Please prayerfully consider supporting the Pervaiz Family

Five years ago a G5 group was started to sponsor and make application to help the Pervaiz family come to Canada as refugees. Their story captured our hearts all those

years ago in a pursuit for religious freedom and a new life. We were super excited to receive the sponsorship approval three years ago and thought we were on the home stretch. We are very pleased to announce that the family has now received the paperwork including travel Visas and Permanent Residence confirmation. This is the final step to getting them on a plane to Canada and will take place within the next month or two. So far the G-5 group has raised a required $28000.00 Canadian to support the family upon arrival in Canada.

However, the Nepalese government is now requiring all refugees to pay a very significant overstay fee before they will be allowed to leave the country. That fee has grown to approximately $75 000.00 American. Every effort has been made to influence the Nepalese government to waive the fee or at least reduce it, but it does not appear that they will agree. The G-5 and friends are under a lot of pressure to raise these funds as quickly as possible before the visa runs out again. So far about $40 000.00 US has been raised but we need an additional $35 000.00 US or approximately $50 000.00 Canadian in order to pay this fee. One of these contributors alone has donated $30000.00 US and is not requesting that the money be paid back! The G-5 have been exploring ways to raise this amount of money so we are once again making you aware of a Go Fund Me campaign where smaller donations can be made. If you wish to donate larger amounts the Shepherd’s House Ministry in Edmonton can receive those donations and issue a tax deductible receipt for your donation amount. One of the G-5 members has very generously offered to get a secured bank loan by putting her house up as collateral to cover this extra cost. This of course will require the Pervaiz family to pay back the loan after they arrive in Alberta which will place an extra burden on them. We urgently request that you consider providing a donation in order to bring this Christian family out of Nepal to Edmonton Alberta and enable them to begin their new lives in a reasonable financial position.  Hope Christian School has been supporting the Pervaiz's son Abi over these years by providing a high school education for free of charge and he was began in our grade 7 online program.  I  am happy to say that Abi has now achieved a high school diploma except for writing two diploma exams which he will write once he is resident in Alberta.  Hope is also providing for the family with a little fundraising and we are asking if you would prayerfully consider supporting Abi and his family in their quest to live in Alberta by joining us in raising money to cover their debt and get them to Canada. There are actually 2 fundraising initiatives being undertaken to raise these fund and are as follows:

1. GoFundMe page set up by Meghan Beck, who is part of the support group, advocating for the Pervaiz families admission to Canada. https://gofund.me/97d9c81d

1. • This will be for small non tax deductible contributions

   • Meghan's idea is to just make a payment of $5 and then have every donor pass it on to two people to request that they donate $5 as well and then pass it on to two other contacts. If everyone were to do that the funds could potentially be collected it a few weeks

   • Over $1070.00 has already been raised

2. Larger donations being eligible for a tax deductible receipt

1. • John  and Dorothy Zulinksi have graciously agreed to accept and look after the administration of these donations through their "The Shepherd's House Ministry"

   • Here are the details of what they would request regarding these donations:

The Shepherd's House Ministry

All donations can come via etransfer to this email: 

info.shouseministry@gmail.com 

1. NO PASSCODE PLEASE IT IS A DIRECT DEPOSIT

2. PLEASE MAKE A NOTE - FOR ABI P.

3. PLEASE PROVIDE YOUR FULL NAME&FULL MAILING ADDRESS 

    to obtain tax receipt at the end of the year

The G-5 team has already made a payment hold a 2 bedroom apartment in Sherwood Park so the family will have a place to live upon their arrival. Even this rental is very expensive so if anyone knows of the availability of good reasonably priced housing in the Edmonton area we would gratefully like to hear about it.

There have also been some major efforts to collect household items and clothing that the family will need upon their arrival in Sherwood Park. This family will have nothing when the arrive in Canada. I have attached a copy of a spreadsheet outlining some of their needs and what has so far been collected. Please consider providing donations. If you can do that please contact Helena Ratzlaff – helena.ratzlaff@hopechristianschool.ca

For clothing donations please consider the following:

o George size L approx 36-38 waist

o Alfreda size M

o Abi size M-L

We have also been give a Working List of Needs if you would like like to provide in this manner  Pervais in Kind Working Donation List

We truly believe that God has had his hand on this family throughout these past years and are truly thankful for that and for His protection and direction. We cannot begin to imagine the ups and downs that this family has experienced and they have many stories to tell. Please keep this family in your prayers to bring them safely to our country of freedom.

Thank you for your consideration!