Network Heaven in Sydney, Australia | Baptist church

Network Heaven

Locality: Sydney, Australia

Address: Frenchs Forest Baptist Church, 617 Warringah Road, Forestville NSW 2087 Sydney, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.networkheaven.org

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25.01.2022 Some photos of children in the hill country the coolest area in Sri Lanka. These children are residents of tea plantations where poverty is a daily struggle. So our gifts are appreciated. This was a first for Network Heaven. With the help of a few friends who knitted beanies they were most welcome and a huge blessing to all who were so surprised to get one. with their name tag on it!

25.01.2022 Merry Christmas to each and every one of our friends and supporters who helped with the 'To Sri Lanka with Love 2019'project. Our gifts are being distributed as I write and will continue into early January as students start the school year on the 2nd of January. This year we were so blessed to receive 'new but obsolete school clothing' thats been repurposed and saved from Land fill in Australia and shared with those who can put it to good use. There is plenty that goes into land fill each year and we look forward to sending more in 2020 but need to raise funds for the freight. Let us know if you can help.

23.01.2022 Met up with some of the volunteer ladies who make the girls dresses and skirts, library bags and hankies, baby bibs and aprons for the nuns at Long Reef Golf Club. Another glorious day so close to the water.

19.01.2022 Photos of the distribution of reading glasses yesterday to the many urban poor in Sri Lanka. Most have never had their eyes tested! and they are just in survival mode. Thanks to my friends Visithra and Rajan they have finally been able to organise the distribution after many false starts. Unfortunately, projects can be like that. However, the most important thing is to get the goods to the right people who are most in need. Originally I had planned to be in Sri Lanka in Marc...h of this year so was looking forward to distributing them to another worthy group who had already been tested and were awaiting their glasses. With covid 19 sadly that group has now dispersed and I was able to direct the reading glasses elsewhere. Its great to know that people who once could not read a document or a newspaper will now be able to read! Click on the photo to see all the photos.

15.01.2022 At long last I am happy to advise a group of disadvantaged people who attend the 'soup bowl' in Sri Lanka have have been tested for reading glasses. I had sent the testers almost 12 months back. Next step is to source the glasses (I do have a contact). I can't imagine what its like to NOT be able to read a book or fill a form. So i am quietly excited about sourcing 83 pairs of reading glasses.

14.01.2022 It Is with deep sadness that i need to let you know of the passing of one of my friends and local partners in the work of Network Heaven that Sr Alex Mollogoda has passed away after a brief illness. I will miss her .. as we go back a long way since i was about 16. A special lady who showed great love and care for so many people. RIP Sr Alex

13.01.2022 This year due to covid 19 it has not been possible to collect gifts in the usual manner. So i have purchasd stationery needed for the 0 to 5 age group attending the Bethlehem Creche. Staff gifts and some of their siblings who are disadvantaged are included. So its all starting to take shape. My friend Jeannette and Avril a dear Senior Citizen put together 25 sewing kits for most of the workers so they can learn basic sewing. Here's a photo of the handover. The sewing kits have been thoughtfully put together. Thanks Averil and Jeannette. You really have gone the extra mile. This year we will be asking for donation $ due to covid. Info will be made available in the not too distant future and on the newsletter on www.networkheaven.org

12.01.2022 Thank you to 5 friends who came along today and packed 6 boxes of obsolete clothing that will be shipped to Sri Lanka for a group of disadvantaged students. We also packed a donation of 300 pairs of reading glasses that will be given to seniors who can't afford a pair of reading glasses. We currently have 83 people who have been tested and they are looking forward to a pair of these glasses. Many are cleaners, street sweepers and older folk who attend a drop in centre in Colombo. Imagine not being able to read a newspaper? Imagine how happy they will be when they read a paper?

08.01.2022 This little mite is so happy to get a new pair of school shoes! So thankful for the Donor who made this possible. A big thank you. Schooling a child if you are a widow with limited resources is pretty tough. Education really does open up lifetime opportunities. If you can help with purchasing some exercise books from Aldi or Office Works (on-line) it would be a great help.

03.01.2022 Here are some of the photos that have been sent over from various groups during the month of December. They truely appreciate the educational packs and clothing which are a high priority.Please also refer to the www.networkheaven.org website that has a photo gallery and other news thats regularly being updated.

02.01.2022 Today we packed 14 boxes including 300 individual Christmas gift packs for disadvantaged children in Sri Lanka. Due to covid i had not been able to collect gifts and with physical distancing it was not possible. We did however manage to provide for 300 children mainly girls as most of our volunteers got into sewing and put in a huge effort. Thanks to all who helped to make this happen.