Monthly Update

Dear Friends in Christ.

We are happy to share with you the activities of the Christmas month. We had a great start. The children were excited with the decorations and preparations. But it didn’t last long. On the 2 nd week our city was hit by a cyclone with 160 km speed and left lot of damages. It disturbed the Christmas mood because the celebration and carol rounds were cancelled. It was little disappointing. In the 2 nd week, the District Child Protection Officer visited our IGM Children Homes (Both boys and girls) for renewal the Juvenile Justice Act registration certificate and the license to run a children home. The manager of the Hilton Hotel which is located at Chennai city invited 25 children who are interested in baking to participate in the Christmas event and provided Christmas gift & special food to the children.

On the last Sunday before Christmas day, get together lunch for all the members, villagers and representatives from the projects attended which held at the head quarters. Before Christmas IGM church members, branch church members and all the beneficiaries from all the projects had 2 hours prayer to thank God for all his kindness and Grace. The Christmas day was happy as planned. The children were glad to have their new sets of dresses and special meal was arranged. They enjoyed their school holidays for 10 days during the Christmas and New Year Day.

The new dormitory building was laid stone with prayer. It was indeed a great blessing to have the guest to honor the occasion. We are sure that the children enjoyed and hope many more visits to come in future. All the other projects in IGM such as feeding, Medical, Tuition centers, carpentry, Bible School, Tailoring are going on well. March was a busy month for the children because they have their annual exams. The IGM office was also busy due to the end of financial year.

We thank God for His safe hands upon the children throughout their academic year. We are planning to have a kid’s camp in May, during the school holidays and the volunteers are undergoing a training session.

IGM staffs had a useful session with the leading psychologist in our district. It was a wonderful class to learn more about how to handle children and adolescents. The local Council visited IGM office to appreciate IGM Volunteers for the charity work during the flood and cyclone and Joe received the honor from the council members. On behalf of everyone I thank everyone for the support, oncern and prayers.

Kid’s Camp

Kid’s camp held during summer holidays. They learned different kinds of activities like songs, stories, skit, bible verses and how to obey the parents and elders through camp. Many guest speakers were invited to speak on the moral life for the high school children. Children were divided in four categories like beginner,junior, senior and super senior

Free Educational Support

Free educational support was provided for the children from the IGM home and the surrounding villages. The children were happy to receive their stationary kit of bag, note, water bottle, uniform and shoes.

Home Management Committee

The Home ManagementCommittee was held for the benefit of the children. There was an interaction session between the children and the Child welfare committee officers. IGM has maintained a good record and relationship with these officials and they have also learned it through the children after hearing their testimonies.

Projects Under IGM

The other projects under IGM have been successfully going on. The volunteers have been supportive for the distribution in the Leprosy village. The villagers were glad to receive their monthly help. The feeding project was done in limited villages and groups due to the availability of funds. Free tuition centers and the tailoring projects were going well. The request to increase the beneficiary is always there from all the centers but having the budget in mind we are allocating the funds accordingly. There will be a limited distribution for the rest of the year.

Social Program

IGM took an initiative to create awareness by planting trees. We received appreciation for environmental service and creating awareness for planting trees on the main roads. It will be identification for the public to know about our children home.

Please continue to hold us in your prayers and thoughts about IGM. Also support us for all the great needs and upcoming projects. On behalf of all the children from the Home, Beneficiaries from the projects, members from the church and Williams family I thank you for the love and concern.

Greetings to you in the precious name of our lord Jesus Christ. We are happy to share with you the activities of July – September 2017. This is the third quarterly report of the year.

It is indeed a great feeling to share the Joy and the love of Christ as we are standing as a testimony towards the end of the year. God has been gracious towards each and every single person at IGM through the donors and well-wishers. All the projects have fetched a great name to IGM and above all Christ’s name has been glorified. Kindly go through the activities and the Photos of the events that is in the attachment.

