Thank you, our Barnabas Fund donors, for your generous response to our recent appeal for poor families in India. Your gifts totaled $11,200—enough to provide Christmas clothing for 96 people, treatment for a struggling alcoholic, and a house for a family, including a much-needed bathroom.

Sr. Anne writes from Kurusady:

We … are blessed by your great love and concern. God gifted his Son to humanity, to redeem us from sin and darkness. You have gifted your love and financial support to the abandoned and marginalized people around us, saving them from poverty and opening doors to literacy and love. So you are Christ to them. …
Though you are far away—across the ocean and continents—our hearts are close to you. Every day we thank God for you. … May the Child Jesus pour the rain of his blessings on you!…

The King of Heaven came to the earth
with fleshy heart and physical traits.
The Maker of man came to us
as the Son of soil and the Star of the night.

The heavenly cloud poured its drops
on thirsty ground and wiped away sin.
The dream of the prophets bloomed
as the Son of God and Gate of Heaven.

Now we are in the shade of his birth
and looking for the gift of peace and joy.
Let it wipe out the darkness from us
and bring a bright and blessed life.

Wishing you a Happy Christmas and a Wealthy and Healthy New Year!

Sr. Anne and Community
St. Antony’s Home, Kurusady