Rebuilding War Torn Lives – Relief Efforts in Sri Lanka

As we rebuilt the Periyakulam village, which was destroyed by war, I decided to build a temple for them as well. The villagers, who are Hindu, had no place to worship and were doing their prayer and worship under a tree. Since they were all poor and could not afford to build the temple we…

On the 20th of November, 2010, 50 families of Periyakulam village received the keys to their new homes. It was a very joyful day, not only for the villagers who received brand new homes, it was a also very joyful day specially for Bhante Y. Wimala who chose to rebuild this particular village and was…

I am pleased to announce that the 2nd reservoir project is complete. During the 30 year war in Sri Lanka, Peyadikulam Lake (reservoir) had been abandoned when villagers escaped to safer areas. Peyadikulam Lake was badly damaged and needed to be repaired in order to retain water and be used for farming. This was a…

We are glad to help the villagers of Bogahawewa village who are returning to their village after 20 years. When I was touring the war torn regions at the end of the war, I saw many problems for the people who were returning to their villages. One village in particular that I visited, Boghawewa village,…

The rebuilding of Periyakulam village is already underway. The foundations of all 50 new houses have been completed. At the moment workers are building the walls. There are 9 teams involved with the construction project. Just recently, we joyfully celebrated the successful reconstruction of two entire villages previously destroyed by war. Even though there is…

In 1993 the village of Kokeliya, in northern Sri Lanka, was almost completely destroyed by war. For these past 19 years the devastated people who lost their homes had been living in temporary shelters elsewhere. After the war ended in 2009, many people started to return to their village, in many cases, to complete destruction.…

It is with great joy and gratitude that I wish to tell you about the completion of the construction of the Tirappan Maduwa Village, in Northern Sri Lanka. This project included the building of 35 brand new houses, and the renovation of a reservoir for farming, agriculture and electricity. Incredibly it took only six months…

On the 18th of March, 2010 Bhante Y. Wimala handed over the ownership papers for 20 buildings to the commanding officer of the 2nd Infantry Division of the Sri Lankan Army. The officer accepted the papers from Bhante on behalf of the solders injured and disabled in the war. The buildings will be used to…

At the request of her son, we provided financial assistance for the hip replacement surgery of Mrs. D.M. Somawathi, of Bibile, Sri Lanka. As she was unable to afford this operation previously, Mrs. Somawathi suffered with pain and poor mobility for several years. We are glad to report that the operation was a success and…

We continue to help those who were displaced by war and are getting resettled in war devastated villages. As we visit the communities and listen to the people sometimes we simply do things to fulfill their wishes. We were not planning to give goats but we could not turn down the request of some families…