Government Officials Visit

Every 3 months the Government Officials have regularised their visit to meet the children at the home. This term too we had their visit and it helped us to have a good report from the Government side.

Independence Day

We had our Independence Day celebrations on 15 th August. The children were happy to participate in the curricular activities.

Medical Camp

Medical camp was conducted at the Head Quarters Premises for the benefit of the children and the neighbouring villages. It was organised for the special camp with general medicine. More than 180 Patients were benefitted on the special medical camp day.

Orissa Tuition Centres Visit

The Chairman had a quick visit to the Orissa tuition centres and Bible schools before his visit to the USA this year. After his return he shared his experience and the overwhelming support from the vilagers for IGM. They are truly blessed to have Bible Schools to be conducted in Orissa despite the tight religious situations. There are 10 tuition centres and 344Children are benefitted. The chairman also added he was given such a warm welcome by one of the villagerswhich is totally illiterate and they were so grateful for their children are studying at IGM tuition centres. The whole village came to greet and thank him and that was veryemotional, he added.

One Day Picnic

The children were taken for a short one day picnic to the nearby zoological park and the beach during the schoolholidays. It was a break for the all the administration staffs as well and they too joined. It was a big day for Sister Shanthi Williams to represent on behalf of IGM and its social activities to the District Collector. We consider to be honoured that IGM is one of the homes to be a part of the Collector’s panel.

Shoe Distribution Programme

Shoe distribution was done for all the children at the home. It was a great effort by one of our old student to get an opportunity to get a contact from distributor and distribute this year at our children home. The Children were excited to wear shoes to school.

Tailoring Project

The tailoring projects are eagerly attended by the students and as per the report given by the Project Director,Mrs Eunice Vinola Williams they have come forward to stitch the Christmas dresses for the children at the IGM home. It is great news for us because the children are excited to wear a tailor – made and individually designed dresses for this Christmas.

Gospel Meetings& Ladies Fellowship Meetings

The church is growing spiritually and all the cell groups and special gospel meetings are conducted often. Ladies fellowship was a revival this year with guest speaker and the meeting witnessed more than 200 women, that too on a rainy working day. All the other projects are going on steadily which were committed to finish within the period. We had a great support from the volunteers this time and some of them are new to IGM. It was encouraging to see youngsters eagerly taking part in social activities. All the glory to the Almighty first and next to the donors because without you we would not be able to do all this great work. IGM has earned so much respect and love from the society through the help and financial support of the donors. Please continue to guide us and hold us in your prayers. Wishing all a Merry Christmas in advance a Peaceful New year of 2018.

Dear Friends in Christ,

Greetings to all in the precious name of our Lord and savior Jesus Christ. I am happy to share the activities of The Indian Gospel Mission from October - December 2017. I believe you had great Christmas holidays and spent time with your beloved ones and families. God was gracious enough towards each and every one at IGM to share the joy and peace during this season. It was a good holiday season for everyone.

Exam Holidays

During the exam holidays the children were taken to their favorite picnic spot, they left the home in the morning and packed their lunch and snacks. Though it is a usual place for them visit the excitement was not less like any other trips.

Best Child Care Institution Award 2017

As discussed earlier The Indian Gospel Mission received an award for the best institution in our district and we have previously explained about it.

Christmas Celebration & Other Activities

Christmas celebration were celebrated with much excitement the children received surprise gifts. They enjoyed wearing new clothes. The high school girls were happy to wear new clothes. It was stitched by the ladies from the tailoring school. Special meals and get together was organized. Volunteers spent some quality time with the children bursting crackers with the special local snacks. During the Christmas holidays the volunteers engaged the children by assisting them in handwork. The girls were also engaged to learn craft and art work.

Dengue Awareness

IGM was a part in creating dengue awareness program in our district a group of volunteers along with the chairman were involved for going round remote villages and distributing Ayurvedic neem syrup. This was appreciated by the local authorities and the district collector.

