A Good Way To Start Sai Seva

A good way to start Sai seva-Lets follow the Guru Mantra !!

A good way to start Sai seva- Lets follow the Guru Mantra ! *Service to Humanity is Service to God* Give food to the hungry, water to the thirsty, and clothes to the naked. Then God will be pleased.The giver gives, but really he is sowing the seed for later: the gift of a rich harvest.

- Shirdi Saibaba This Guru Mantra truly reminds me about one of my friends, Mrs.Dimple -- who is working along with 50+ women to make a difference in some one's life. 'They are a group of women from a small town in the State of Andhra Pradesh, South India whose goal is to do something for the development of women and children in the areas where our help is much needed and appreciated. Hence they have started a small team to reach out and help the poor and needy.. Indira Mahila Mandali of the Women :: for the Women :: by the Women (http://immoffice.tk/) I salute to all those 50 plus women who not only beleive in the teachings of Baba but are also trying their level best to follow them and live by those morals to the best of their ability .. In near by villages and surrounding areas where women do not have any economic independence, since neither did they attend any school and nor are they able to send their children to school because of their limited income. Infact they use them as child labourers or baby sitters.. And some families who are indeed fortunate enough to be able to send their kids to school ,would rather send their male child to school and prefer leaving the female child illiterate. And on top of that to add to the already ongoing problem, child marriages still do exist even though it is illegal , giving rise to teen pregnacy's and rise in death rate of young women. The health awarness for such women are rarely given any importance. And this is where the Indira Mahila Mandali which consists of a little over 50 women have joined hands together to follow the teachings of Shri Sadguru Sainath and are actively following the Guru Mantra : Service to Humanity is Service to God. All of us reading this mail are sitting in the comfort of our homes with a hope and wish that perhaps ,one day they will be able to do some Sai seva- some humble and noble deed which will make their life worth living. Well, I guess now is the time..If we can not go to these villages to reach out to these helpless women and the needy children --We can surely help Indira Mahila Mandali financially, so that we can help them to help others. Our financial assistance will help them acquire land and building which will provide housing and the school for girls, it will have a Handi Crafts training center which will help women to earn their living and be confident, it will have Home for Aged ,It will have an overhead projector and other equipment to promote health and aids awareness in the slums and villages , medical supplies and medical van to reach out to people who can’t afford to go to a doctor and much more. Don’t you think we all Sai devotees should help Indira Mahila Mandali in this humble and noble deed. I dont know about you, but I am surely going to be a part of this great deed by helping them financially to help others who are in need. I am sharing their bank info so that u can also help them succeed in their goal along with me.. You can be a part of this great deed by contributing either in cash or kind.You can send them cash thru paypal by going to http://immoffice.tk/ You can also contribute money by check/DD/in favor of Indira Mahila Mandali SB A/c No. 11373 144673 (The Bank has online transfer facility) State Bank of India -Vinukonda - 522 647 Guntur Dt. A.P. S. India

If you are sending donation from outside India , you can use the paypal link at http://immoffice.tk/or in the name of Mrs. Donna Manohar to SB a/c 11373 178056 Please email the details to [email protected] All gifts will be acknowledged. Mailing Address: Smt G. Dimple I MM (India) C/o Sri. T. Hanumantha Rao, Advocate Lane Behind Ramalayam Vinukonda -522 647 Andhra Pradesh Email : [email protected] FOR MORE DETAILS VISIT http://immoffice.tk/

Here is the copy of the activity report sent to me by the Indira Mahila Mandali Activity Report for the period ending 31st March 2009

DRINKING WATER SUPPLY: Drinking water drawn from Gundlakamma supplied to 300 families in 6th Ward and 29th ward in the month(s) of April and May 2008 every day. One pot of water supplied to each family on alternate days to 200 families in 16th ward and Vennapusa Colony. Drinking water was provided to travelling public near Karampudi Bus stop. Sri G N Rao volunteered to over see this operation. HIV/AIDS AWARENESS CAMPS: The focus is HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment. In India there were 87% of the infections are through heterosexual exposure. The program has been developed with the basic message “Prevent Aids by Abstinence, Faithfulness and to compassionate” response to people suffering from HIV/AIDS. Main objectives are to share the truth about HIV/AIDS, offering pre and post test counseling. Provide free medicines to the patients; to provide love and care to the HIV positive and their families. Camps are conducted in Dondapadu , Vitamrajupall i, Jangalapalli villages. 750 people were provided free checkup and materials were distributed by sister Hebsiba, RNM. WOMEN AND CHILD HEALTH CAMP: A free medical camp was conducted at ZPHS Nadigadda to provide medical advice to pregnant women, nursing mothers and small children. Dr Jaya and Dr Murthy provided services to women and children respectively. Around 80 people attended the camp. ENVIRONMENT CLEANLINESS: A seminar was conducted in Ann’s school premises where Sri TVL Narasaimha Rao explained about the hazards of unclean surroundings and the need for proper waste management. A lot of valuable suggestions were given on management of domestic waste. – Reduce – Recycle – Re use. About 60 people from various parts of the town attended.

DISTRIBUTION OF MILK FRUITS ETC: Milk, bread and fruits were distributed to patients in local hospitals on Republic Day and Gandhi Jayanti. SAIDHAM AND ASHRAM Regular meetings and Bhajans performed on every Thursday. Group Parayan of Guru Chaitra and Sai leelamrutam witten by Sri E. Bharadwaj ji completed 9 times. Special programmes were arranged on Ugadi, Rama Navami, Guru Purnima and Vijayadasami. A song competition on devotional songs conducted for children below 12. SUBMISSIONS REGARDING SAIDHAMPROJECT: We had 30 applications pending decision. Some senior men are also approaching us to provide faculties for them to spend their last leg of life in peaceful and divine atmosphere. Some of them offered to pay Rs. 200 to 1000 per month. All our efforts are to see Sai in every creature and try to help any one in need to the best of our ability according to the teachings of Sadguru in regarding our behavior in Chapter 19. There is some purpose or rinanubandha in everything. We need land and it is the main obstacle to move ahead. It is our earnest hope that we will be able to get this where in we propose to plant trees, rear cows, grow vegetables etc to meet our requirements. We need to put up a bore well for water. We will be praying every Thursday evening and seek Baba’s help. Smt. Dimple will be writing again to Sai Parivar seeking donations for purchase of land and also pledges for the Home for Aged.

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