Today our trustees received a letter in Burmese from one of the people who puts
us in touch with schools in need of support.  


She said "The situation in the villages is getting worse.  It hasn't rained at all in central Burma so the farmers haven't been able to plant anything.  As they say in the village 'The plough is left upturned', in other words, if there's no rain, there's no need to get the plough ready.   That's why the farmers will have problems sending their children to school in future."  


She wants us all to know "the support that schools receive from BCF makes such a difference to these parents and their children. These children are always sending their love to the people who have helped them - who are not their own race or religion."


She told us that  "In our tradition,once a building is finished,  the village monk holds a blessing ceremony, and he invites me to come to it as a representative of BCF.  When the water is poured for the blessing, they bless the supporters of BCF."