RAKSHNA DEEPAM
Keep the joy of loving the poor and share the joy with all you meet, remember works of love are works of peace. Mother Teresa who spoke the word of love is the Holy Patron of Rakshana Deepam.
Rakshana Deepam is a home for people and children who are infected with HIV and AIDS and who have no one to care for. It is a unit of Divine Life Society which is committed to bring Gods life and salvation to humanity. See and Serve God in human face is the motto of Divine Life Society-Rakshana Deepam. It is situated in a peaceful atmosphere between two lakes namely Himayatsagar and Gandipet 25kms away from City of Hyderabad. There are 42 children and 28 inmates who are infected with HIV and AIDS stay here. Everyday patients come from near by Government and private hospitals as Rakshana Deepam is the only Government recognized care and support centre for HIV and AIDS inHyderabad.
HIV and AIDS Pain Kills but Love Heals and Saves
HIV and AIDS pain kills but love heals and saves this is the story of Rakshana Deepam. Children were thrown at the doors of the gate of Rakshana Deepam but they begin to grow as loving children of the institute. They go to school regularly and some of them have proved to be much intelligent and hardworking than regular students that come to school. The loving care that they receive at centre makes them cheerful, healthy and God oriented.
Spiritual Food
Life of prayer and meditation is a part of the daily routine where by there are helped to experience Gods love, forgiveness and acceptance. The inmates and children are also given opportunities to the outside world. They do watch regularly not only program of entertainment through Television but also the News and so on…
The Children are taught various arts of singing, dancing, working, painting and many of them proved to be highly talented and creative.
Given an Opportunity, Once Create Power Blossoms
The inmates of Rakshana Deepam who are infected with HIV and AIDS are also trained to pick up and do many trades like making soaps, vim powder, baskets, designing the clothes, embroidery, tailoring, making incenses sticks and so on…
Thought they are infected with sickness they capability to be creative and productive to human society is encouraged, appreciated and developed. They also earn little income to they family members who are at home, which most of them send to their homes.
To their great surprise many discovered they own hidden talents and they thank Lord for opportunity they receive to discover they own capability and creative power.
Hearts United to Live as Family
As many young men and women who are infected with HIV and AIDS have made Rakshana Deepam as they home. Rakshana Deepam also encourages people to get married among themselves if they wish to be and help them who share human relationship and love.
You too can be part of Rakshana Deepam.
Every human person and family who is interested in growth of humanity is welcome to be part of Rakshana Deepam. They can regularly come and visit children and inmates, they can know the needs of them and provide them materially and other support. They are people who are warden to sponsor a child and there are people who provide them the Breakfast, Lunch and Supper and they stay with the child, play and some of them even feed them and share the joy of belonging to same human family.
Anyone who is instructed in the growth of Rakshana Deepam is welcomed to speak to us through telephone or write to us by email.
Be part of Rakshana Deepam and share the joy of humanity.
