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Even the residents themselves visit their children quite often. This shows that both the elderly residents and their children have not severed their relations with each other, though they found it difficult to stay together. They feel happy when their grand children call them or visit them. The constant contact with the family members is one of the factors why they do not feel social loneliness. They also do not experience desolation or isolation.
Trust Registration
The Trust has been registered on 11/08/2010 in the Sub Registrar Office at Shimoga - 577201, Karnataka State India, under the registration number; SMG-4-00169-2010-11 and the CD No. SMGD100 (After registering the Trust, we came to know that it was 20 years back dream of Late Rev. Fr. Jerome Fernandez to have an old age home in Shimoga. He was the parish priest of Sacred Heart Cathedral, Shimoga, and Karnataka India.)
Our Aim
Is to help the lonely, neglected, destitute and abandoned poor elderly. Many among them must have spent their life in earning for their children and now they are left out or may be they must have lost what they had. We would like to provide 3 times warm food, shelter, medical help and love them the most and equip them for eternity. We will charge the elderly who can afford to pay and free stay to destitute and abandoned elders. Giving them joy and happiness and bringing smile on their faces and provide them the following; A comfortable stay. Keep them busy with daily activities like the following; Morning exercise Meditation / yoga Prayer / quite moments in the chapel / reading daily scriptures Weekly confession and Holy Mass Reading / watching television / listening to music Indoor games (our children are gifted with the talent to keep them busy with indoor games and other entertaining activities). Evening walk in the garden. Reciting rosary together etc..... Giving them Love which they are missing from their families. Make them feel young by asking their childhood and most happy moments. Involving them in daily spiritual activities and educate them for eternity. Help them in communicating with their family and clear misunderstanding if any. Also help them in getting their benefits from the government as senior citizens. 4
Our requirements
We need sponsors for the following; 1. 10 Acres of land will be used as follows; Building construction to accommodate 250 elders. To grow vegetables for day to day consumption. Gardening. Cultivation / poultry / cattle / sheep/ fish breed, by which we can use for our daily use and also can, raise income to run the old age home.
2. Construction work as follows: Compound 25 rooms Toilets and bathrooms Dormitories ( Male & Female ) Prayer hall Chapel Kitchen Dining area Office and reception Recreation hall Electric room Staff accommodation
3. Other facility as follows: Solar power Bore well Furniture and fittings (bed, wheel chair, etc.) A van Computer and telephones
4. Human resource as follows: Nurses Cooks Helpers Do not withhold good from those who deserve it, when it is in you power to act. Do not say to your neighbor, Come back later, I'll give it tomorrow- when you have it with you (Proverbs 3: 27-28)
Our estimation
No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Particulars 10 Acres of land Compound for 10 Acres of land Total construction (approximately) Solar power Bore well Furniture Van Office equipment: Computer and telephone Legal and professional fees Miscellaneous Total Amt (INR) 200,000.00 200,000.00 50,000.00 300,000.00 200,000.00 100,000.00 25,000.00 25,000.00 Amt (AED) Amt (USD) 90,826.52 4,541.33 113,533.15 4,541.33 1,135.33 6,811.99 4,541.33 2,270.66 567.67 567.67 16,666.67 16,666.67 4,166.67 25,000.00 16,666.67 8,333.33 2,083.33 2,083.33
Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. (Mathew 6 : 19-20)
About me in brief
I am Pushpa Margaret, (Managing Trustee) born and brought up in Shimoga and married in 1995 to Mr. Donald Anthony James from Lakkavalli, Chickmagalur district, Karnataka. At present I am working with Exalto Emirates LLC, Sharjah UAE, as an Executive Accountant. I have resigned my blessed and well paid job. I will be working until Nov 30th of this year, so that I can go back to India in December and dedicate myself and concentrate on this divine project. My husband works for Emirates Airlines since 1991. We have two daughters Priya Donna and Patricia Donnica, aged 13 and 9 to whom we home school them since last year. Meaning, they do not go to traditional school instead we teach them at home. We use Catholic Heritage Curricula as their academics (www.chcweb.com). We believe that education means, to teach them to live as a good human being and educate them for eternity. As they grow, we will know their interest in their career and we will focus on it. They will involve in all the activities of the old age home completely besides their studies. We are inspired by the below scripture on our home schooling; Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind (Romans 12:2) 6
Our faith
Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world. (James 1:27) We are strong in our faith and do believe that the Lord who called us to do this work will fight for us in all our trials and troubles. The Lord will fight for you, you need only to be still (Exodus 14:14) God protected Noah and his family among unrighteous people by destroying the ancient world. Also God gave an example by burning Sodom and Gomorrah to ashes and rescued Lot the righteous man. If this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue godly men from trials and to hold the unrighteous for the day of judgment (2 Peter 2:9)
About Shimoga
Please visit www.shimoga.nic.in to know more about this place where we are going to start this Old Age Home project.
Conclusion
Thank you for reading our proposal on an Old Age Home. You are welcome to be a part of it. Your contribution towards JEHOHANAN Old Age Home may be a drop in the sea for you. But this drop is a sea itself for us to help the elders. Lets start storing up our treasures in heaven. If you have an account already in the heaven, then lets start with more deposits :-)
Contact details
Mobile No. : 00971-50 871 9290 : 0091-9964621620
Bank details:
Account Name Name of the bank Address of the bank Account No. : JEHOHANAN (Gift of God) Old Age Home : Federal Bank : Nehru Road, Shimoga, Karnataka State, India : 15900100020803