Our experience with COVID 19

As Corona Virus pandemic was spreading, SSSS team was going to the neighbourhood and conducting awareness on prevention and cleanliness. On 20^th March 2020, We bought preventive materials worth of two lakhs and went to the whole Archdiocese to all the parishes to distribute them, after obtaining government permissions. Soon after, we quickly surveyed the diocese with the help of Staff, Fathers, Sisters and provided food grains which would survive a family for a month. This action was repeatedly done in April, May, June. Lastly we reached out to the migrants who were walking to their homes to Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh with essential materials for their journey and also people travelling to Tamilnadu, Kerala by bus.

Amidst all these circumstances, we could experience the prompting of the Spirit of God to reach out to the people in need and also safe guard ourselves. God in his providence provided financial support through various well-wishers who were so overjoyed to see how their contribution was utilized. Practically every day our benefactors, government officials were updated about the services of SSSS.

The Eucharistic Lord was guiding the whole team in an amazing way. Every outreach was planned and carried out after offering to the Eucharistic Lord. It indeed bore fruit. It gave much satisfactions when we could see the smile and joy in those needy, poor, widows, orphans, disabled people. God has used SSSS team as His instrument to reach out to the vulnerable during this pandemic. I want to thank my Mother and our Archbishop for constantly encouraging and praying for us. When many friends of mine were infusing fear due to the seriousness of this pandemic and personal safety, my Mother and our Archbishop were extraordinarily encouraging and praying for the whole team. I thank the whole Archdiocese, well-wishers for your prayers and support during this hard time of crisis. (Xavier James)

SSSS has so far reached out with 14400 masks, 200 liters sanitizer reaching 4000 persons, helping with food grains 1272 families and 6474 persons. It reached out to 889 migrant families and 4531 persons. It reached out to 250 walking migrants with essential things and 50 who were travelling from Rajasthan to Tamilnadu & Kerala. (Xavier James)