In March I had the privilege to visiting
the Mother Teresa Home in our city. I have been there before and this time I had my
nephew Ashish and his friend Megan with me.
In Mother Teresa Homes all over the world
the chapel altar is adorned by the
words of Jesus, "I thirst".
Mary Poplin in her book Finding Calcutta writes,
"to me, the letters (Mother Teresa 's)
matched the fathomless otherworldly longing
always present in her eyes even when she was smiling.
When I was there, I felt the thing most revealed
the secret behind that look was the
phrase emblazoned on the wall next to the crucifix
in everyone of her order 's chapels world-wide.
I thirst. Jesus was thirsting for the souls of the poorest of the poor. Mother was thirsting for more of him."
What a heart-stopping thought.
Am I thirsty for Jesus?
Do I long to bring people to the Master 's feet.
What am I doing to quench
the Lord 's thirst?
The courtyard
I love this beautiful sheltering tree
in the courtyard.
So symbolic of the shelter and shade
needy and abandoned children receive
in this house.
People are generally not allowed to
take photos inside the house.
But I personally know the
sister in-charge. She has come
to my church for children 's
programs, so she graciously
permitted me to take a few snaps.
We could not photograph the children
so I took photos of their posters on the wall.
We had taken some cookies and candy for the children
Sister told us there were about 150 children housed
in this facility. The older ones were away at school.
But we saw the babies and tiny tots many of them very ill and disabled being taken care of.
My heart was filled with reverence and wonder
at the compassion and service of this
hallowed house.
Mother 's Memorial
Ashish and Megan
The entrance of the Home.
This is the St Peter 's Church
(Protestant)
We have many relatives and friends here.
Have a lovely week everybody.
I want to wish my American friends
a very Happy 4th of July
16 Fertilize my soul:
Nice post Didi, feels like I was there with you. This makes my Sunday really bless. Thanks.
What a wonderful thing to do, so many kids around the world need a home. Mother's Theresa's great actions and teachings still get to live on through taking care of these children.
bless you. just stopping by
I have been to the shelter home of Mother Teresa in the Philippines so I understand what you felt when you visited her place in India. Mother Teresa epitomized the teaching of Jesus of dying to oneself to further help the cause of Jesus Christ to alleviate the suffering of humanity. You have been like Mother Teresa in your place and God will bless you most abundantly for your efforts. Thanks for the post. God bless you always.
Dear Amrita,
The brave little woman touched everyone's heart when she was in Norway. she was courageous and outspoken and not at all leaning on her laurels as a peace prize winner. She talked against abortion and the western selfishness and materialism.
She even said she pitied us, cause we were lonely in our big houses, while the poor of Calcutta had more compassion and tight social bonds than she found in the cold west.
She had power in her punches, and actually made people think.
Hooorayyy!! Happy 4th of July!!!
Do you happen to know how many Christians live in India, like maybe the percentage?
Hi Miss Bible, enjoy your holiday.
Accoding to recent surverys the percentage of Indian Christians is just below 3% and growing - that could be 25 million people. But the church is growing
I am new to your blog , A nice page indeed and a very nice way to spend weekend
Hi there Amrita! I pray you've been well!
I met a Hindu tonight, and I would really love to get him a translation of gospel truth or some sort of book for him. Would you be willing to share any information or links you may know of? I would appreciate it so so much!!!! Thank you!
Could you email me if you can at- shineonchild@hotmail.com
Thanks, friend!
God Bless yoU!~
Thank you for this post. I so love Mother Teresa and the work and ministry she provided to the "poorest if the poor".
Blessings,
Debra
Bless you Debra
Dear Abigail, I am so glad you could interact with this person.
If they can' t read Englsih you could get them a Hindi translation of the New Testament - specially the Gospel of John - The Bible Society of India could help you. I will check out their website.
The book -"Death of a Guru" would also be be helpful. It shoulkd be available thru Amazon.com
Coming back to you Abigail,
A Hindi trandlation of the New Testament is available on Amazon an d also Death of a guru.
But first find out the language preference of your Indian friend.
Oh Amrita, this is beautiful. Mother Teresa was such an inspiration; she saw Christ in all those she took care of and she worked tirelessly to show by example the way of the Lord. You were so kind to take goodies for the children, especially when I know that things are not easy for you and your mother. God bless you for your good heart, your kindness, and your spreading the good news! You live your faith.
Thank you for your sweet comment Rosemary
that's great to know, that at least the church is growing.
Thank you for the numbers.
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