Compassion is a Call to Action! We are called to be people who are generous; our generosity is driven by faith. ‘Love your neighbour as yourself’ is the driving force to help the less privileged and for those in need for the betterment of the society as a whole. The understanding of what we have is not ours but we are stewards of what we possess; this pushes us to be generous and better stewards.
“It is well with the man who deals generously and lends;..” Ps 112:5
Hands of Hope has reached out to places and facets of society that no person thinks of as respectable or good and to those who are broken and needy. We actively participate in food distributions, visiting homes of orphans and the elderly, prison visits, red-light district visits and many more. We also love to partner with other organisations that carry the same heart and burden.
If you would like to join us, we do this on a monthly basis!
Visitations
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Homes For Destitute
‘Do not cast me off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength is spent.’ Psalm 71:9
Most homes for the destitute shelters those who are neglected by their own families or abandoned by society. We as Community Of Hope enjoy our visits to bring hope and emotional support to these citizens. We do this by conducting different programmes and by giving gifts and donation.
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Red Light Areas
In the darkness that threatens the world, we are called to bring light into the hidden, forsaken and forgotten corners of our city. We come as a beacon of light, Hope and comfort. It is our joy to distribute food grains to these broken lives and encourage them to look up and look forward to getting jobs and living in dignity.
We had the honour to distribute Samsung Tabs to the children of these Sex Workers to enable them to log in for Home School. Thus making a way to enable the next generation to stand firm on their feet and make an honourable livelihood.
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Remand Homes
Remand home inmates never forget us! How could we forget them too! It’s an experience that each one of us carry for a lifetime! Considering them as our own children we personalise gifts for the young boys and girls and print out ‘Certificates Of Honour’ putting their names on it. Emotionally clothing them with dignity that has been stripped off them.
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Prisons
In the prisons where most inmates are merely existing or living lives of hopelessness, we bring encouragement and counselling to forgive, putting the past behind them and living each day to its fullest with hope. Forgiveness cannot undo the past, but with the right attitude bring hope to the future.
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Programs For HIV Children
Children are indeed a heritage from the Lord! Each one deserves unconditional love, responsive care and equal opportunity. We stretch the borders of our own community to reach the children that are less fortunate. We do this by partnering with local HIV children’s homes, planning fun activities which bring them happiness and hope.
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Social Work
Whoever refreshes others will be refreshed! There are so many people around us who really need our generosity and love like impoverished children, the elderly, persons with disabilities, victims of trafficking and people with chronic illness. They have need for food, shelter, education, jobs, legal affairs, medical bills and so on. As opportunity permits us, we willingly give our resources to refresh the needy.
Food And Grain Distribution
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Migrant Workers
For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me.’ The exodus of our migrant labourers along with their families during the lockdown, moved our hearts of compassion and our young people sprang into action. Sick, hungry, impoverished was the plight of these labourers. It was a heartbreaking situation to see them running for food and water. For one month our volunteers laboured daily distributing water bottles and food at railway stations and highways. Throwing open the challenge for help we were blessed to have many other young people come alongside our teams to be able to help distribute food to the throngs of people in long serpentine lines.
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School Bus Drivers
During this pandemic while the nation came to a standstill, our volunteers and workers hit the road distributing food grain packets for families of School bus drivers, who were hit hard with no salaries.
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Slum Areas In The City
There is no greater joy than seeing our fellow citizens so excited and thankful at receiving rations to help them through this unprecedented time in the history of our nation. Risking their lives our workers meandered their way through narrow lanes distributing rations to Rickshaw drivers families, daily wage earners, house helpers and the needy. Our workers have vivid memories etched in their minds of the people in tiny shanties so thankful for sharing love in action.
Blanket And Toiletries Distribution
Most of us have a roof over our heads for protection from the harshness from the weather. But there are countless homeless people struggling to survive the winters. Each year we distribute blankets and toiletries to these less fortunate.
Eye Camps
Joining hands with Suman Ramesh Tulsiani and Bhakti Vedanta Hospital we were able to check up 430 patients, give 120 reading spectacles free and several cataract surgeries all done at the hospital free of cost.
