HI.

SORRY FOR THE LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG DELAY IN UPDATING YOU ANXIOUS READERS!

Many things has been happening since our last update!

We had a main committee meeting where we finally decided on a direction to head instead of doing everything all at a time.

Currently we will be approaching a few orphanages whether they would like to partner with us to give the boxes to the children on Children's day.

They are:

Chen Su Lan Methodist Children Home
Canossaville Children’s Home

Children's Aid Society

Marymount Centre and

Salvation Army Gracehaven

Right now the existing problem is to present ortabo to these various organisations as an appealing idea over the phone or letter so they will be willing to settle the details for an appointments.

Please pray for openness from the various leaders in the various organisations regarding Ortabo.

WE'RE FACING A CRISIS.

Abraham will be presenting ORTABO in AMC's Local Church Executive Committee (LCEC) meeting. Please pray for him! (:

Our budget's drawn up by Eugene our treasurer with the help of MAP (Media and Publicity) and LOL (Logistics and Liasons) SO THAT'S A RELIEF TO ALL OF US IN THE MAIN COMM. :D

We're still waiting for the orphanages' replies so that we can go ahead with ortabo (:

In the meantime, remember to wash your hands often! I recommend Dettol hand sanitizer >:)

Jesslyn

We met Pastor William Today!

Hi excited readers who cannot wait for another update, Abraham and I met the pastor of Aldersgate Methodist Church (AMC), Pastor William today!

Ortabo has been accepted into AMC's 30 blessings project! Praise God!

30 blessings is a project in which 30 projects will be carried out to bless the community in line with AMC's 30th anniversary.

We really have to praise God for allowing us to meet the various important people and also for patience among the main committee as we massively try to settle a day to meet. 

God has been so so so gracious right from the very start, from the recruitment of main committee till this very day where we progressed so much from just a small idea. 

There are many things brought up by Pastor William the main committee has to carry out and discuss. After much discussion on our discussion details, the main committee will be meeting this Friday. Thank God for the fixed details.

Pastor William mentioned that Children's day (1st October) will also be a good time to give the boxes for the fact that not many events are occuring around Children's Day.

More details will be shared once we have our main committee meeting. 

Lastly, please pray for wisdom, patience (for main comm) and guidance from Above. (:

Dont forget to drink lots of water BECAUSE THE WEATHER IS SO HOT! 

We met Rev Wee today!

HELLO!

Abraham and I had the pleasure/honour/privilege of meeting Rev Wee at his office today!

He shared his views about Ortabo:

Pros: 

- It's a youth initiated project

- Something came out of TRACKERS

- It's a simple concept that's easy to grasp 

- It involves everyone from young to old from the church

Cons:

- The end date is around Christmas - a lot of events like ortabo will be going on concurrently as well, therefore they may be a clash of events

- Identifying the children from lower income families may be insensitive as some families may be embarrassed 

He also mentioned that we should talk to the local churches for help instead of going straight to TRAC because it is the local churches that can do more (funding, publicity, logistics, manpower) for us. We will be speaking to the leaders in our respective churches first before making anymore decisions. 

The main committee will also be meeting up to discuss issues raised prior to this meeting with Rev Wee.

Please pray for guidance from above to the direction that He wants us to head and for good communication among the members in the main committee.

Recruitment for sub committees has been pushed back to a later date, it's not starting from 3rd May anymore. Further notices will be given. 

However if you wish you state interest or have any questions, you can call or sms through myself @ 98485928 or by sending a email to ortabo@gmail.com.

Thank You for your prayers and support!

Jesslyn.