What's in our hands?

What’s in our hands? Our lives are in our hands. We choose whether we’ll waste the hours, days, weeks, months, and years in our own quest or if we’ll live an obedient life that’s useful to our God. We will be surprised at what God will achieve in us and through us as we obediently do what He asks. Our life will be useful as we serve God faithfully all the way through others. This are what the thinking of all the volunteers who give their service in the Manav Parivar. Some of the effort which was given by the volunteers are here for me to share.

Registration Counter with 5 laptops and volunteers in white uniform giving their free service to such a huge act of humanity. Volunteers entered the names of the patients in the special software created at the Manavparivar Medical.

Manav Parivar provides a medicines outlet where all patients are given free medicines after being checked and examined by the volunteer doctors.

In the kitchen- more than 70 female volunteers at a time preparing rotis for the patients where lunch was given free to all. More than 425 kg wheat floor being used to make rotis and dal.

In the other side of the kitchen, men are those who mixed the food that will be given to many as part of the lunch of all people who visit the place.

The Door of Hope

Poor and homeless kids with ram-roti given to them by manav parivar volunteers as part of food distribution activity. When we feel that life is difficult and hopeless, remind us that you are a God of infinite posibillity and hope. Hope should always be with us.

Ready Food for the Poor

Food that was prepared in advance by the volunteers who will distribute it to the poor kids. Dinner is ready for distribution. This distribution is called Batuk Bhojan. This free dinner will be given to the kids by a team of volunteers from Manav Parivar.

Food Makes Happy

One man was giving his thank you prayer for the food he was given to him. He is one of the homeless person who lived in the sidewalk. Volunteers from Manav Parivar distributed the free dinner for the homeless family.

More volunteers ready to enter classrooms

A few weeks ago, many slum children came to classes which had no teachers. Cops were busy managing the city, homemakers had no time to work outside, college students were preparing for exams and doctors attending to patients. That is not the way it is today. All of them have come together for Teach India. On Thursday morning, another batch of well-meaning volunteers reached St Xavier's Social Service Society in Memnagar to fill the gaps for the unmanned classrooms.

Now, doctors look forward to providing hygiene tips, homemakers have geared up to give math lessons, cops are planning excursions to local police stations and college students have made up their mind to teach English language skills. All these and many more ideas came forth during a discussion between a motley group of over 80 volunteers and NGO co-ordinators about how different people can contribute to teaching India.

"I have no experience of working with the underprivileged and that used to deter me from coming forward for such causes earlier. This is the right platform. I am excited to teach science and basic English to kids," said Jue Shah, 20, a college student.

Mita Shah, a homemaker, began her day at 5 am to reach the venue well before time. "This is a chance to do something for myself and I want to leave no stone unturned in my endeavour. I always wanted to be a teacher but family responsibilities were more important. Now that my children have grown up, I have free time to utilise for this purpose," said the 40-year-old homemaker. As these volunteers get ready to reach their destination slum, ranging from Gomtipur to Odhav and Naroda, it's time for others who are waiting in the wings to come forward and sign up. So, what are you waiting for?

Ref: thetimesofindia

Free food preparation @ free medical camp, matar

Volunteers preparing food at manavparivar free medical camp.