"Trinity Holdings International Ltd has been involved some 2 years with the sponsorship and support of a number of International Schools and individual causes and charities. The Philosophy of the company is to return to society a percentage of what is generated by fee and commission income to such worthy causes".

Nigel Nonkovic.... Managing Director, January 2005

We are currently looking to support the Schooner Christian Foundation a project to build a schooner which is being run by Patrick Vickers who is currently teaching in Thailand at Dulwich International School. Patrick needs around $100000 to complete the venture and has a current need for $6000 to buy the engine which needs to be secured quickly.

Appeal- Any private clients or friends who feel they would like to be a founder member or make a worthy contribution can go the web page www.mission-ship.com to make a contribution to this worthy cause.

A letter from Patrick:

Dear Each and Everyone,

 Earlier this year I did something beyond my wildest imagination.  I sent out a begging letter to all my friends.  Never in my life have I been humbled to this extent.  Of course I was really begging on behalf of thousands of deprived islanders but it was still begging and did not come easy.  The response however has been magnificent!  This note reaches out to everyone whose generosity in prayer and support has enabled me to stop working as a teacher and work without wages on building our health mission schooner Ixdos.

 In particular the Churches of All Saints, Watsonville, California and St Mary’s, Trimley, Suffolk nobly lead the way.  Then parties held in London, Trimley and Phuket made valuable contributions.   Significant donations have been made by my brother, Al and YWAM.   We have however no major corporate backer.  This means that the individual contributions from friends far and wide in almost every continent have confirmed an already intense commitment successfully to complete our missi on to deprived islanders especially those affected by tsunami.  I shall never forget the first donation made by an Australian student sitting next to me on the aircraft when I was returning to Phuket after the tsunami.  She turned out her pockets and gave all her British coins.

 Progress has been remarkable:  internal steel backbone and longitudinals, tank supports, freezer compartments, flanges on floors, rubrail fitted, topside plating finished, for'ard deck-beams rolled and placed, fore-deck cut and welded, and a beautiful rudder and rudder post constructed!

 Funds raised have not only made it possible for us to work on the boat from February until June but there is still enough in the kitty, $5000, to enable my son and I to launch into the final phase of steelwork and to secure an engine.   With further funds it is our hope to be able to finish this by Christmas when we would like to move the schooner overland to Boat Lagoon for the completion phase.

 The work to be done now includes decks, cabin-top, engine-room, deck-house, poop, cockpit, bulwarks, stern, ports, tanks and deck fittings.  Our engine must be secured and overhauled.  Foam insulation must be sprayed.  The cabin sole must be laid fore and aft.

 Our need for prayer and support is still great.  It would be super if you could forward this note on to any friends who might be interested in joining.  If you would like to hold a party or coffee morning on our behalf I can send you photos and T-shirts to help.  Our schooner shirts have been auctioned and sold all over the world and the record for one is $100 in Watsonville!  We have two new versions, one hand-embroidered in our Thai village and the other is a new polo shirt design.  Sizes:  XS, S, M, L, XL, XXL

 We are inviting donors to identify with certain parts of the ship.  If you have not yet identified please send your choice to me or I can send you a list. 

 If anyone is aware of unplaced tsunami funds looking for a good home I would be very grateful if you could kindly put us in touch.  We have already had one such contribution for which we are extremely grateful.

 Our mission:

To commission Schooner Ixdos to carry a professional team taking hope, health care and water drilling equipment to remote islanders who may have benefited from mission-ship visits in previous centuries but no longer do.

 Peace

Patrick