I am Sanjiv Kumar. I am 13 years old, and was born and brought up in Maharashtra.

Missing my family;

Being the only loving child, my family gave me all the love and care that I needed. My father works as a Coolie for a living. For the past few years, he is suffering from leprosy as a result of which his legs have been mutilated. My Mother too is not able to care for herself as she suffers from mental illness and this makes my family situation very difficult. This is the reason my father admitted me into El shaddai. I understood my family crisis and I now live in one of El Shaddai’s homes. (more…)

“ The child who is hungry must be fed; the child that is sick must be helped; the child who is backward must be helped; the delinquent child must be reclaimed; and the orphan and waif must be sheltered and succoured.” (more…)

EL SHADDAI CHARITABLE TRUST, GOA (INDIA).

The Monsoon has set in and Goa looks green and beautiful. Sunshine is mild and the nights are cool. Colourful umbrellas are seen everywhere and evenings lead to many candle-lit dinners. Getting out of bed in the morning for a walk and jog becomes a little difficult due to the drizzle and returning home from office and school early, is a better prospect nowadays. Summer is past and our children are back from their holidays, eager to don their uniforms and backpacks for school. (more…)

STEPPING STONES, MARGAO.

Since the summer vacations came to a close, children started returning to our shelter at Margao, and they went through their general medical examination and formalities for admission to the Homes. (more…)

TREMARA COTTAGE EDUCATION CENTRE: CHIMBEL

With the starting of the new academic session “Tremara Cottage Education Centre” welcomes back the children with 6 new students supplementing the joys of our cottage.Initially children enjoyed their first week by singing, playing and getting to know each other and by the end of the second week the tiny tots have also settled down.

Necessary items of stationary, toys & chairs were purchased for the school, while eye-catching charts have been displayed in the rooms.
Ann and Richard (El Shaddai trustee UK) visited the cottage and took photographs of the cottage with children in their classrooms.
A staff meeting was organized to discuss admissions for new students and a drawing competition for the children of Indira Nagar was organized, according to age groups. The School celebrated Birthdays of 4 students and distributed chocolates. Prema assisted us for a week, relieved by Shobha.
Through this shelter we hope to enhance the general well being and their happiness by providing them with basic education, awareness to health and hygiene, besides providing vital necessities, which will make a great difference in their lives. We trust this year will unfold surprises and we ask the Lord to continually bless us and our supporters too.

SHEKINAH HOUSE, ASSAGAO.

The children upon return immediately got into the play mode and soon a game of football, cricket, kabaddi and carom were played. The boys found themselves in 6 major groups and that is the way they will stay for the rest of the year. 16 new faces can be seen at SH. 13 older boys were transferred to Victory House and 10 Boys have come from House of Kathleen. Mohit and Preston are the children who had gone back to their families and have rejoined. Shekinah House has a strength of 51 boys along with 5 staff and a Trainee. (more…)

The month began with the rains coming down in torrents. The schools reopened on the 5th June and it was a proud moment for all to see our children going to school Joanna visited the school along with the school children & parents. All the children were neatly dressed in spanking new uniforms, rain sandals and raincoats. (more…)

SHANTI NIKETAN SCHOOL, ASSAGAO.

The fresh paint, landscaping and a handsome look to the school building awaited children, as the school reopened on the 5^th of June, for the Academic year 2008-09. The Children were excited in meeting their new friends and staff. This year we have 78 new admissions and enlisted staff who have adjusted very well and are enjoying the task of imparting knowledge. We presently have a total of 242 children on the roll, supported by a staff strength of 22. (more…)

The new Academic season and the month of June were exciting for the Children and the Staff alike. We had a total of 111 children visiting the shelter during the month, of these, 54 are our regular school going children while 11 are fresh admissions. (more…)

VICTORY HOUSE, SALIGAO.

During the month, most of the children came back after vacation. The ones who had spent their vacation at the Homes were sure glad to see their friends back. There was a lot of sharing of sweets from home and relatives. They settled down within a couple of days and the Non formal and formal schools began on the 5^th of June, all the boys went to school. (more…)