The Knights of the Orthdox Order of St. John Russian Grand Priory carries on a nearly 1000 year tradition of service to Humanity. Its traditions extend back to 1048 with the Knights Hospitaller of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem which started the first hospitals during the crusades to take care of the sick and injured regardless of race, creed or ability to pay.
At Zion Children's Home in Kenya, which we have helped in the past, there was a very troubling development which resulted in them being evicted from their facility. The children are now being housed in the church and they are in the process of building a new facility. We have been helping them with basic building materials such as cement and masonry stones.
The children of Bethsaida Childrens Home were suddenly without a school. The school they were attending suddenly shut down in mid-year due to the economic consequences of the pandemic. They could only salvage the spring semester by quickly enrolling in a nearby government school. But there was tuition to pay and uniforms to purchase. Our Priory provided both tuition and uniforms for the 19 children, and their school year was saved!
KOOSJ continues to support the victims of the Super typhoon in Albay, where over 200 houses were buried by the mudflow from the foot of the volcano. Little by little, the surviving residents are getting by and as they go through the process of recovery, we are blessed to be part of their relief.
For the second time, the team has visited these Seniors from Camalig Albay. The LORD is good!
We bring smile under the masks for these poor kids and some parents, who were victims of Super Typhoon Rolly in the Philippines. Everyone is still recovering from the devastation of the said typhoon last november.
Our missionary conducted a mission to Rwanda because he had heard that conditions were very serious there because of food shortages.
Ephraim says: In my opinion, the mission was a success despite the numerous challenges that I faced there. I even had to be quarantined for 48 as at my own cost. But all in all, I managed to learn about the people and the challenges the kids face. So, next time I'll be in a better position to maybe install tanks and do more. Let's plan this sir once things go back to normal.
Thanks for your support.
We are privileged to be in service to the kids of Cambodia through our missionary. Our support for the weekly village ministries has gone for almost eight months now. Recently, we have provided school supplies to the kids in preparation for their school opening in October.
