Dear Friends,
Greetings to you from Rome. We are glad to share with you our last Newsletter of this year. Gleaning through the year we see many parts of our world have been suffering grievously on account of natural calamities and other devastations which are very distressing. Pope Francis reminds us in his encyclical Laudato Si § 2, “This sister (earth) now cries out to us because of the harm we have inflicted on her by our irresponsible use and abuse of the goods with which God has endowed her. We have come to see ourselves as her Lords and masters, entitled to plunder her at will… This is why the earth herself, burdened and laid waste, is among the most abandoned and maltreated of our poor; she “groans in travail”. The Madrid COP25 Meeting has urged all nations to act now to save our common home for ourselves and the future.
On the other hand, we acknowledge with gratitude the countless blessings we receive from God through many people who support and journey with us right through the year. We take this opportunity to thank each and every one of you who have been part of our mission to make a difference in the lives of many children, students, women and patients who most need our support and help as you can see in this news update.
We wish you and your families a Blessed Christmas and a Joyous New Year 2020. During this Christmas let us make our home and our neighbourhood a better place to live in by being an agent of peace, joy, love and harmony.