Missions Conference 2008: Special Project

Hey Westside: The following is an email from Bob Cowling (via Brett) regarding this year's special project. Please read, and be in prayer (and in your wallets) for this opportunity to give.

From Brett:

Every year during the conference we announce a special missions project. We usually let it go for 3 Sundays and then wrap it up. I have sent you the info that I was given for our project this year. There are a lot of Jewish families that have been left stranded in Georgia after Russia attacked them about 2 months ago, I'll let you read for yourself...

Our goal will be to support a family for a month... can Westside surpass the goal again...?

The details from Bob Cowling:

I appreciate your committee's willingness to consider this as a focus for your Missions project. Here are the details from our office in Georgia, Former Soviet Union (FSU):

We are currently supporting Jewish families who are now refugees as a result of the fighting and believe this would make a good project for this church to support. I have included some details below from Anya in Pyatigorsk who is helping these families. Any amount the church could send would be much appreciated. The value of $1,000 to $1,500 would cover the cost of supporting a refugee family for a month. This is a big need at the moment.

Anya in Pyatigorsk has sent possible spending plan for two families. They are now refugees, many have no clothing (except for what they had on them), no food and so on. At the moment those people are living in the refugee camp. Here are the translated values of what whose people would need.

First family of Gagievy (3 people):
1) Accommodation (rent of a flat) - 7000 rubles
2) Food (for a month roughly) - 7000 rubles
3) Documents (transport, payments and so on) - 5000 rubles (maybe there will be a need for more)
4) Clothing (bare necessities) - 10000 rubles
Total for the first month: 29000 Rubles (1185 US dollars with today's rate 24,48)

Second family of Rubshtain (1+6 people):
1) Accommodation (rent of a flat) - 5000 rubles
2) Food (for a month roughly) - 5000 rubles
3) Documents (transport, payments and so on) - 3000 rubles + 6000 rubles for the children and grandchildren
4) Clothing (bare necessities) - 5000 rubles
5) Medication - 3000 rubles
Total for the first month: 27000 Rubles (1103 US dollars with today's rate 24,48)

Please be in prayer about this opportunity and come prepared to give a little extra during the next few Sunday morning worship services.

For more information about the Russia/Georgia conflict - click here.