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From: augustine singh
To: Fr. Reji ck
Sent: Saturday, December 12, 2009 10:46 PM
Subject: Re: Breaking News!
Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year-2010!
Very soon the year 2009 is going to disappear. However, the memory of the
series of events that occurred aftermath of Kandhmal persecution in Orissa,
India, which occurred in December 2007 and continued through August 2008, may
not be that easy to wipe away.
We have lost people, houses and property due to the man-made violence,
proving how humans can be so cruel. Even after a year and half situation has
not improved much. People are still in temporary shelters—not back to their own
villages—are badly hit by bitter cold of winter, scorching heat of summer and
sickening weather of rainy days. It is hard to imagine how our people have been
growing through the struggles that forcibly imposed upon them.
At this juncture generous persons (government, civil societies,
missionaries, general public) are engaged in different levels and sectors
addressing the needs of the affected people. With regard to psycho-spiritual
needs, I along with a few social workers with basic counseling skills have been
offering psychosocial counseling to the affected people. Much more still left
to be done to preempt possible hazards due to the persecution against
Christians in Orissa and other parts of India.
In this holy season let’s be united in our prayers and good wishes to
encourage and boost the morale of each other while fulfilling the will of the
Lord.
May the Child Jesus, born to our world afresh, bless us all with His
Peace, Joy and Justice!
Fr. Augustine Singh,
Archdiocesan Center for Psychosocial Care,
HIG-20, Kolathia, Khandagiri,
Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India.
Cell: +91-9438826226
