OI China PRAYER LETTER September 2008
The LORD reigneth; let the earth rejoice; let the multitude of isles be glad thereof. ~ Psalms 97:1 (KJV)
Mr Elton Lee (centre), Head of HSBC Rural Banking China, talking to a client on her chicken farm during his recent visit to OI China in Hefei.
Client Ms Li is overjoyed with her harvest recently. All her previous losses caused by the snow storm of early 2008 are behind her now. She appreciates that OI China being with her throughout the period.
Praises & Thanksgivings: • Praise the Lord for the provision of three professional co-workers to join OI China. Jim Peng started in early August as OI Jiangxi Branch Manager. Ann Lin, our new VP Finance, and Joseph Hsieh, our new VP Operations, will report to duty early October. • Thank be to our God in heaven. The first half year result of OIC Job Safety Training Program (sponsored by Caterpillar) once again outperformed the original budget in terms of number of trainees and its impact to the community. OIC received very positive feedback from all trainees. • The 2008 Summer English Camp and the Internship Program were both completed with great success. Please give thanks and glory to our omnipotent God in heaven. • Thank God for the peaceful, safe and smooth completion of the Beijing Olympic Games. Prayer Requests: • Please continue to pray that our Lord uses OIC to progressively bring blessings and love to the millions of farmers in the rural areas of China. As we carry out our growth strategy of 2008: o Pray that the Lord will bless and guide us as we apply for a new license to operate in a rural area of a new province. o Pray for the wisdom while we plan to develop a new partnership with the key authorities in order to elevate our poverty alleviation work to a greater scale in China. • Pray for the State leaders of China while they plan and organise the rescue work in combating the most recent and second major earthquake of 2008 in the southwest China. • Please pray for the heath of the father-in-law of Caroline Wang, our General Manager for Anhui Branch. Caroline’s father-in-law is suffering from severe high blood pressure. OIC Consolidated Statistics Loans Issued in USD Number of Loans Issued General Training (person / hr) Job Safety Training Program (CAT sponsored) - person/hr
2005 $821,300 511 n/a n/a
2006 $1,368,000 524 480 / 1,200 n/a
2007 $1,795,377 417 522 / 2,366 441 / 2,120
2008 YTD (31 July.) $1,583,204 230 868 / 2104.5 1,538/ 5,473
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