ABDF

A new chair might help bring a new life.

I just returned from helping Bob go pick up his new barber chair. OK, so the guy at the metal shop took twice – excuse me, three times as long to do the work as he had promised, but despite this he did a really good job. It looks professionally done, and it feels very comfortable. I should know – I got to be the first one to sit in it for a shave.

Bob and I went to the metal shop, put the chair in a tuk-tuk, and returned to his shop in Nithur. In some ways it was opposite the usual end of our projects. Almost nothing can be done here without public thanks, some sort of ceremony, and (shudder) speeches. This time, due to the sensitivity of the subject of returning ex-militants, I thought it best to do this as matter of factly as possible. Meaning not hidden, but not especially drawing attention to the arrival of the chair either. So it was just Bob and I and I actually preferred it over the usual way.

To all of our friends and donors who have been following our efforts to fund projects in Sri Lanka, thank you!

You may have noticed that we’ve recently spruced up the website and hopefully it’s working across all of the popular web browsers.

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For those who are new to ABDF.org, we raise money for a variety of projects designed to provide immediate as well as long-term help to people throughout Sri Lanka. Read the rest of this entry »