IGM Christmas Retreat 2017

The headquarters along with the branch church organized the Christmas retreat. All the church believers participated with the families. It was a fun filled day for the believers, project leaders, volunteers, staffs and the children. Please continue to pray and support IGM in the year too. Once again on behalf of everyone at IGM I wish each and every one a very prosperous and peaceful new year. All the other projects under IGM are going on smoothly and we pray that the budget should be met this year to run all the projects without interrupting. IGM committee decided that this financial year should work on the local fund raising and try to contribute to the Mission. The church is growing spiritually and the Gospel to the unreached is focused this year too. Many internal activities have been planned for the revival of the youth and children in central church and all the branch churches as well. Please continue to hold everyone at IGM and all the projects under the Mission. I pray that our Dear God would guide us throughout this 2018 has He did for all these years. Once again on Behalf of each and every single person from IGM I thank you and appreciate your support and concern towards the great Mission.

Dear Friends in Christ,

Greetings to you all in the precious name of our Lord Jesus Christ. 2017 has been a great year and a year of testimony. The grace of the Lord was upon the IGM family to surpass all the difficulties and enter into a 2018. The enduring love of Christ was with us from the beginning of the year. 2018 has begun with great vision, hope and of course challenging. I believe and pray God will open doors this year. I thank you for your kindness, support and generosity and continue this year too. I am happy to share with you the activities of the mission from January to March 2018.

New Year 2018 Celebration

The New Year Celebrations were as usual and the children geared up for their school after the Christmas holidays and the older boys and girls were busy getting ready for their annual exams.

New Year Gathering with Volunteers

The Volunteers were invited for a New Year gathering and we had some quality time to spend with them for the year planner.

Pongal Celebrations

In January we had Pongal (Tamil’s festival) Celebrations. Children took active part and they were excited to take part in the curricular activities as a sign of thanking the farmers for their hard toil throughout the year.

Republic Day Celebration

India Celebrated its 69th Republic day on26th January and it was a great day for the high school children to take part in the school activities and excel among the students.

Candle Making

The high school children are already learning few handcrafts and to add to that they have started learning candle making. The high school children are learning it with great interest because it will be surely useful for them in future and anyone can take it to do as a small scale business too.

One Day Picnic to Vedanthangal

The children were taken to the nearby bird sanctuary – Vedanthangal. It was fun to see them little relaxed before their exams.

Good Friday & Easter Celebration

The believers and staff from the Head Quarters and the branch church members followed the Lent days and attended the Good Friday Service.

Good Friday “Way of Cross

IGM church member took part in the Good Friday walk, titled as “Way of Cross” organized by churches association in Guduvancheri. It was in a way easy to explain and remind the unsaved people about the love of Christ. The march was about 15 kilo meters and hundreds of public witnessed the visuals. The Orissa tuition center and the Bible school have run smoothly all the three months and the next sets of students are ready to be graduated. The local people are supportive for the night school. The volunteers and the teachers are working hard to establish His kingdom. Orissa has always been a sensitive project among all the projects under IGM and God us be guiding us to be wise in all the steps taken there. All the branch church members are doing good and working more in their respective villages to save.

Greetings to everyone. It is a joy to share with you about the activities of the Indian Gospel Mission from April 2018 to June 2018.

Mr. Denny Visit to IGM’s Various Projects

The 1st week of April Denny arrived and visited almost all the projects. We had a detailed discussion on each project. Though it was his first visit, he understood the culture and situations of the people. The tailoring school ladies were graduated during his visit. We believe we had a good introduction in our meeting and hope to have a great understanding in the coming years to build lives that our society would witness in the future.

Children Summer Camps

All the branch churches conducted Children Bible Summer Camps after the final exams. Youngsters volunteered from the churches to attend special coaching to teach. Many church members were happy to come forward to provide snacks and conduct games for the children. Children were excited to invite their friends. It was a fun filled week with songs, stories, dance and gifts. We were satisfied to see the little soldiers being nurtured with love.

