February 2004
Shalom Dear Contributors and friends of
the Olim Fund,
Out hearts go out in great thanksgiving
to you all who have made these great blessings a reality. Donations
continue to grow as the Olim fund reaches out to rescue an ever
growing number of new immigrants to Israel from survival threatening
situations. I am thrilled to report that a total of $10,220 in
February was used to bless 22 especially hurting families throughout
the Land.
By way of a monthly update:
1. Our application to make the fund, operating
under the new name of "the Olim fund of Israel" awaits
governmental approval which we are assured is only a formality
and will soon be forthcoming. We are expecting to begin operating
out of this more formal structure starting in March when we will
issue checks to the recipients rather than cash.
2. My DVD college level teaching developed
for Faith Seminary and the general Christian Church entitled "The
Jewish Origins of Christianity" to be mass marketed by Sid
Roth of Messianic Vision has now been fully funded and all technical
issues have been resolved. Thus, this new offering will be introduced
for sale possibly as soon as late next month. The DVD set will
retail for $59.95. For those wishing to get fully accredited and
transferable college credit for the course, Faith Seminary has
agreed to provide this service for less than half the cost of
their regular tuition.
3. Along with our new "Amutah"
(formal Charity) status, we have published an updated brochure
for distribution to potential new donors. Should any of you want
some of these for distribution in your respective churches or
elsewhere, please e-mail your requests and addresses to me and
I will send them to you.
Following is the report of distributions
for February 2004.
With love and blessings,
Bob Fischer
OLIM FUND OF THE GALILEE
February
2004, DISTRIBUTION
Family Size
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Location
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Monthly Income
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Overview of Situation Funded
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Gift
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2
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Haifa
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$764
|
Divorced mother of 12 year old became critically
ill. An administrative error caused non-payment
of her unemployment benefit, thus causing the family a serious
short term survival situation in that they are unable to
pay the rent, buy food, etc.
|
$339
|
2
|
Haifa
|
$564
|
Adult daughter living with widowed mother.
Daughter just returned from the United States where she
went for extended period to take care of critically ill
family member. When she returned, she was unable to get
her government support reinstated and she has not yet been
able to find work.
|
$451
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3
|
Hadera
|
$948
|
Divorced mother of two teenage daughters
is unable to pay for school books for her children and for
urgently needed dental care for herself.
|
$226
|
4
|
Nahariya
|
$722
|
Pastor of small Russian congregation is
threatened with legal action by town council for his non-payment
of city apartment taxes. This gift is to prevent this action
and subsequent eviction of the family from their home.
|
$564
|
5
|
Akko
|
$900
|
Non payment of utility bills threatens
discontinuance of these services to a family of five struggling
to survive. This is a one time gift to help them survive.
|
$339
|
2
|
Haifa
|
$339
|
Unemployed, divorced mother of a teenager.
Both are in critical need of dental care. This gift will
provide for enough help to relieve their immediate pain
and suffering.
|
$451
|
1
|
Haifa
|
$226
|
Young unmarried woman earning small income
from part time work unable to survive. She has accrued great
debt and is now unable to pay her rent, utilities and buy
even minimum food, etc.
|
$451
|
1
|
Haifa
|
$352
|
Pensioner widow in serious need of medical
and dental care well beyond her financial means. This gift
is to pay for immediate utility bills, replace broken glasses
and to initiate dental care.
|
$667
|
3
|
Karmiel
|
$564
|
Divorced mother of ten year old twin girls
receives no support from her former husband. She has fallen
into serious ill health and is unable to work. She is now
under threat of having her daughters taken from her and
made wards of the state. This gift is to help her meet the
most immediate of her family survival needs.
|
$667
|
2
|
Migdal-ha-Emek
|
$339
|
Young mother of three year old in process
of getting a divorce. She receives no support from her husband
and only a small government stipend. She has accumulated
a large debt for food bought on credit, and her utilities
are about to be turned off due to non-payment.
|
$667
|
2
|
Afula
|
$564
|
Unemployed couple in their late fifties
have provided long term care and recently funeral costs
for an aged mother. This has set them behind in paying their
rent for two months and they are now under great pressure
to resolve this situation.
|
$451
|
3
|
Afula
|
$745
|
New immigrant family with seven year old
son remain in government provided language training and
are thus unable to work. Their apartment is practically
empty and there is no heating system. This gift is to provide
them with a washing machine and an electric room heater.
|
$564
|
12
|
Haifa
|
$1320
|
Unemployed couple with ten children ranging
in age from 8 months to 12 years is in serious financial
situation. They are barely able to pay for food and have
fallen behind in their rent. Head of family in urgent need
of false teeth and other family members require immediate
dental care. They are unable to pay for even the basic medical
care in the face of illness since they are not subscribed
to the government medical care program because they have
been unable to pay even the modest cost of subscribing to
this program.
|
$476
|
6
|
Haifa
|
$120
|
Head of family recently lost his job and
has not yet received unemployment payment. Family with four
young children in dire situation since there is no money
for food or other survival level expenses. This gift is
to help them survive until cash flow is reinstated.
|
$564
|
2
|
Akko
|
nil
|
Older couple unemployed since October 2003
has not yet received governmental assistance due to administrative
errors. They are in great debt and are now unable to provide
even the minimum survival needs for themselves.
|
$451
|
3
|
Haifa
|
$789
|
Older couple with teenage son has been
providing care for aged mother who is seriously ill and
requires 24 hour care and sizable medical expenses. Wife
is thus unable to work and husband’s income is not sufficient
to meet even the minimum needs, much less these added medical
expenses.
|
$451
|
3
|
Haifa
|
$902
|
Young couple with new born infant has just
completed language training and head of family is eagerly
seeking work. They are unable to buy even minimum furniture.
This gift is to buy them a washing machine.
|
$451
|
5
|
Haifa
|
$684
|
Head of family in bad health and unable
to work. Wife desperately looking for a job. Their bed is
broken and virtually unusable. This gift is to buy a new
bed for them.
|
$451
|
1
|
Haifa
|
$428
|
Single man recently incurred unforeseen
moving expenses beyond his capacity to pay. One time gift
to help him recover from this situation.
|
$339
|
5
|
Haifa
|
$699
|
Head of family’s part time income is not
sufficient to meet the family’s basic survival needs. This
gift is to help them survive until he and/or she can find
an increased source of income.
|
$339
|
1
|
Tiberias
|
$450
|
Young single woman has only minimum apartment
furniture. This gift is to provide her with a refrigerator.
|
$451
|
1
|
Tiberias
|
$428
|
This is the final payment to our affiliated
local dental clinic for the care of a single new immigrant
woman who has received extensive treatment.
|
$410
|
|
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Monthly
total
|
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$10,220
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