I am Brother Carmel Muscat, a Salesian, who has been working in the mission here in India for the past 57 years. I wish to thank heartily the Mission Fund for the generous donation of US$1,578.48 which it was pleased to send me for our mission.

This money will be used to provide clean drinking water to a remote village where the inhabitants have to go far to collect it from some natural stream. By means of this project, we try to alleviate some of the hardships these people suffer as they feel forgotten by society.

The shortage of clean drinking water often brings disease which many times can cause death especially among the children. In such villages, medical assistance is also lacking. So when we go visiting them, we have to carry with us a good amount of medicine for the common diseases prevailing in the areas. Many a time we also have to reach some patients in a serious condition to hospital which may not be very near! These are a few of the social work issues we carry out in our vast mission.

While thanking once again the Mission Fund, I would also like to thank all the Maltese and Gozitans who generously help by sending used stamps and financial aid to Mission Fund by means of which this organisation is able to continue supporting the Maltese and Gozitan missionaries worldwide. May God bless your love and generosity for the missions.

Rev. Bro. Carmel Muscat SDB

Don Bosco Technical School

INDIA