Oneday Picnic to Muttukadu Boat House and Mamallapuram Beach

The children enjoyed a one day picnic to boat House on the way to Mamallapuram. They love short trips with their lunch and snacks packed. After boating they simply play on the beach till it gets dark. The summer was severe this time in Chennai. We suffered hot and dry weather as usual where it crossed 40’C. But fortunately we managed it. In June the school reopened and all the children were happy that they were promoted to new classes. They were thankful for their new uniforms, bags, and set of stationery. New classes were the real excitement. They started to focus on their studies and projects. Since it was summer holidays all the other projects were not conducted during these months and will resume afterwards. On Behalf of the Children, Beneficiaries from all the projects, Church members, Volunteers, staff and the Williams family I thank everyone for being the reason for this great Mission. We are grateful for all your support and love.

Greetings to you all in the precious name of our Lord Jesus. It has been a challenging period throughout but the grace of the lord has guided and protected everyone in the IGM family. I am glad to share with you the activities of the mission from the month of July 2018 – September 2018.

Extracurricular Activities

The children were steady to focus on their studies after the school reopening. They were eagerly involving in extracurricular activities and sports. Children who are interested are always encouraged to follow their interest simultaneously with their academics. Children pursuing their Higher education were mentored by the elder staff and career guidance classes have helped to be confident in their studies.

Kerala Flood Relief

During the Month of August, our neighboring state Kerala was affected by flood and many people died. For many weeks people did not have basic facilities. On behalf of IGM we provided relief materials like blankets, dresses, biscuits, water bottle and Provision items. It was a small help for our fellow people during the time of need.

Orissa Tuition Centers and Bible College Visit

The Chairman and the volunteer team visited the all the projects of the IGM. They also travelled to Orissa to visit the beneficiaries and encouraged the poor children. They were excited to receive their stationary kit and study materials. They feel loved through our visit.

Seminar Attending at Local College

The Children were invited by a local college for a seminar on education. It was a great experience for them. Some children were thrilled to visit and said their dream is to study in that college in future.

Tailoring Class

Tailoring class for the high school girls has become a great interest among them. They often share their thoughts with us that they wanted to become entrepreneurs in future and the plans they have for their future. They also show their gratitude to us for teaching them skills along with the academics. We are proud to raise girls with confidence and teach ways to earn money in future.

Tree Saplings Planting Program

IGM has planted 2000 tree saplings in Villages and Highways. The Kancheepuram District Collector joined with us and inaugurated the day. We targeted many schools hence that would witness thousands of children to learn the habit of tree planting and save our planet. As expected the children were excited to see and we were satisfied to see the next generation has learned from our work.

International World Charity Day

International World charity day was remembered and we donated food for the people living in the streets. Packed food was distributed and volunteers reached the street children especially. They were thankful for the special food.

Dear Friends in Christ,

I am happy to share the activities of Indian Gospel Mission from the month of September to December 2018. It is truly a blessing to be a testimony because God has miraculously guided us throughout this period.

Candle Making and Other Activities

We were heading towards the end of the year and the children had mixed feelings like getting ready for the celebrations and preparing for their exams on the other hand. But they knew it is time to concentrate on their studies initially. Everyone scored good levels and we were happy to see the constant improvement in their studies. Volunteers spent some quality time with the children by conducting quiz and learning new puzzle and some creative handwork. Simultaneously they were happy to learn their other activities and this period they learned more candle making procedures.

Dengue Awareness Program

Our state was affected by severe viral fever. It was rapidly spreading in all the places. We took necessary precautionary steps to safeguard our children. All the Children Homes were alerted to be safe. As a safety measure we conducted camps on the Dengue Awareness, not only in our village but also in many villages in our district. We received appreciation from the officers for the volunteer service during the time of need.

Medical Camp

Medical Camp was conducted in the Headquarters in November. General Medicine and Dental Care were treated. It was a good effort by the volunteer team to finish off the year inside the campus. All the children were benefited and also the local village people were thankful for the free camp.

