FIREFLY MISSION: Rebuilding Schools and Disaster Relief

quote: "Success is a thought process"



Bringing you an update from Firefly Mission.

Firefly is a non-profit organisation. We had wanted to give back to the society

but we never had the time. We always give ourselves one excuse after

another. Seeing a dying child, we shed a tear, but we did not do anything,

there were no follow up.

What does it take for us to do something? We are ashamed to say that we

have yet to do anything.

But if you could do contribute your time, effort or money or all of the above,

do contact them.

This is the least we could do since we have yet to contribute anything.

http://www.fireflymission.org

enquire@fireflymission.org


LOCAL PROJECTS


FireFly Mission Updates & Announcements (28-February-09) Greetings

in peace!


2008 has been an extremely busy & most fulfilling year for the Firefly

Mission. In addition to all our regular missions, we had been touched by the

plights of thousands and millions in the Irrawady Delta, Myanmar when

deathly Cyclone Nargis swept through the southern tip on 2-May-2008. More

than 200,000 lost their lives and another two million suffered lost of homes,

farms, schools etc in varying degrees. The natural disaster had given us the

opportunity to witness the nature of “impermanence”, intense “sufferings”

and of course the “non-self” nature of all conditioned existence. At the same

time, we also witnessed the positive aspects of unconditional love and

compassion from people like you. With all your support, encouragement,

generous donations and most importantly faith in us in carrying out such

heavy task of reliving sufferings of thousands, we are happy to share with

you that our relief and rehabilitation work had been carried out successfully,

benefiting thousands directly and tens of thousands indirectly in more than

20 villages located in the worst hit townships of Bogale, Moulmeingyun,

Dedaye and Pyapon.


Below is the Table showing the list of schools, clinics,

hostels and bridge, their locations and expected completion dates of our

rehabilitation effort. Schools & Rural Clinics for Reconstructions:


Shauk Chaung Village School Mawlemyine Gyun Completed

The Pye Chaung Village School Mawlemyine Gyun Completed

Gyo Phyu Upper Village School Mawlemyine Gyun Completed

Tasay Chaung Village School Mawlemyine Gyun Target completion 15

March

Kanaso Chaung Lay Village School Mawlemyine Gyun Target
completion 15 March

Phoe Chit Village School Mawlemyine Gyun Target completion 15

March

Nyein Oo Village Middle School Mawlemyine Gyun Target completion
early March

Gyo Phyu Lower Village School Mawlemyine Gyun Mid May

Kyonthin Village School Pyapon Target completion 15 March

Gwe Kone Village School Dedaye End May
Khayandi Chaung Village School Bogale Mid May

Taman Chaung Village Clinic Bogale Target completion early March

Byaingisi Village Clinic Pyapon Target completion early March

Nyein Oo Village Clinic Mawlemyine Gyun Early May

Shwegyin Girls Hostel Bago Division Completed

Shwegyin Boys Hostel Bago Division Target completion end June

Nyein Oo Bridge Mawlemyine Gyun Early May

To better relay the message of work done last year, we had compiled and

composed a short video, please click on to the web-address below


For 2009:

We started off by organising the Chinese New Year Celebration with Wat

Ananda Youth (WAY). We celebrated with more than 200 special guests

from: Metta Welfare Home, Moral Welfare Home, Institute of Mental Health,

Children Cancer Foundation and celebrities from the Mediacorp's "Life

Transformers".

During the celebration, we had also soft-launched the “Children Sponsorship

Programme”. In brief, this is to support 54 children in Shwegyin Children’s

Home. These children are either orphans from the Nargis or children from

very poor in the border areas of Myanmar. Due to your generosity and

compassion, all the sponsorships of S$30/month/child had been fully

subscribed within 2-3 weeks. However, we expect an increase in intakes of

children to the home, once the 2 blocks of hostels are completed by end of

June 2009.


Other On-going/New Projects:


Visakha School, Chitagong Hill Tract, Bangladesh

2 Hostels in Thai-Border @ Maesot

Middle School @ Yathar Village, Myanmar

School @ Lashio, Myanmar (new)

To provide 15 sets of computers to Buddhist Institutions in Semarang,
Indonesia

Vocational School @ Htantabin (almost completed)

New School Block @ Fang, Thailand (almost completed)

We had also taken great effort in planning the following trips and missions for you:
Semarang-Borobudur Trip 2009 (26 to 31 May 2009)
Thai Border Mission @ FANG & MAE HONG SON (June 2009)
Meditation Retreat @ Sasanarakkha Retreat Centre (26 June to 4
July 2009)
Kathina @ Sasanarakkha Buddhist Sanctuary (October 2007)
Humanitarian Mission @ Myanmar (5 to 13 December 2009)
Pha Pa @ Maesot, Thailand (25 December 2008 to 1 January 2009)

For registration & more information on the trips, please visit our

http://www.fireflymission.org

enquire@fireflymission.org


For all the above projects to succeed, we would need your continual

support.

Thanks again for your encouragement, support and patience.


May All the Merits Accrued Brings Much Joy, Happiness, Good Health,

Peace and Wisdom to You & Loved Ones

May All Beings Rejoiced in All Our Merits

May All Beings be Well, Happy and Peaceful

… together we light up the world


With Much Gratitude & Metta

Yee Kong and All Exco Members

for firefly mission
Website: www.fireflymission.org
Email: enquire@fireflymission.org

ROS Ref. No.: 1062/2005