by: Megs S. Lunn
A story of God’s providence happened
when last December 2013, Dr. Cynthia Dela Cruz, KE’s Founder and Treasurer
passed by a beautiful chapel on a small hilltop of Brgy. Bulabud, in the town
of Malinao. She was with some of other groups of Kiwanis International- Aklan
Chapter, on their way to gift giving operation to Fatima Hills.
She noticed this chapel roofless and
out of pity and being naturally kind and generous, she took pictures of it and
posted on her Facebook wall, hoping that her thousands of friends will notice
and help. Indeed, she was right. She started collecting from the local
community, family, relatives and friends abroad. She even did not spared her
ever-kind Mama Susing who donated three mahogany trees to start building the
chapel again.
Help comes from US, Canada and the
biggest donor came from London Filipino community who gave P53,000+. Work started
soon with the guidance of Fr. Zaldy – the Parish Priests of Brgy.. Rosario of
the Municipality of Malinao.
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The biggest donation from London came
from raffle draw where they donated the amount and pick the charity project to
be helped. What a stroke of luck and indeed God’s providence that this Chapel
was chosen as the beneficiary of the proceeds of the Raffle Event.
Work was done after two weeks with
the help of the local carpenters and caretaker. Now, it’s finally done and it
continues to serve its purpose of propagating the good news from Lord and
serving it’s community.
Thank you to the initiative of Dr.
Cynthia Dela Cruz. To everyone, “goodness has been done, goodness you will
reap.”
Koolearth's huge gratitude goes to Bracknell Berkshire UK Filipino Community as the biggest benefactor of this noble project. Sister Zita said, "It took a global village to build a village chapel."
