29.12.24. 10pm IST
STREET PROVIDENCE GOA distrubutes 200 Christmas stars & serial lights to poor goan catholic families across different parts of Goa.
Plus Two elderly goan senior citizens Widows
85 years + were provided financially assistance during this Christmas season.
What does a star symbolize in Christmas?
☆ The Christmas star symbolizes the star of Bethlehem, which, according to the Biblical story, guided the three kings to baby Jesus.
What does lights symbolize in Christmas?
☆ Christ being the light of the world.
Lights and candles bring positivity, warmth, and they invite people to gather together arounnd.
We thank our team members :
♡ Akash Pednekar from Curchorem
♡ John Baptist from Fatorda
♡ Sharon Soares from Canacona
♡ Hassan Khan from Vasco
♡ Mahesh Govekar from Zuarinagar
♡ Francis Fernandes from Lupin.
These 6 team members are from all 3 major faiths and went out of their way to identify poor goan catholic families and provide them this new set of star & serial light.
In some homes these team members even bought electrical wire holder and bulbs & did the necessary arrangements to see that the lights and stars were installed.
Some families were suffering from HIV / AIDS.
Some families suffering from TB & DISABILITIES.
Most of the families were in poverty.
But there was joy and happiness when our team members went to meet them.
At TUEM , North Goa, we have been taking care off this old mother last 9 months who has a son with disabilities.
Month after month we visit her and provide her a dry ration kit and living expenses.
We provided her a star a light and a box of sweets.
In south Goa , there is this elderly 85+ years old lady who is going thru so much of disappointment & troubles.
She has two sons – one died recently due to dialysis and the other son is suffering from disabilities.
She has two grand daughters who are studying in 10th & 11th standard.
Very small house and no source of income besides the DDSY dole which the elderly mother gets.
Last 7 months we have been providing monthly living expenses so that the family has food on the table and medicines as both mother and son require constant medical attention.
Before Christmas, this elderly mother asked us to repair her flooring of the kitchen cum bathroom which was pathetic condition and we are not showing the picture.
Through Arturo Dsouza our volunteer we immediately got this work done which costed us close to Rs 50000 but the cheers and smiles once the work was done, we can't explain.
It was a little we could do to bring happiness on the face of this elderly mother who just lost her son two months back and now has to care for her two young grand daughters school going plus her elder son who is suffering from disabilities.
So many poor goan families across Goa suffering from poverty and sickness.
All festivals come and go, be it any festival of any faith but the situations of the poor remain the same.
We feel satisfied that we could directly touch the lives of these two poor goan widows during this festive season as well bring little joy & happiness to these 200 poor families across Goa with the little we could do.
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God bless you all
Donald Fernandes
8380097564 / 7020314848