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Dear Brothers and Sisters,

We appeal to you in behalf of our brother and sister, Mike and Gigi Caballero from Quezon City Central Region of the Metro Manila Christian Church.

Mike and Gigi are faithful disciples since their campus years. Gigi is a 15 year-old disciple from the University of Santo Tomas, while Mike is an 11 year-old disciple from the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila. They both grew in the Church from Campus, Singles then to the Marrieds Ministry. They served the Church as Bible Talk and Housechurch Leaders.

In May 2004, Gigi was diagnosed to have Kidney Renal Failure, a condition where her kidneys ceased to function. In order to live, she undergoes twice a week of dialysis and continuous medication, which amount to a monthly average expense of P40,00.00 (around $930.00). Mike married Gigi in 2005 and since then had sacrificed greatly in order to help Gigi. He presently works in Singapore as Technical Support to help make ends meet and to save every single peso for Gigi¡¦s kidney transplant. In three and a half years, they both have spent around P1.72M ($40,000) in dialysis and medication.

Because of the financial burden of her illness, Gigi continues to work in Chinabank Greenhills Branch as Customer Relations Assistant, even though she is mostly physically weak, usually hypertensive and anemic as effects of kidney failure. Since the dialysis is already taking a toll on body, she needs to have a kidney transplant in March 2008 that will cost a total expense of P1.83M (or around $43,000.00).
This amount covers the donor, cross-matching, tissue matching, laboratory tests, the actual kidney transplant and monthly medication for anti-rejection within 1 year after operation. Even after the kidney transplant, Gigi will continue to take medicines for the rest of her life.

Through the help of their families, they have raised around P700K ($16,279.00) which they painstakingly saved for the last 3 years. However, they still need around P1.1M (approximately $26,000) to cover all expenses. As volunteer friends from the QC Central Region, we have organized ourselves to help raise awareness and financial support for Mike and Gigi.

We enjoin as many disciples to participate in our fundraising drive entitled ¡§SAGIP BUHAY ¡V Help for Gigi Campaign¡¨. In Metro Manila, we have several activities lined up such as:

„X Prayer and Fasting Chain - We call disciples from different regions in Metro Manila to embark on a prayer and fasting chain from December 2007 to February 2008 for the following specific prayer requests:
o That we are able to raise the money needed for Gigi¡¦s cross-matching procedure, kidney transplant and anti-rejection after the operation.
o That the blood and tissues of Gigi and her donor will match.
o That Gigi¡¦s body will not reject the new kidney.

„X Coin Bank - We believe those P5 or P10 coins can make a big difference. Disciples can get one coin bank for themselves, or even for the whole family. They may deposit those coins directly at Gigi¡¦s bank account or contact the volunteers and we will schedule a pick-up date for their convenience.

„X Tree Planting - By helping Gigi, disciples will also be helping our environment by signing up on our tree planting program. We will plant a tree for every P200 donation for the SAGIP BUHAY Fundraising Campaign.

„X Fun Run - For the health enthusiasts, we are organizing a fun run where disciples could bring their friends and family along. Tickets for the fun run are sold at P200.00 only.

„X Special Pledges - For disciples who are moved to give more, we are very grateful for their special pledges.
For our friends overseas, we ask you to please include Mike and Gigi in your prayers. Should you wish to donate any amount, we will be forever indebted to you for your sacrificial hearts. May we also ask you to forward this to other disciples.

Gigi¡¦s Bank Account Details are as follows:

Peso Savings Account
Account Name: GERALDINE T. CABALLERO
Account No.: 105-343871-2
Bank Name: Chinabank Greenhills Branch

Dollar Savings Account
Swift Code: CHBKPHMM
Account No.: 105-711401-6
Bank Name: China Banking Corporation
Greenhills Branch
Greenhills Shopping Center
San Juan City, M.M. 1502

For more details, please contact:
Ralph Arino (0918-9387550) expertralph@yahoo.com
Vida Ortiz (0917-5455384) vidaortiz@yahoo.com

Thank you very much in advance for your support.

In Christ,

¡§Friends of Gigi¡¨
http://helpforgigi.pilgrimasia.net

VIDA B. ORTIZ

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