The Family International presents

NL#19, 2004

In collaboration with the ACTIVATE FAMILY CIRCLE

"You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late."--Ralph Waldo Emerson {1803-1882 American Poet}

ANNUAL REPORT 2004

With the vision to enhance our efforts and better serve our fellow men we moved our operations to Adachi-ku and began working with the Activate Family Circle (AFC).

Computer class for the young folks at the new SbSI/AFC center

NIIGATA: In December thirteen of our volunteers including the children's singing team visited four high school gyms where earthquake victims were staying. They did musical performances for about 400 refugees. Personally they shared encouragement and hope with many refugees who gratefully received our books on a positive outlook in times of trial. Finally they did a show for the captain and members of the defense army who are stationed there.

Regular ministry to the homeless in Shinjuku, providing hot meals and clothes. In January 25 American School pupils volunteered their help.	Our young people perform at the Sakura nursing home in Adachi prefecture.
Yearly visit to the SOS orphanage in Hachioji

Each of the 36 children at the orphanage received a gift bag, including a handmade Christmas card, toys, snacks and balloons. Kids and staff enjoyed our show.	CAMBODIA: New shoes and t-shirts were distributed at the Adler Family School and to the villagers.
Left: A student of the Ezra Vogel School happily displays his new school bag - one of 142 school bags sent by SbSI.	Dental clinic from SbSI in full use at the hospital in Ratanakiri province.

In April we sent a 40ft container containing 77 new model computers and 57 desk computers donated by Apple Company for the rural school project.

List of items shipped:
1) Mobile book shelf	3 sets
2) Stationary	1,941 PCS
3) Personal computer	138 PCS
4) Monitor	12 PCS
5) Keyboard	59 PCS
6) Printer	7 PCS
7) UPS	3 PCS
8) Copy machine	4 PCS
9) Solar panel	3 PCS
10) Office furniture	12 PCS
11) Floppy drive	27 PCS
12) Docking station	19 PCS

Three six grade boys at Kawasaki Shiritsu Fujimidai Elementary school collected 906 new pencils, which we also sent to Cambodia.

TANZANIA: Terrano jeep for needy villagers, here pictured after the donor handed it over to the ambassador in Tokyo.
SRI LANKA: Regular support to several orphanages and schools.	*Side by Side International* Marujyo Building Toneri 1-17-21 Adachi-ku Tokyo 121-0831 Japan T/F: 03-3893-9284 mail@side-by-side-intl.org http://side-by-side-intl.org www.familycare.org/network/p09.htm www.thefamily.org

Thailand/Myanmar: JIFF (Japan International Friendship and Welfare Foundation) chairman Dr. Tada polishes newly received super ambulance from SbSI

Unpacking medical equipment on location.

SbSI sent an ambulance and medical machines, including an operating room, CT scan, X-ray, blood check machine, etc., to equip an entire hospital now being constructed belonging to the Doi Tung Development Project.

INDONESIA: Ambulance donated to HOPE hospital	Afghanistan: Super ambulance donated to JIFF for a new hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan.
JIFF hospital in Kabul	"Starting Point" school for street children in Goa, India, which SbSI helped to establish, is now a registered charity. A second school will be opened soon.

INDIA: 151 PCs, 2 scanners, 1 printer & other equipment provided for Professor Swaminathan's Rural Information Center Project. India International School in Japan received 2 laser printers.

MONGOLIA: 3 printers, monitors and keyboards via the embassy.

MALAWI: 20 Pentium 2 computers, one laser printer, one hub machine, internet cables and other equipment parts to an NGO for setting up an internet cafe at a refugee center.

Be Thankful

IF YOU WOKE UP THIS MORNING with more health than illness, you are more blessed than the millions who will not survive this week.

If you have never experienced the danger of battle, the loneliness of imprisonment, or the pangs of starvation, you are ahead of 900 million people in the world.

If you have food in the refrigerator, clothes on your back, a roof overhead and a place to sleep, you are richer than 75% of this world.

If you have money in the bank, in your wallet, and spare change in a dish someplace, you are among the top 8% of the world's wealthy.

If you can read this message, you are more blessed than over two billion people in the world who cannot read at all.

If you hold up your head with a smile on your face and are truly thankful, you are blessed because the majority can, but most do not.

Bank Information:
Mizuho Ginko
Sangenjaya Branch # 2223876
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Words of the Wise
About her many years of helping the poor and needy in Calcutta Mother Teresa once said:

"It's only a drop in the ocean--but the ocean wouldn't be the same without that drop."

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