From the 7th Nov, 2008, Aim4Faith Ministries is providing food to 250 Children in the remote areas schools. In these school the milk is provided to 3 to 6 years children at 10:00 clock or break time of the school. The children washed their hands and the glasses, before taking the milk & put their utensils on the table. The children make the line to take the boiled cold milk and teachers help them to give the milk. The children do a simple prayer before drinking the milk and after drinking the milk they washed their glasses for further use in the guidance of teachers.
After drinking the milk they continue their break or classes. After the break the children go back to their classes and the ministry’s volunteers start cooking the food with the cook. The food is cooked with the weekly seclude. Before the lunch the teachers guide the children to wash their hand with soap, and they sit in the groups or in lines. The teacher takes care that they seating positions should be balanced so the children talk to each other and can share the things with other children. Teachers also take care that children of all races, religious and ethnic groups should sit together during the eating or study time. With the food activity, one thing is obvious that acceptance rate is increasing day by day and they start sharing the things and food with each other. They love each other and started playing and eating together. This is a great help to develop interfaith harmony and peace among the new generation.
The volunteers and teachers help to distribute the food among the children, while they are sitting in groups or lines. After having the food in their plates they pray and say thanks to Almighty Lord. The teachers take care that if the child need more food, then it is provided on his place. They are taught, not to waste the food and not do the place or cloths dirty while eating. They are taught to use of spoon and forks. They are taught the etiquettes of eating food. After having the meal they say thanks to Lord again and washed their plates and glasses.
Difference in the Children’s attitude:
It helps us to develop the interfaith harmony, love, patience among the children. They Muslim children who did not like to sit among the Christians are coming closer and closer day by day and they are now sharing their food and things. They have good dialogue among them and level of acceptance is increased in all children. They are learning the discipline & patience and staying happily in the school. Their mood helps a lot in their studies and they improved in the studies and other social activities.
Spiritual Improvement:
The children were not used to say thanks to Lord before their meals. But they are now regular and learned how to pray. They are becoming aware, that why God has created us and who is the creator and savoir of this Universe.
Physical Improvements:
The children having the balanced diet improving them physically. As it is said, a healthy body has healthy mind. They are looking fresher and having the balanced food at least once in a day. They are improving a lot in their studies and other activities now. They are learning hygienic rules and follow these rules in their daily meals; it helps to prevent the stomach diseases like, cholera, dysentery and other viral and bacterial diseases. They are looking more fit and healthy with shiny skins and fresh minds.
Teachers Views:
The Children has improved a lot in their studies and in social sector as well. There are many good habits are developing among them e.g. prayer before the meal, patience, interfaith harmony, politeness and sharing the things with others. One important thing that few children had the bad habit of stealing, but now they stop stealing, they are becoming aware of others dignity and importance, they are learning the things to be shared instead of stealing.
Teachers Views:
Many parents told us that the children have learned many new things regarding food. They start washing their hands before meal and most important they said prayer before every meal, whether they are in some party, school or home. They have learned how to use the plates, spoons and glass etc and how to keep the things neat and clean. They are becoming aware of the hygienic rules and start teaching their parents at the homes.
Prayer Request:
Please pray for these children who are in great need, Please Join to feed the children.