The Seventh Regional Fellowship of KNH Ex Foster Friends for
Madurai-Ramnad Diocesan Projects /other KNH Ex Foster Friends who are settled
in Madurai Region was organized at LPNI School and Home, K.Pudur, Madurai on
Thursday 1st May 2014 from 10:00 a.m to 4:00 a.m. More than 200 KNH
Ex foster friends some with their families
have gathered from Madurai, Sivagangai, Rmnad, Dindugal,Virudunagar and
Tirunelveli Districts.
At the initiative of CCCYC, Bangalore, Mr.Augustine Ponraj,
Project Coordinator Madurai – Ramnad Diocese under the guidance of the Bishop
Madurai –Ramnad Diocese and with the active participation of all the Child Care
Workers in Madurai Ramnad Diocese has
organized the KNH Ex Foster Friends Meet at Madurai in a grand manner on May
Day.
All the KNH Ex Foster Friends were warmly welcomed with Rose
petals and Sugar cubes.
Following the Registration , all the KNH –Ex Foster Friends
were led in to micro lab exercise recalling their rich memories of their Hostel
life
Briefing the four fold
objectives of the KNH Ex Foster The Bishop in his special address exhorted the KNH Ex
Foster Friends to respond to the Word of God as mentioned in Psalm 103: 2,
Mathew 25:40 and John 6:38 and challenged to them to extend support at least
one deserving child cardiac patient and God
has blessed her to become a Professional Nurse caring for the Cardiac patients
in one leading multi speciality Hospital i.e Bangalore Baptist Hospital,Bangalore.
He challenged them to join the family of CCCYC and become sponsors since
millions of vulnerable children are in need around us.Mr. Alexandar,
Development Consultant recalled how the German Sponsors came forward to sponsor
with their limited resources and inspired to share with what they have and not
from their surplusMrs.Rama Prabha Ex
FosterFriend from CMS Home for Children, Sachiapuram remarked that when her large family was in
utter poverty, KNH support lifted her to become a Lecturer and be a blessing
her family. The Hostel life continued to impact her professional life and
family life very much. One of them voiced that
they should join and raise at least 100 sponsorship every year. The fellowship meet was
concluded with a closing prayer by
Mrs.Joice Wilson Correspondent, CMS Home for Children, Sachiapuram and
with benediction pronounced by
Mr.Charles SoundaraRaj.
All the participants gratefully praised and worshiped the
Almighty God and for the manifold blessings which transformed them to be what
they are today. Rev. Jacob the local Pastor led this session with opening
Prayer and Pasumalai youth rendered
music along with the Singing team .
The Fellowship of KNH Ex Foster Friends was blessed by the
Bishop in the Diocese of Madurai –Ramnad Rt.Rev.Dr.M.Joseph, Mr.A.Solomon,
Director of Homes in DMR, Mr.Alexander, Development Consultant and other
dignitaries from the Diocese along with
Rev.Solomon P Benjamin Chief Execcutive and his team of Officers and Managers
from CCCYC. It was commenced with the traditional Lamp Lighting event. The Chief Guest and
other dignitaries were welcome by Mr.Solomon, Director of Homes in DMR, Correspondents and Child
Care Workers and the KNH Ex foster
Friends. Those CCWs who have retired also joyfully participated in the
fellowship.
Briefing the four fold objectives of the KNH Friends Fellowship, Mr.Charles Soundara Raj led the KNH Ex Foster Friends to present their profiles in brief and it was a great witnessing session. Besides acknowledging the love of the Sponsors/ knh /cccyc, they recognized the service and dedication of their
Child Care Workers including those who are retired from the service.
Besides, he praised God for the opportunity to serve as
Warden in CSI Boys Home, Aruppukottai and CSI Boys Home Pasumalai. He also encouraged the KNH Ex Foster Friends
to remain as witnesses to the love of God and fulfill the vision of KNH.
Witnessing the large gatherings of KNH Ex foster friends ,
Rev.Solomon P Benjamin, Chief Executive from CCCYC acknowledged that it is
God’s sheer grace that has enabled many thousands of vulnerable children to
attain success and development through KNH/CCCYC supported Hostels. He narrated that one Ponmalar witnessed that
she was living because of knh /cccyc Hostel that provided shelter to that
abandoned child and surgical assistance to that pediatric
Pastor.Gunasekar a KNH Ex Foster Friend from CSI Boys Home,
Aruppukotai and CSI Boys Home Pasumalai narrated his vulnerable position as
abandon kid, street kid, etc. His 12 year Hostel life and 12 year Professional
Life in CCCYC KNH influenced him very much to commit to serve the vulnerable
children from the slums, orphans, HIV/AIDS Affected and Infected Children. God
has enabled him to reestablish two Residential Homes with 100 sponsorships
which were closed by KNH/CCCYC through Calvary Chapel Trust
The Auditorium was filled with more than 200 enthusiastic
KNH Ex foster friends who have participated in the fellowship joyfully . They
were excited to meet their former friends and shared their rich memories of
their past among themselves. The Fellowship could witness bursting laughter,
emotions because the impact of their hostel life was so great. They enjoyed fellowship lunch
very much.
The participants who participated in the fellowship were
Pastors, Evangelists, Teachers, Head Lecturers, Nurses in Railways,
Marketing/Civil Contractors, Traffic
Police Inspector/Indian Army/panchayat secretary, employee in Collector’s office, Asst.grade,
Social Service, Engineers, Fashion Designers,
Bank Employees, Tradesmen, Entrepreneurs etc.
While witnessing emotionally, many narrated how vulnerable
they were and how KNH sponsorship enabled them to be a blessing to their own
siblings/families and communities.
While many of the KNH Ex Foster Friends expressed their
willingness to join the ministry of CCCYC/KNH after consulting with their
spouses and Fifty Eight of them came forward to sponsor instantly.
Many
KNH Ex Foster Friends expressed joyfully “Fellowship made us feel as if we were
reuniting with our Mothers Home.”
The Exfoster friends were motivated to prepare the life
stories to be passed to their respective sponsors who invested their time,
talent, money and love.
They agreed to gather Region wise once a year and District
cluster wise once in 3 months.
The Contact Phone details all those who participated in the
Fellowship will be circulated to all by
CCCYC for Net working purpose.
Residential Care Projects sponsored beautiful mementos to all KNH Ex Foster Friends
who attended the Fellowship and they were presented by the Chief Executive of
CCCYC.
Mr.Augustine Ponraj, Project Coordinator thanked all the
dignitaries and the Knh Ex Foster Friends, Correspondents and Child Care
workers for their cooperation and the support extended.
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