Christmas Celebration at Head Quarter

This year we had the Christmas celebration little earlier since Mr. Denny had his visit. As I mentioned earlier they started to get ready for the celebrations weeks before. It was a great joy for them to dance, sing and be around crowd.

Christmas Day

On the Christmas day the children were excited to wear their new dresses. We had a morning service at 7.00am. It was a joyous day with special lunch. Lastly all the churches and children homes conducted thanks giving prayer to thank the Lord for all the blessings and mercy in 2018. I thank everyone for being supportive financially and spiritually to every single person at IGM.

Dear Friends in Christ,

I am happy to share with you the activities of IGM from January 2019 to March 2019. The New Year Service was a great Joy for the children and everyone at IGM because we faced challenges and graciously overcome and stepped into 2019. At the same time responsibility has increased to achieve our goals. We had big gathering on the New Year Service where the prayer hall was full with the congregation and the children. It was a blessed gathering. After the Service we had simple breakfast and coffee and felt revived. After 2 weeks of holiday the children had to concentrate on studies. The high school kids were getting ready for their annual exams from then on. We also distributed blankets for the children during the month.

Children Carrier Development Program

Children Carrier Development Program was conducted by the volunteers at the Head Quarters. The children always keep changing their ideas and plans. We assist the maximum to analyze their interest or passion to follow in the future. It was a special program that helped to seniors to learn.

Life Skill Development Program

We have also organized Life skill Development Program Conducted by Children Welfare committee for all the Children and Staffs at IGM. It was a useful session for them.

Medical Camp

Medical camp was conducted at the IGM campus for General Medicine. IGM members were early coming for their regular checkup. The children were benefited. The people in the village were eagerly taking part during the day.

Disaster Safety Program

As per the government circular, Disaster Safety Program was conducted for the children and the staff. It would help them during the emergency time. It was surely an awareness program for everyone. Meanwhile the tailoring project students were getting ready for the course completion. They were excited to try their new job. At the administration level we were also visiting the project groups to have discussion about their future plans, feedback from the villagers. The volunteers are always a great support for all the projects at IGM. All the children are continuously preparing for their final exams in April. Moreover, the volunteers are also preparing for their summer classes like Sunday school and women gathering. Please continue to hold us in your prayers. On behalf of every single child at IGM I thank everyone for support and Love.

Dear Friends,

Greetings to everyone from IGM. I am happy to share with you the activities of Children and the mission from April to June 2019. I thank everyone for your time and concern towards this Mission. It has been wonderful to see God’s hand upon every single person at IGM. April was a busy month as far as children are concerned because they had their public exams at same time happy to end their academic year. Early exams were conducted throughout the nation because of the General elections. Summer holidays extended for about 55 days. Temperature touched 45*C during summer. Many places were shut down for the day and the evenings were enjoyed. Short vacations were the happiest day for the kids.

Medical Camp & Other Activities

During the Month of May we managed to have a minimal activity. Administration office was also closed early hours to favour the staff’s safety. But the medical project and other activities was conducted in early weeks to help the villagers.

Summer Camp

The summer camp was the perfect enjoyment for the kids. They thoroughly enjoyed it. All the other projects such as women upliftment and free tuition centre we over before the summer holidays. Please continue to hold us in your prayers. On behalf of every single child at IGM I thank everyone for support and Love.

Dear Friends In Christ

Greetings to you all in the precious name of our Lord JesusChrist. It has been a challenging period throughout but the grace of the lord has guided and protected everyone in the IGM family. I am glad to share with you the activities of the mission from the month of July 2019 – September 2019.

Bag distribution Programme

The volunteer team are distributed the school bags to our children’s. They were excited to receive the new bags. They feel very happy for the new bags.

One Day Picnic

The children enjoyed a one day picnic to Aringar Anna Zoological Park. They left the home in the morning and packed their lunch and snacks. They are enjoyed in the whole day.

