“As we have opportunity, let us do good to all, especially to those who are of the household of faith.” – Galatians 6:10
By Daniel Ebinesen
 True to these words, we through the NECF Foundation want to be a blessing to the Christian community, especially pastors and full-time workers who are in need and have no other avenue of assistance available to them.
The Foundation, which was launched in a memorable ceremony at the J.W. Marriott Hotel in Kuala Lumpur a year ago, has been able to bless eight such individuals. This was given through outright gifts and study loans to fund their children’s tertiary education.
Through the generous giving of concerned Christians, we have so far raised about RM450,000, out of which about RM75,000 has been disbursed or committed. We hope to raise at least another RM550,000 by the end of 2005 to bring the total funds available for distribution to RM1 million.
God has blessed many Malaysian Christians abundantly, so helping us reach our RM1 million target is not an impossible task. To help us achieve this, we invite you to make a financial contribution to the Foundation by using the attached response slip. We are also organising our first anniversary lunch in Malacca on May 7. So if you are in the vicinity, please keep the date free and support the function.
While we raise more funds for the Foundation, we would like to see these funds distributed to needy cases in accordance with our objectives. You may be able to help us in this area by publicising the Foundation and recommending suitable candidates for the programme. Please also invite us to your church or your organisation so that we can personally introduce the Foundation.
Our pastors and Christian workers are worthy of double honour and should not suffer poverty, lest we be accused of “muzzling the ox”.
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Daniel Ebinesen is a boardmember of the NECF Foundation. He is also Chairman of Malaysian CARE.
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