By Julia Matthew | Managing Director
Dear patrons,
El Shaddai! Some children are born special, and even though they might not be able to do, still there is so much we can learn. Here is an example of one such child from our after care service. We'll take you to the journey of Shaina.
"I had a pretty modest upbringing and luckily it was not a cruise ride. But even for the slightest moment I never felt that I would be as happy someday as I am during my journey and all the happiness I got, it was from the El Shaddai family. I am extremely grateful to El Shaddai for giving me this opportunity to share my story. I am Shaina ( name changed), currently pursuing a Master of Business Administration (HR) and I have come a long way from what I was and what I am now. To start with, I would like to tell you how and why I came to this place. I stay in a very small village in Karnataka. In my childhood, my father was having a tough time alone and couldn’t look after me when my mom passed away. He was broken and separated from his family and there were times that we had no proper shelter and food for our survival. There were few children from my village who were taken to El Shaddai for a good upbringing. Once their parents got to know about my dad who couldn’t look after me in those days, they suggested him to get me enrolled in El Shaddai and how their children are receiving nutritious meals, medical check-ups, accommodation and education. My father loved and loves me very much and wanted me to have a tremendous amount of love, care, and support that he thought the stepmother wouldn’t give when he got married again and that El Shaddai could. The moment he got to know about El Shaddai, he decided to take me there so that I get to live a life he wanted me to have, with good knowledge, health and values. I joined El Shaddai when I was just a 6-year-old baby who didn’t know anything and that was in the year 2003. I don’t know how I was before joining El Shaddai, but I surely know that if El Shaddai wouldn’t exist, I wouldn’t have come so far what I’m today, having a good education and livelihood. They taught me all the basic values of loving, caring and sharing and about leading a happy life and being independent. They helped me to be a strong independent woman with a lot of compassion, confidence and sheer determination. Today whatever I have achieved it’s all because of my El Shaddai family. I would want to take a moment to extend my gratitude towards El Shaddai family for everything and convey my regards to all. I miss all this time and I am extremely grateful to them for giving children like me a better future".
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