New Dormitory Building Dedication

During the month of August we dedicated the new dormitory building for the children in memory of our founder on is birthday. Our Chairman Mrs Shanthi Williams started the ceremony, to light the candle remembering the importance of world peace and child protection all over the globe. Many Government officials are participated in this event. Children are very eagerly waiting to enter the new dormitory building. First of all we thank God for this wonderful building and we thank each and every one for supporting us through prayers and financial aids.

Medical Camp

Medical camp was conducted at the IGM campus for General Medicine. Medical camp is arranged for the benefit of our children and for the common people. Children were benefited and also the local village people were thankful for the free camp.

Balloon Show & Counselling Session

During the weekend we had arranged a balloon show and counselling session was conducted by volunteers at the Head Quarters. All the kids enjoyed the balloon show. The counselling session was very useful for our senior boys and girls it was conducted by experienced counsellor and motivational speakers.

Independence Day Celebration

India celebrated 73rd Independence Day celebration on 15th August 2019. Our chairman hoisted the flag, in the Head Quarters and distributed the sweets to the children. The boys and girls were eager to participate in the elocution competition. The higher secondary children won prizes at school competition. It was a great day for the senior boys and girls who have been participated in the science exhibition.

Staff Training Programme

IGM Staff and volunteers were encouraged to attend “Healing the inner child” programme which was conducted at district level. It was very useful for us to know about the thought of the children now a day it would surely assist and analyse the mentality of a child who would face like criticism from the society.

Dear Friends in Christ

I am happy to share the activities of Indian Gospel Mission from the month of October to December 2019. On Behalf of everyone at IGM I share my Joy to write to you about the activities of the Mission. God has been gracious towards everyone and guided us throughout this period.

Festival and holiday Season

The children were thrilled to complete their term tests and enjoy their holidays. We arranged useful session during their weekends like motivational speeches and invited experts for those sessions they spoke with children regarding awareness and importance of education. The volunteers spent some quality time with the children to celebrate the Diwali festival with crackers, the children have been happy to burst the crackers. The volunteers kept them engaged by conducting some drawing competition and creative handwork.

Participating In Exhibition

We had a chance to participate in Indian Small & Rural Business Exhibition we utilized this opportunity, to sell handmade jewellery, Candles and greeting cards. This has been our first time participation and we are glad we were able to raise around 150 $ from the exhibition.

Children’s Day Programme

We Celebrated Children’s day on 14th November. Volunteers spent some quality time with the children by conducting games and dance program in our children home. Our children participated in the girl child awareness program which was useful for the people.

On the Christmas day the children were excited to wear their new dresses. We had a morning service at 7.00am. It was a joyous day with special lunch. Lastly, all the church members including the branch churches and children homes conducted thanks giving prayer to thank the Lord for all the blessings and mercy in 2019. I thank everyone for being supportive financially and spiritually to every single person at IGM.

Apart from the children home events, the church activities like cell groups, sisters fellowship, family get together, fasting prayers, Sunday school and the church services went on well. All the beneficiaries from our projects. Were thankful for the happenings in 2019.

Please continue to hold us in your prayers and for other project also. On behalf of everyone at IGM, I thank everyone for support and Love.

Dear Friends in Christ,

I am happy to share with you the activities of IGM from January to March 2020. The New Year Service was a great Joy for the children and everyone at IGM because we faced challenges and graciously overcome and stepped into 2020. At the same time responsibility has increased to achieve our goals. We had big gathering for the New Year Service. It was a blessed gathering. After the Service we had simple breakfast and coffee and felt revived. After 2 weeks of holiday the children had to concentrate on studies. The high school kids were getting ready for their annual exams from then on.

Feeding Project

IGM conducted feeding project at Chitoor, Andharpradesh. There is no greater joy than feeding the poor and hungry. Their gratitude and smile is always been pushing the volunteers to come for this particular project without fail. It’s one of the successful projects for IGM to reach the poor community with God’s Love and affection. Gypsy Groups and Street children are regularly fed under this project. Downtrodden villages, Elderly people and Widows are benefitted under this project. We cook food at the IGM campus and distribute.

