Thursday, June 18, 2009

SAVE



Well you must be confused by now with LOST and SAVE. Its just two different projects working as one. S.A.V.E. stands for Seeking A Vibrant Environment. Its a programme initiated by Kimberly Fernandez with the help of the young people in the locality. God has planted a vison in her heart to help the youth and children who are underprivileged, deprived of education, drug addicts etc..
To begin with we have started with the English speaking class for anyone and everyone who has a desire to write and speak in English. There are in all 25 students who attend regularly every Friday. Its an awesome feeling to see how happy these kids get when they begin to say thank you, excuse me and sorry.
These kids have been deprived of education some of them are drop outs, most of them are forced to work when they are just 10 or 12 years of age. Our goal is to create self confidence in them and help them understand that they can achieve anything they desire in life. We are currently working on a good syllabus.
The teacher Karen (2nd pic, Pointing towards the board) has never taught or ever spoken in front of a group before. She never made friends because she was afraid of being rejected by people due to the colour of her skin. Today she loves teaching and equipping these young kids. She is so happy and God is doing an amazing work through her life.