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Newsletter Date:6th August. 2012
Strengthening the value of human life
Voice of Fetus, Nepal Caring mothers, saving babies and stopping abortion
VOF Annual Progress report -2068-69(2011-12) We have journeyed for 3 years since the registration of VOF as a NGO in the Government of Nepal in 2010. Every year has been blessing for us. We have been finding out and feeling in God’s direct interest and excitement over every activity run by VOF. It is just like that we have been walking and working with God. There has been no any single moment working with considering our own capacity but always depending on His capacity. So, there have been God’s miraculous provisions every year. God has been using us very mightily to spread and insert the message of Sanctity of Human LIFE in individuals and Churches in Nepal with different creative approaches. God has given us abundant blessing this year also. So, I feel pleasure to present you the issue of the annual report for the national fiscal year 2068-69 (2011-12). As the General Assembly of VOF had decided to conduct five vision building seminars in the five development regions of Nepal on last 11th September 2011, we started to contact with regional Christian Communities of the targeted areas. Finally, we became able to contact four development regions’ Christian community and conducted seminars there.
Raising voice for LIFE
According to our rescue and adoption program we were able rescue some of the mothers and babies this year. Silash was born in 3rd. November, 2011 in Kathmandu Medical Collage Public Ltd. of Sinamangal, Kathmandu. Actually, Silash’s parents were guided by one of the viewer of Pro-life DVD (wonderfully and Uniquely created and therefore choose life) produced by Gabriel International (GI) to VOF office when he was 6 months of gestations. Initially, his parents were of abortion minded, because they already had 4 children and unable to raise another, but after a prolong counseling and encouragement from VOF, his parents changed their mind and decided to give birth with a condition of giving him for adoption. So, there was another couple in VOF’s contact list who were fighting with nonfertility for past 14 years and looking for a baby son to adopt. Obviously, it was God’s provision that Silash was adopted by that couple on last 4th. November, 2011 and named Silash on last 13th. November, 2011. Thanks to be God for His miraculous provision and arrangement to save this precious LIFE.
A mother chose parenting and wanted to raise her baby by herself.
Vision Building seminars
Biratnagar Birtamod (Eastern Region)
Pokhara
Nepalgunj
Mahendranagar
(Western Region)
(Mid-western Region)
(Far-western Region)
We had a plan to train 500 hundred pastors and leaders from the churches of five development regions directly and distribute trainer bag ‘LIFE BAG’. So, we succeed to train 403 pastors and leaders and to distribute same amount of LIFE BAG to them directly and 75 LIFE BAG indirectly to other pastors and leaders who had missed the seminars due to some emergencies. TOTAL NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS AND DISTRIBUTED LIFE BAGS DIRECTLY AND INDIRECTLY IN SEMINARS Name of the places
No. of participants
LIFE BAGS distributed directly
Biratnagar
64
64
Birtamod
54
54
Life Bag distributed indirectly
Pokhara
85
85
35
Nepalgunj
110
110
10
Mahendranagar
90
90
30
403
403
75
Total Participants:
Data of direct assistance to mother, family & babies No. of family & mothers in crisis pregnancy helped by VOF directly
3
No. of rescued babies by VOF
4
No. of beneficiary family facing with non-fertility
3
No. of written application letter received for adoption
7
Besides all these above progresses VOF had many other opportunities to spread and extend the teaching of ‘Sanctity of human life’ on the kind invitations from different church and organizations from Nepal and India.
No. of additional seminars and participants Seminar in Tistung & Palung on 14-15 September, 2011
138
Seminar in Darbanga and Patna Bihar on 4th October & 19th April
250
Seminar in Bhadrapur, Damak & Rangeli on 6-8th Nov. 2011
128
Awareness stall in Children fair at Jawalakhel 19th Nov. 2011
4000
Many of the participants were really blessed and touched by the presentations in seminars. We got many good feedback and comments from the participants. Some of them are noted down here: One of the reputed pastor shared “As a pastor, I express my regret on my silence regarding abortion” The Chairperson of Christian women society in Biratnagar shared, “We used to address abortion among the Christian women but not as serious like this. I came to know that abortion is so serious issue”
Seminar in Makwanpur and Jagatpur, Chitwan on 7-8th Jan.2012
250
Seminar in King’s Church, Lalitpur on 21st Feb. 2012
100
Bible school and training centers students
A Christian Doctor shared: “I performed many abortions as my professional duty, but today I came to know that I am a great sinner, hereby I declare to leave my profession, thank you Voice of Fetus.”
Total No. of participants and beneficiaries:
50
4916
Financial report for the fiscal year of 2068-69 (2011-2012) INCOME & EXPENDITURE Income
Internal income
129606
External income
562839
Total income
692445
Expenditure Administration
61028
Program supplies
463159
Total expenses
524187
Surplus for the year
168258
Thanks zone:
VOF gratefully acknowledges those who have prayed and supported our work in supplying funds and commodity grants. Specially we would like to express our gratitude to Gabriel International (GI) for their valuable prayer, advices, printing & visual material and financial support. And we also thank the individual partners & churches who have been helping us monthly and occasionally. And of-course, we must say thank you to all our prayer partners, VOF Advisory Board, Executive Committee, volunteers and the supporters involved in this movement directly and indirectly. Funding:
Special prayer points: ● Please pray for the VOF’s new annual plan & budget be implemented and provided miraculously. ● Please pray that God might help us to work and walk according to His perfect will and guidance. ● Please pray the targeted groups that they might prepare themselves to receive the message of ‘Sanctity of human life’. ● Please pray for the administration part of VOF.
VOF believes in Vision then provision. In order to fulfill its vision it needs your active and practical involvement. VOF Nepal receives any kinds of grants, personnel, technical, commodity and financial from local churches, NGOs, INGO, Government agencies, donor agencies and individuals.
Banking Detail: Account No. 00602676670017 Account Holder: Voice of Fetus Nepal. Bank Name & Address: Himalayan Bank Limited, Patan Branch, Lalitpur. Nepal. Swift Code: HIMANPKA
For further information: Voice of fetus Nepal GPO:8975 EPC 2194 KTM Nepal. Email: voiceofetus.np@gmail.com Contact: +977_9841651569 Page 2
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