2.12.2024. 6pm IST
Christmas is a sad season for the Poor.
Christmas should be a celebration of poverty because it acknowledges the plight of the poor and God's decision to side with them.
But read on till the end, then decide if the starting of this post is reality or not.
As we enter ADVENT, we @ Street Providence, Goa, appeal to our benefactors to support our work across different states where we work in really difficult areas along with local communities for the uplifting those in hunger, poverty & homeless.
Ultimately Christmas is that time of the year where we all want to give & we offer you many projects where you can help us by giving.
◇◇◇ Our projects start :
☆ A. In Goa & we have decided to admitt into our homes as many as possible goans suffering in the mental hospital from mental disabilities especially 5 young men whose families are either gone untraceable or their families are not interested or just can't manage them at home.
These 5 young men are in the age group of 24 to 35 years and have been inside for over a few months if not over a year and beyond.
All these 5 have stayed with us but once better than they get too smart and wish to go away but ultimately land up back in the mental hospital.
It's really irritating to go on picking them up and getting them into the home but then it's CHRISTMAS. Time to give another chance.
I have the space, I have the set up , I have everything needed to accommodate them so this is my resolution to readmitt them into our homes. 3 are Catholics, 1 Hindu & 1 Muslim.
☆ B. In Goa We are also serving free breakfast
8 am to 9 am daily and dry mid day meal 1pm to 2pm daily till 5th Jan 2025 @ Old Goa for The St Francis Xavier Exposition.
☆ C. In Manipur & last few months the situation is getting or rather got out of Hand that last many weeks internet is banned so you can imagine the plight.
We ask for help to build homes in Churachandpur area each costing Rs 5 lacs.
Already one home built and handed over to a family.
Second home getting ready only amount is to be paid.
If you feel that Yes you can pitch in an amount then this Christmas, 8 more families will get a home this Christmas.
This is the second year that Christmas fevour will be absolutely low key or just negligible for the poor and displaced in many districts especially in Churachandpur.
Currently winter is on and temperatures can drop to 3 to 4 degrees at time.
☆D. In Jharkhand & the winter is just starting and recently Bishop Theodore distrubuted 500 blankets 1st round to school children around our shelter home costing Rs 250 each.
About 1500 + monkey caps @ 78 each is being planned for distribution in the coming week.
Temperature here dip between 6 to 8 degrees and these are children who walk kms on foot to attend schools.
We intend to provide another 1000 blankets once the monkey caps are distributed to another 1000 poor school children.
We @ Street Providence work on the ground 365 dsys , 24* 7 , in Goa, Jharkhand, Manipur & Sindhudurg with the poor , the hungry and the sick, especially those with mental disabilities and festivals of all religions are no big deal to those in poverty and sickness.
It's something which just gets worse year by year as poverty is increasing due to high prices and constant trend of upward inflation.
Every year we read , hear and are told that Christmas is about the birth of God's Son – Jesus.
It is about how he came & to give us love, hope and joy.
That message doesn't change from year to year.
But Year after year I observe that the lights , decorations, pomp gets fancier and fancier for places where the GDP is high but it's getting darker and darker in so many other parts of Our country
Ultimately we forget that Baby Jesus was born in a manger without any comfort and pomp but the celebration is just the opposite.
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God bless you all
Donald Fernandes
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