1. We are now focused on assisting four villages: 1 in Shwe Pau Kan, 1 in North Dagon, 2 in Dala. A 5th village may be added if manpower and funds are available and is currently being evaluated.

2. The food distribution program is now reduced, as expected, as people get back to their jobs and on their feet. However, we are still assisting about 2,000 families that we have observed to be still in destitution.

3. This month we started our rebuilding and reconstruction program in >a systematic way. In the past, we have provided ad-hoc emergency funds for simple repairs. This program involves rebuilding houses for about 300-500 families. Each bamboo and thatched house costs USD 200. We have started with 20 houses last week and as we learn from this experience, we hope to finish this rebuilding project by the end of the year.

4. As the rainy/monsoon season comes to an end in September, we expect the need for clean water to be more crucial. In each of these villages, we hope to provide wells that can be used by the entire community. This is not an easy task and finding good water sources can be risky and expensive. We will be working in consultation with other NGO's for this project.

5. In all this, besides helping lives and impacting the community, our final goal is to strengthen the existing churches and to plant churches in areas where the Lord opens the way. We hope to engage these communities for the long-term.

6. A more detailed "masterplan" is currently being prepared and will be ready by end-July. We can send you one if you want it but it will contain many details that may not be relevant to you. Pls let me know.

Once again, thank you for your trust and partnership with us in these efforts.

June 30th, 2008 - June Report for Distribution of Food to Cyclone Nargis-affected Areas

In the month of June, four food distributions were made in Dala on June 2, 9, 16 and 23. In North Dagon, two food distributions were made on June 11 and 18. A total of 115 bags of beans and 320 bags of rice were distributed. The total purchase price was Ks 96,37,500 (Kyats Ninety Six Lakhs and Thirty Seven Thousand Five Hundred). The total expenses related to the distribution was Ks 1,51,800 (Kyats One Lakh Fifty One Thousand Eight Hundred).
Total cost of distribution was Ks 97,89,300 (Kyats Ninety SevenThousand Eighty Nine Thousand Three Hundred). Average USD exchange Rate for the June: 1150 Kyats for USD 1
Total Cost in USD: 8,513 (US Dollars Eight Thousand Five Hundred and Thirteen). As mentioned in the previous reports, focus is now given to two villages in Dala; two villages in North Dagon and one village in Shwe Pau Kan. Starting in July we will start assisting in rebuilding projects in Dala. The authorities have issued letters to instruct that unauthorized makeshift shelters built on the side of the roads must be moved back. These shelters were built on the side of the roads with higher ground to avoid the flood waters. Together with the village authorities we will assist with the rebuilding of more permanent houses for those unable to do so on their own. Most likely, these houses will be to the same standard as their original homes, i.e. thatched roof, bamboo walls and wood structures. The estimate for each house is Ks 3,00,000 (approx USD 260.). In the month of June, Ks 125,05,500 (approx USD 10,874) was spent on rebuilding the house church in Shwe Pau Kan. This project has been given priority and, upon completion, is projected to cost a total of Ks 220,00,000 (approx USD 19,130).