Wow, it has been so long since I wrote a post here.  Sorry.

But I want you to know we have been working diligently to start our first Vocational School for Afghan Widows and Orphans.  Here is a brief update on the project before I tell about the exciting visit to 42nd President of America, Bill Clinton’s 1st Home Museum.

Our board members have been meeting almost every 2 -3 weeks to discuss Vocational School Project.  We met online since Dr. Rafi, Asad, and Melvyn is in Afghanistan working the projects and rest of the members are in U.S. supporting them.

Our original goal was to start the first school in August, this month, but we had some issues with Afghanistan government caused us to postpone it for a couple months.  What we are trying to do is to register Project Help Afghanistan in Afghanistan(PHA) to avoid any legal issues later on.  We are simply trying to register our U.S. registered nonprofit organiation, PHA, to Afghanistan government.  I have given Dr. Rafi all the documents he needed to register a few week ago, so we will see how it goes, but it may take a little while to complete the process. We do not have definite time as of yet.

Meanwhile, Dr. Rafi is found a bank willing to open account for us, so he is working on that issue now.

Since Dr. Rafi, Asad, and Melvyn are all working for U.S. military for now, they have very limited time to complete all these tasks in their own time.  So, there is another issue taking little longer time.  Until PHA can pay Dr. Rafi and Asad full time income, I can’t really ask them to work just for PHA all the time.  They have families to look after.

There is a funding issue as well.  I calculated that we need about $32,000 for this year to run one school, but so far little over $3,000 came in.  And $1,000 has been sent to Dr. Rafi to open up a bank account.  I will be updating all these information and upload them online soon.

I will also make a page for all the donors according to their level of contribution.  All the donors will receive an email from me once it is uploaded.  Thanks for being patience with us.

Oh, before I end the brief report, I request prayers for Asad.  On the way back from a mission with a U.S. troop, he was injured on his head and foot a week ago.  Fortunately, the injury was minor, and he is recovering fast.  Asad is working as an interpreter for U.S. Army and the injury was due to Taliban’s attack. The risk is there all the time, and we really need your prayer of our soldiers and Afghanistan people.

The efforts like ours from various nonprofit organization will earn Afghan peoples’ hearts and mind.  And in turn it will help our soldiers’s safe return.

Okay, Click Here to go to the page to continue on the story to talk about my visit to President Bill Clinton’s Home!!! ( The Click Here link will become click-able tomorrow when I upload rest of the pictures.  You will see how God is working through Project Help Afghanistan!!! =)