"Christmas is most truly Christmas
when we celebrate it by giving the light of love to those who need it
most."
Vimukti Charitable Trust® Pothnal organized the "joy of giving" activity
in an Endeavour to make Christmas Day special and reach out to the
underprivileged children on 23rd of December 2020, Wednesday. Christmas
is doing a little something extra for someone. Christmas is for joy, for
giving and sharing, for laughter, for coming together with family and
friends, and brightly decorated packages.
It was surely a Christmas to remember at Vimukti Pothnal. The essence of
Christmas came alive at Vimukti center when the poor children got
together and shared the merriment. The delightful celebrations included
various activities. Our poor children gelled up as they gave various
performances which added up to the joy.
The Vimukti center was a festive look and was beautifully decorated. The
significance of this festival was told to the children. The children
enjoyed to the beats of “Jingle Bells” and wished Merry Christmas to
their friends and staff. The tiny tots of kids participated in many
activities related to Christmas like coloring and drawing a Christmas
tree, Santa Claus, stars and Bells. They exhibited their creativity by
decorating and displaying them in center. Such celebrations bring
happiness and togetherness among the poor children and also inculcate
the spirit of sharing and giving in them. Vimukti distributed warm
clothes and sandals to the 72 underprivileged children of this locality.
Right from distributing sweets to helping children draw and colour, they
did every possible way to bring smile to them. "It indeed was a special
moment to see children were happy to see the gifts as token of love.
Addressing the gathering, Fr. Sathish Fernandes Director exhorted
everyone to care for the children in need of care and protection with
tenderness and love. He opined that the staff of Vimukti should have the
attitude of giving up everything for the welfare of children in
difficult situations. We are born to empower the weak but not enslave
them. Birth of people, ideologies, projects and structures is to
doubtlessly embolden the impoverished people in the society. The rich
should liberate the poor from the slavery. One becomes rich by making
hundred people poor. Therefore, it is his moral obligation and
inalienable duty to make the poor equal. Here we always remember that
birth is for empowerment but not for enslavement. The Nativity is the
feast of empowerment. Jesus was born among the marginalized like
shepherds, cattle and cow-shed in order to make them great. The purpose
of this incarnation is to sanctify the humanity. Jesus became man for
bringing the peripheries to the centre. The mission of the prophet is to
empower
One who is born on this earth has to empower one’s wife, husband,
children, father, mother, brother, sister, student, labourers,
oppressed, alienated, sick people, exploited and subjugated. Those who
empower the weak without enslaving have a right to celebrate this
Nativity of Jesus. Jesus will be born among those performing liberative
works.
The programme included carols, dances, sharing gifts and exchanging
season’s greetings with each other. All the staff, volunteers and
management participated in the Christmas celebrations. All in all, the
Christmas celebrations at vimukti set the tone for the coming New Year,
a year that promises to be full of smiling faces, unity and self
reliance. On this occasion children had sumptuous meal and various
games, winners were distributed prizes and gifts. We are very grateful
to all the donors for their timely and generous support and help towards
these poor children. May God bless their generosity in hundredfold,
children and parents gathered to express their deep gratitude to you and
your family.
Prayer: God of empowerment, you sent your Son to empower the enslaved
earth. You have sent us to this world for the same purpose. We make up
our minds to empower the isolated people through our law, political
administration, education, economy, religion and our constitution of
Union of India. Do give us the right orientation for doing away with
casteism, communalism and discrimination for the construction of a just
society where you exist. Amen
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