Medical Camp

Free medical centre is a successful in covering many remote villages. The center’s main aim is to render primary health care to the local poor people. Our doctor’s team attends patients and gives medicines according to sickness. The doctor’s also we take the Medical team to the remote villages twice a month for the special care for the elderly.

Tailoring Project

IGMs tailoring project in conducted Chittoor and Nagalapuram, was started with the aim to raise the financial status of the poor families. This project is for house wives, young-girls who are unable to continue their higher studies, and for part-time learners. It is a six months course; well experienced teachers train the students. After the course completion, certificates will be issued to the regular students.

Tree saplings planting

IGM has planted tree saplings in Villages and Highways. We targeted many schools hence that would witness thousands of children to learn the habit of tree planting and save our planet. As expected the children were excited to see and we were satisfied to see the next generation has learned from our work.

Metro train travel

The children travelled in the metro train. Since it was the first time for many of them, they were excited and enjoyed the travel very much.

Dental camp

IGM conducted dental camp in the Head Quarters at Guduvancheri. This camp was very useful for the children. The children and the neighbouring villagers were benefitted this camp.

COVID – 19

The Corona Virus awareness programmes were conducted at all our centres and children Homes. Till the middle of March India was not much affected and did not have awareness. But during the 3rd week the virus has been spreading swiftly and we have taken the necessary safety measures and self quarantined till 31st march. All the schools and colleges were closed to avoid the spread. IGM took safety measures by sanitizing the public places, feeding the hungry buying grocery and vegetables for the poor villagers. We are planning to continue the social assistance till we get back to our normal routine.

Dear Friends in Christ,

I am happy to share the activities of The Indian Gospel Mission from the month of April 2020 to June 2020. It is truly a blessing to be a testimony because God has miraculously guided us throughout this COVID – 19 situation.

Lockdown days

Our Government extending the lockdown period till two months the schools and colleges are closed for these months. This holiday period our children utilized these days for drawing, tailoring and learning about computer program.

Helping poor families

IGM has helped for the poor families who are really affected in the lockdown time. All the rural and urban companies were closed as per order. The shutdown of industries and companies affected daily wages persons. They were very happy to receive the groceries and vegetables.

Playing time and learning new exercise

Since the schools were closed for a few months the children were engaged in learning new games and grown up girls were eager to learn cooking recipes and snacks. Public exams were cancelled for the higher secondary children.

Our children doing Yoga in the morning time. They are happy to learn the new exercise and feel relaxed.

Other Activities

All the other projects were slowed down due to the Lockdown. I believe soon the restrictions will be relaxed and COVID spreading will be under control.

Please continue to hold us in your prayers and for other project also. On behalf of everyone at IGM, I thank everyone for support and Love.

Feeding Project

The IGM is feeding the hungry in Poolakanchery near Padappai. IGM is feeding regularly for the needy people. There is no greater joy than feeding the poor and hungry. Their gratitude and smile is always been pushing the volunteers to come for this particular project without fail. It’s one of the successful projects for IGM to reach the poor community with God’s Love and affection. Downtrodden villages, Elderly people and Widows are benefitted under this project. We distribute rice packets, Dhall and clothes. We cooked food at the IGM campus and take to distribute.

Celebrations

IGM children were celebrating Diwali festival with crackers, the children happy to burst the crackers. We had local villagers to join with the children.

Children’s day Programme

We Celebrated Children’s day on 14th November. Our children participated in the girl child awareness program which was very useful.

Nivar & Burevi Cyclone

IGM rescued elderly people and pregnant ladies with the IGM rescue boat. The water has been clogged in many places around our neighbourhood. IGM helped people to bring them out from the flood. IGM took care of 200 people and given food and clothing for them and during this time.

Birthday celebration

Birthday celebrations were happy moments in both the homes. Little ones were excited to cut cake along with their friends.

