The joy of Christmas was at its zenith
when all the Sponsored children’s families from the 16 remote villages
gathered at the Vimukti premises on 23rd December 2021 for the Christmas
program. Quoting Saint Mother Teresa’s words of wisdom, “Not all of us
can do great things. But we can do small things with great love. It’s
not how much we give but how much love we put into giving. At the end of
life, we will not be judged by how many diplomas we have received, how
much money we have made, or how many great things we have done. We will
be judged by “I was hungry, and you gave me something to eat, I was
naked and you clothed me. I was homeless, and you took me in. Yesterday
is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin.” ―
and for that matter following in the footsteps of Mother Teresa, the
Vimukti Charitable Trust® Pothnal, did the right thing of “Giving and
Sharing” during the Christmas Season by distributing Christmas Gifts to
all the sponsored children. Over 61 sponsored children were extremely
delighted to receive special Christmas Gifts from Ensemble Agissons,
France to each family like Dosa tawa non-stick, Idli pot, hot case set
of 3, Stainless Steel Storage Kitchen Set Box etc., brought smiles on
the faces of the families. One could see the joy and happiness on the
faces of these little children who have been looking for some caring and
love – and the Vimukti team did cheer them up and brought some happiness
this Christmas. Fr. Sathish Fernandes Vimukti Director shared an
inspiring Christmas message saying ‘spirit of Christmas reminded
everyone that we should not be blinded by hatred, violence and injustice
rather become an expression of human values- of caring, sharing and
spreading the goodness and kindnesses. As God the Father gave his only
Son to the humanity so also, we are called to give ourselves to each
other. Giving gifts in an easy task, but giving oneself to the other
needs courage – involves a great sacrifice. The colorful program of the
day was included the distribution of Gifts to our children. The kids
were gifted Pants and Shirts and dresses for girls along with that
plenty of Christmas sweets were distributed. Indeed, the cutting of the
grand cake by children was a delighted moment because it’s the 70th
birthday of Daniel Helbert, the president of Ensemble Agissons, France.
After the merry making, the children did enjoy the sumptuous lunch.