Aaji Sewa Kendra (ASK) emerged out from an incident Virendra’s life and inspired him to serve people, changing his life and focus forever.
His wife, Lata, had worked for an NGO many years and she was passionate about the work she was doing. She had to stop her work due to some unavoidable circumstances. But, they felt it difficult to turn a blind eye as they knew that there was a desperate need of service for the poor and helpless people.....
In the year 2016, they met an aaji who had severe hunch back posture and was in need of a cataract operation in her eye as the medications were not helping her condition. In spite of her diagnosis she runs a small shop outside her house and takes care of her husband and does all her household chores.
Lata and some of her prayer group ladies got to know about this aaji’s condition and decided to contribute the required funds for her cataract surgery, “as they say charity begins at home” and this time that is exactly what happened.
After sometime, they came in touch with other aaji and after a brief conversation with them, Virendra realized that these 65 to 70 years old aajis were working as house maids in a couple of houses and had no family to take care of them. Virendra’s was moved and decided to help them.
In the comings days Virendra felt the need of a day care center - especially to help single or divorced mothers or in cases where both the parents were working and their toddlers or infants were left with their relatives or in-laws at home, where the children were not cared for properly, causing severe deficiencies and malnourished children. So, we started ASK with an initial vision to serve these children and aaji’s. This day care project has not become Glory School. Currently, the school is seeking permission from the government to start 2nd standard.
We also came across children who were born with birth defects like severe case of spasticity or cerebral palsy and autism and some infants who were born normal and have deformities due to trauma and have delayed milestones and also orphan kids. We did enquiry to find proper school, housing, and hostels for these kids where they will be safe and could receive proper education. We also had an opportunity to conduct a survey to find under privileged and orphan kids for a globally renounced NGO- World Vision.
In the year 2017 we hired a bigger place to work among the aajis and the day care children. Currently we have about 5 aajis who come to the aaji Kendra regularly for food, rest, and clothing and to share their worries and problems with us.
We currently have 5 people working for ASK full time with complete dedication and serving with lots for love, care and sacrifice and selflessness and commitment with very little in return. We together manage to run the Kendra with the little we get from the day care center (the food, rent, electricity etc.).
We vision ASK to grow and work to its fullest capability and have absolute confidence that with more funds we could hire a bigger place and move forward as the god guides us, touching more lives and helping more people. We believe god has placed us here as his agents of love at such a time as this with a changed heart, to bring smile on sad, depressed, unhappy, sick, fearful, traumatized and lonely faces and lives.
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