Serving Refugees in Calais, France
Calais, overlooking the Straits of Dover, is a major port in northern France. Migrants from impoverished backgrounds, looking for a better life in the United Kingdom and other parts of Europe, formed a
ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇCalais, overlooking the Straits of Dover, is a major port in northern France. Migrants from impoverished backgrounds, looking for a better life in the United Kingdom and other parts of Europe, formed a
ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇThe Ubi Caritas Dutch chamber choir teamed up with a prison church service for its latest performance to the prison inmates. Joining Pastor Frans on 5th August 2017, the choir, formed by
ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇOn 20th June 2017, SSIO members from the Netherlands and Belgium brought food and supplies to a warehouse in Calais for further distribution to
ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇEvery three years, Sathya Sai Centre leaders in Zone 7 convene for a joint meeting. This being a triennial year, about 130 SSIO members from 15 countries met from 3rd to 5th March 2017, at a former monastery in southern Netherlands. In addition to
ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇMore than 40 Sathya Sai volunteers in the Netherlands, organised in groups, rendered selfless service, 20th–24th April 2017, in honour of Sathya Sai Aradhana Mahotsavam. One team helped elderly or disabled people with
ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇThe Dutch Sathya Sai Baby Service Project is a long-standing project involving sewing clothes for new-born babies in India. After the baby apparel is made, packages containing
ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇThe SSIO of Netherlands organised a Walk for Peace on 21st September 2016 in Arnhem, a city in eastern Netherlands, to commemorate the United Nations’ International Day of Peace. Before the walk,
ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇOn 20th December 2016, eight members of the Sathya Sai Centre of Arnhem gathered for an annual Christmas visit to Eldenstaete, an institution for elderly people suffering from dementia, located near Arnhem in the Netherlands. The volunteers entertained ten residents in a specially decorated area…
ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇOn 26th November 2016, about 100 SSIO members gathered in a beautifully decorated venue in Houten, near Utrecht, to celebrate Sathya Sai Baba’s Birthday. The theme for this event was
ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇOn Saturday afternoon, 2nd July 2016, Sathya Sai volunteers brought light and joy to refugees from Syria, Eritrea, and Afghanistan who
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