Free medical camp

Free Medical camp was conducted at Navallur for the benefit of the common people. Eye physicians came from specialty hospitals. Through this free medical camp the common people were benefitted from the nearby colony. People who come for the medical check – up were given required medicines. Local politicians visited the camp and appreciated.

IGM Leprosy Centre

Leprosy Families in a nearby Town, Walajabad. IGM has already provided shelters, every month we provide food and clothing. Our volunteers visit local colony and spend time with them. They teach cleanliness and perform programs to entertain them which include stage performances.

Christmas Celebration

On the Christmas day the children were excited to wear their new dresses. We had a morning service at 6.00am. It was a joyous day with special lunch. Lastly, all the church members and children homes conducted thanks giving prayer to thank the Lord for all the blessings and mercy in this pandemic situation.

Greetings to everyone on behalf of all children from IGM children home. God has been merciful throughout the pandemic period. All the staffs and children were safe. Continuous precautionary steps were taken in all the places especially inside the campus. Since the schools were closed the children appeared through online classes and finished their annual exams. The students appearing for their board exams were declared all pass and promoted to next class. During their free time they were engaged in art and craft classes. Some of them were thrilled to learn about the gardening skills.

The Covid cases were increasing rapidly due to the new variant. Since we could not do any other projects we wanted to do something as it was much needed.

IGM conducted awareness program through a recorded Audio video (AV) displayed in a vehicle which is projected in all the public places. Many uneducated villagers shared their thoughts that it was helpful for them to clearly understand about the virus and safety measures to be taken.

This awareness program was inaugurated from the collectrate office and it has reached and created awareness thousands of public.

The local officials appreciated our service and it was encouraging for us to continue this great service.

Truly it has been tough time. But God has been gracious upon everyone throughout this difficult time.

Instead of losing our hopes, we trusted more on the works of God’s hand that soon the situation would be better due to the prolonged lockdown. The field projects had to be temporarily put on hold. But we were eagerly waiting for the good times to come.

The older girls who have been staying indoors for a long period were doing their hand crafts, and utilizing their free time usefully.

After a long wait, the virus slowly started to reduce and there were some relaxations in the restriction followed. Simultaneously the children were covering their academic portions and finished their terms.

Since they were all bored we found a safe time to go to the beach. The kids were happy to see the outside world. Though have been to the beach many times, but this visit was a special one.

We celebrated our Independence Day and other festivals indoors. Soon the restrictions were slowly relaxed and the kids were eagerly waiting to go to school.

This pandemic period taught us many things in life. Few important things what we realized is, nothing is permanent and anytime we should be ready to accept changes in our life. Along with the children we also started to admire and appreciate small things because sometimes life doesn’t need philosophies and theories even the simplest things can turn as a miracle. We all together learned to value and respect each other. This pandemic period has been a learning time for many of us. We are proud that the kids very well handled these kinds of situations.

Hope soon there will be a good beginning !

After a long wait, the lockdown has been slowly relaxed. It was a great relief for all of us. The markets, shops and schools were partially opened and we started to move around slowly but maintaining social distance and flowing strict precautionary rules.

The schools were opened for the high school children were going to schools. Itwas so exciting for the children to get back to school partially. At the same time we were cautious to take things slowly and gradually finish their academics.

The festivals like Deepavali we celebrated by the children. It was fun to be inside the campus to have a gathering.

In a neighbouring college there was a special seminar about a cooking show and the older girls and staffs were happy to participate and meet renowned chefs.

During the end of the year the monsoon rains were severe and flood hits in many parts of our state. Again the schools had to close and it affected the routine of the children a d many offices.

During this flood time, IGM volunteered to rescues many families. Our team went to flooded areas and distributed food packets and groceries. We provided food and distributed nearby villages and it was appreciated by officials for the service to the community.

The Feeding project was effective during the flood times and after that because many villagers had their meals from the vegetables and groceries distributed by us.

2021 was a year of mixed emotions for each one of us. Though the start was not good the end was happy and celebrated Christmas and New Year happily with special food and new dresses.