilaniyya
|
$593
|
This single pensioner who lives on a local moshav (community
settlement) had an emergency requirement to replace the
in wall pipes in her small house. After many years of use,
this plumbing had rusted entirely through in her bathroom,
begun to leak severely and flooded her entire home. The
work is now complete and she is rejoicing in her thanksgiving
to God and to you all who made this what to her is a miracle
possible.
|
$1867
|
1
|
Haifa
|
Usually $700, now nil
|
This single man is seriously ill and in the hospital. His
healing and recuperation time is expected to be considerable
before he is able to return to work and in the meantime
he is unable to pay his apartment rent and other recurring
expenses. This gift is to tide him over until government
assistance becomes available.
|
$467
|
5
|
Haifa
|
$902
|
This large family has been sharing an apartment with relatives
and between them they hve been unable to afford any kitchen
or other appliances. This gift is intended to provide a
gas stove and oven.
|
$467
|
4
|
Haifa
|
$859
|
The young mother of two infants was abandoned by her husband
who has taken to drugs and alcohol. She is struggling to
survive by working part time. This gift is to pay for outstanding
utility bills before these essential services are terminated.
|
$701
|
2
|
Haifa
|
$514
|
This single mother of a teenager is awaiting her second
brain surgery for the reoccurrence of a malignant tumor.
Her daughter is threatened with eviction due to non-payment
of rent. This gift will buy time until a more permanent
solution can be found.
|
$467
|
2
|
Tiriat Carmel
|
$654
|
This divorced mother of a near invalid eight year old is
only able to work part time while her daughter is in school.
The father is an alcoholic who provides no support to his
deserted family. This gift is to restore utility services
that have been terminated for non-payment.
|
$537
|
1
|
Haifa
|
nil
|
This divorced middle age man is struggling to find full
time employment which continues to elude him. This gift
is to cover his living expenses for one month while he continues
his search for a job.
|
$467
|
2
|
Arad
|
$537
|
The husband of this pensioner couple that live in the Negev
is unable to pay for full mouth dentures and has been on
a soft food diet for several months. They both require other
medical care that is beyond their very small income. This
gift is to resolve his dental problem.
|
$841
|
2
|
Nazareth Ilit
|
nil
|
This newly married young couple is struggling to get established.
They are urgently looking for work, have no furniture and
are now not even able to feed themselves. This gift is to
buy them some more time to find some sort of self support.
|
$537
|
1
|
Nazareth Ilit
|
$327
|
This middle aged divorced woman is seriously ill and requires
a special diet and medications that are beyond her capability
to provide. Additionally, she has not paid for her utilities
and they are about to be terminated. This gift is resolve
her current utility payment problem.
|
$607
|
2
|
Kibbutz Mirhavil
|
$514
|
This divorced mother of a twelve year old is unable to
provide adequate heating for her kibbutz home. This gift
is to buy two electric heaters.
|
$303
|
5
|
Hadera
|
$111
|
The father of the tree children has just begun a course
of study that will equip him for future employment. In the
interim they await government assistance that should begin
in about two months. One of the child who was previously
receiving support as an "invalid" lost this status
in a government reclassification. This gift is to help provide
basic family needs, including food.
|
$584
|
1
|
Hadera
|
$437
|
This single woman has undergone seven surgeries and remains
seriously ill and unable to work. Her government support
is insufficient to cover her medical needs as well as the
minimum survival expenses. This gift is to provided urgently
needed medical assistance.
|
$701
|
|
|
|
Total monthly distributions
|
$8,546
|
Copyright 2003 by Raymond Robert
Fischer
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