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Tuesday, Jan 6 2009
EUNOS MORAL HOME SEVA
Youth interacting
with friends at Moral Home
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My first visit:
When I first went to moral home a few years back, I was
afraid to even step in at first. I was thinking if this
is a right place for me to go. I had done community service
at the old folk's home but never at a moral home
for children and had no idea of what was going to happen.
But I was all wrong. There is nothing unusual about the
home. In fact it is so fun that you wouldn’t even
know how the 1 hour flies.
What we do:
Basically, we play simple games like ‘Simon Says…’,
sing songs, passing the parcel and so on. The children
over there love to sing ‘Oh McDonald…’and
do actions with it. No matter how down or depressed
they are, when we sing that song all of them get cheerful
and are geared up for the following games. Many of them
are so talented. They can sing and dance well. One boy
plays the piano so beautifully that you can't help but
feel so proud of him.
After 30 – 40 minutes
of games, we usually serve them ice-cream. Some have
difficulty feeding themselves, so some of the brothers
and sisters feed the children. We even talk to them
and comfort them if they are sad. Some of them have
so many stories to tell and we have to patiently listen
to them. They have so much of feelings and things that
they want to share with outsiders.
What I learned:
After my first visit to the home, I really thanked GOD
for what HE has given me and I am so grateful to HIM.
The children in moral home live a very mundane life.
Only once or twice a week people actually go and pay
them a visit. They are so grateful to us when we visit
them. They will be waiting anxiously for us at the gate
and very often don’t even let us go back home.
They will come and hug you and stay with you all the
time. They are very friendly and loving people.
This is one of the seva activities in Sai Centre Katong
that I really look forward to every month.
Jai Sai Ram
Bro Varun
Young Adult
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