Aktive Direkt Hilfe e.V.

I celebrated my 70th birthday on August 30, 2011 with over fifty guests, enjoying food and drink, magic and many good conversations. My family and I support the initiatives of “Active Direct Help” and I used this birthday gathering as an opportunity to present ADH’s new project. We also presented the six children we sponsor. Leading up to the celebration, I once again requested that the guests not bring flowers or other presents but a donation to ADH instead. I am proud of the result: On September 6, 2011, we transferred € 1.131,41 into the ADH bank account! I trust it’s an important contribution to the Mushapo Project and that it will encourage others to also get involved.

For several years now, I have supported the work of “Active Direct Help”. When I celebrated my 70th birthday on November 14, 2010, I invited 31 guests for brunch. I requested something special: rather than bringing me presents, „Romschtanderla“, as they say here in Swabia for things which are just standing around, I encouraged my guests to donate to “Active Direct Help” and the Congolese project of Wolfgang and Lenka Schmidt. I have all that I need to live a happy life and didn’t need more and so I set up a donation basket in my living room. My guests were impressed by this idea to forego the birthday presents and support a charitable association instead. I displayed ADH’s present newsletter to show my friends that donating to this project not only makes sense, but also is necessary. The day was a success and I had a wonderful time in the midst of my guests! The impressive sum of € 370 came together and three days later, I transferred it onto the bank account of ADH. And we preserved the tradition of birthday presents, even without the „Romschtanderla“.My regards to Lenka and Wolfgang, I wish them continued perseverance for this work in Congo. I will celebrate my next birthday like this again!

"It was very challenging for me to see that people would come from afar to help my own people while I knew that also I could do something. Therefore, I decided to support ADH at first and to join the team afterwards. ADH restores believe, hope and love - the true image of Jesus Christ." (Gilbert Nkuli Yen Yengani - C.E.O. of G.H. Investment Sprl.)