12.5.2025. 7pm. IST
Bishop Allwyn Barreto, Sindhudurg Diocese dedicated our men's home at Guirim in Memory of Late Pope Francis.
Late Pope Francis had a view about Homes to be set up across every Diocese for the rehabilitation of people with disabilites & the homeless.
Well this morning we dedicated our men's home in memory of Late Pope Francis at the hands of Bishop Allwyn Barreto.
This building, ground plus one is divided into 2 parts.
Ground floor is for men & 1st floor is for ladies.
Most of the residents in this builings are Goans , homeless are 80% but 100% are suffering from mental & physical disabilities.
The 1st floor we will name very soon after a very close mentor/ guide of mine ( A Cardinal ) who supported our NGO when we started in 2017.
Bishop Allwyn Barreto is also known as the smiling Bishop and Bishop Allwyn has given us his old Bishop house at Kankavali to be run as a shelter home for men with disabilities.
That home will be innaugrated by 1st June 2025, and it will be named after Bishop Allwyn Barreto.
Bishop Allwyn Barreto in September 2024 granted us permission to open our 1st ladies home in Sawantwadi and he also Blessed and innaugrated our home for ladies.
Always approachable and always ready to help.
All our Homes are rented and 80% of our homes are in convents or given by the local Bishop except in Goa.
Manipur- 2 homes given by Archbishop.
☆ Jharkhand – 1 home given by Bishop for men.
☆ Maharashtra – 1 home given by Bishop for men.
In Goa we have 11 homes of which –
☆ FMCK sisters has given 4 Homes
☆ Fatima sisters has given 2 Homes
☆ In Maharashtra Fatima Sisters given 1 home for ladies.
Most assume I am some believer or protestant but on the contrary I am a Roman catholic & we work closely with the church in 4 states.
By 2026 , we will be across atleast 20 states, setting up homes & working along with the Roman Catholic church as we will be taking homes from the local Bishops.
It's a dream that in GOA, the Archbishop & the Diocese give us a huge infrastructure to house 50 – 200 residents. ( we don't want any land to build ).
The Era of Pope Francis has ended but his spirit lives on and we are inspired that we have been doing his dream of setting up homes for poor homeless and those with disabilities.
Once again , we thank Bishop Allwyn Barreto for taking time out today and dedicating this home in memory of Late Pope Francis.
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Donald Fernandes
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