Manali Missives 2013, Issue 2
Supporting Lena and David Reichardt’s Indian Adventure
Epping, NSW Australia
Tuesday, 16th July, 2013
Dear friend
You are one of the people or groups who have shown interest in the intended placements of Lena and David Reichardt as volunteers in the northern Indian town of Manali. These placements are to be for a period of 3 years, starting in September this year, through the Uniting Church's overseas division UnitingWorld, and with the Church of North India's Amritsar Diocese. Lena will work as a doctor at the Church's Lady Willingdon Hospital and surrounding clinics, and David will help to develop a program of lay education, focussing on ecological and ecotheological education, based in the hospital, but working in Manali and throughout the area covered by the Diocese.
Thank you for your interest! There are several ways in which you can support us in this venture, if you are so minded.
Firstly, encouragement. We have been very gratified by the interest of many people in what we propose to do. We hope this interest will continue to develop, and plan to keep in regular contact with people who want this contact. We intend to send monthly communiques via traditional mail, email, a weblog (Blog) and via Skype. Please indicate if you would like this. We call these communiques “Manali Missives”. We’ve already sent out the first of them. at the Blog address below with our other contact details:
Postal Address until August 31, 2013: 88 Carlingford Ave Epping NSW 2121 Australia
Postal Address from September 1, 2013: Lady Willingdon Hospital
Manali
Kullu District H.P. 175131
India
Administrative address: c/- UnitingWorld
PO Box A2266
Sydney South NSW 1234 Australia
Lena’s email address: reichardtlena8@gmail.com
David’s email address: dcreichardt@gmail.com
Weblog address: http://ecomissiolog.blogspot.com.au
Lena’s Skype address: lena.reichardt3
David’s Skype address: dcreichardt
A number of people have already indicated that they would like to visit us. You are welcome to do so. We will live in a simple but comfortable 2 bedroom flat, so there will be room so long as visits are coordinated!
Secondly, prayer. Many, though far from all of those who have expressed interest are involved in churches. We already have a group of people who pray regularly for us. If you would like to do that too, again, please tell us and we will gladly provide you with regular information and prayer points.
Thirdly, finance. Basically, UnitingWorld has undertaken to get us and our effects to India and back, to set us up in a flat that the hospital will provide with furniture etc., and to provide the Diocese with a vehicle that will be available for our use. We will have to provide for things back in Australia, such as paying our mortgage, superannuation and various insurances.
However, we need help to provide a living allowance for the 3 years. Kathy Pereira of UnitingWorld has calculated that this will cost $AU 37,000 per year. UnitingWorld is organizing these finances for us. Once off donations are much appreciated, but promises of monthly donations really help them and us to plan for the future. Kathy reports that at present UnitingWorld have received promises of about one third of the monthly amount we will need.
If you have thought that you would like to assist us financially, but you have not got around to informing UnitingWorld yet it would help us and UnitingWorld enormously if you did so at your earliest convenience. To help you do this a copy of the brochure with the banking details form is attached.
If you have not thought of doing this but would now like to, we gratefully welcome you as financial supporters. Again, please contact UnitingWorld with the help of the attached brochure.
If you have decided to prioritise other commitments before helping us we completely understand - we are used to prioritising aid commitments ourselves - and thank you for your interest, encouragement and prayers.
Yours sincerely,
Lena and David Reichardt
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