A Dream in Davao...

to materialize this New Year 2012....

To all his friends and benefactors of Davao City, Father Franco wishes a Blessed and Happy New Year. He hopes this is the year, that shall him fulfill his long-cherished dream in Buda on behalf of the Indigenous Youth.

Fr. Franco is a Salesian of Don Bosco and is about to start taking care of 45 "lumad" youths/children, starting this May 2012.

He has decided to start, trusting as usual, in Davao providence, the good hearted people in Davao City and its surroundings. One of the many concerns he has to face ia the preparation of the daily meals and other needs. The help promised by European donors for this project, is hard to come, because Europe has its economic and financial problems.

There's also another way for sponsoring the "cause" of Father Franco, as I was able to learn during my last visit in Buda. Try to buy the gourmet products he himself has designed and produced to be able to support this project, Just visit "Pasalubong Center, Palma Gil Street, People's Park, Davao City" or, find time to take fresh breath along with your family and friends and come up to Buda tp Father Franco's place.

I am also glad to give you more information. Kindly contact me.

God bless you all!

Visit Father Franco in Bukidnon/Besuch bei Vater Franco in Bukidnon

 

(With very good friends Helen and another Klaus)

(Mit sehr guten Freunden Helen und einem anderen Klaus)

  

(Waiting for the first delicacies - Father Franco's secret receipt...)

(Warten auf die ersten Delikatessen nach Vater Franco's Geheimrezept...)

(Klaus, my mother, your's truly, Fr. Franco and Helen)

  

(Father Franco, a very well known icon in Mindanao)

  

It has been a wonderful trip to Bukidnon - to my friend, the Italian priest, Father Franco. Only through an incident, we met again in the Marco Polo Hotel during a press conference of the Club 888.

My wife Rossana, my mother Hildegard and myself enjoyed our stay with thim together with our very good friends Klaus and Helen.

Ja, es war schon eine wundervolle Fahrt nach Bukidnon, genauer gesagt nach Buda - ca. 1 Stunde Fahrtzeit von Davao entfernt. Nur durch Zufall traf ich Vater Franco bei einer Pressekonferenz des Clubs 888 im Marco Polo Hotel Davao City.

Meine Frau Rossana, meine Mutter Hildegard und ich hatten viel Freunde und Spass bei unserem Aufenthalt dort - zusammen mit unseren sehr guten Freunden Klaus und Helen.

Enjoy your meal: 10 different kinds of very special Pizza, red wine and a wonderful fruit liquor)

Na, dann guten Appetit: 10 verschiedene Spezialpizzen, Rotwein und ein wundervoller Obstler hinterher)

  

PROST! CHEERS! SALUTE!!!

  

German hospital in Buda

Das deutsche Krankenhaus in Buda

  

  

Parts of the 30ha lot surroundings Father Franco's sphere of acitivity

Teile des 30 Hektar grossen Gebietes in der Umgebung von Vater Franco's Wirkungskreis

  

It's done: Helen and Rossana reached the peak and summit cross!

Geschafft: Helen und Rossana am Gipfelkreuz!

  

Father Franco's place with vegetable plantage, orchid and other plants cultivation and

 rabbit breeding :

Vater Franco's Platz mit Gemueseplantage, Orchideen- und andere Pflanzenzucht und

Kaninchenzucht