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Because there
isn’t enough food or money to
provide for everyone, some
parents in Tamil Nadu are forced
to abandon their children. The
system of paying dowries* for
their daughters is often a real
struggle for poor families.
Small
babies like this little girl are
found at the Police Station in
Ama’s town
What would
you do if you found an abandoned
baby?
What do you
think the Tamil Nadu families
could do instead of abandoning
their babies?
How do you
think you and your friends could
help? |
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This is Father Antony Jegathesan.
He cares for 1,300 abandoned
children and orphans in Saint
Joseph’s Charity Institute.
This
wonderful place has been
supported by
Mission Together
for more than 100 years!
CAN YOU
HELP TO KEEP IT GOING? |
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In Tamil Nadu people are
welcomed with a beautiful flower
garland *
Can you
remember how you were first
welcomed at your school?
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This
is Ama’s timetable
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T I M E T A B L E
5.30am Get up, wash,
breakfast
6.30am Prayer
7.00am Housework
8.00am School
12.30pm Lunch
1.30pm School
5.00pm Games
6.00pm Mass, Prayers
7.00pm Supper
8.00pm Study
9.30pm Sleep
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How does Ama’s timetable
differ from yours?
Do you pray as often as
children at Saint Joseph’s?
What games do you play?
Make a new timetable for
yourself for next week. |
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Making baskets is
difficult but why not
try to make a MISSION
MAT for your Mission
Together display? Try
this:
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You
need a
ruler;
scissors;
glue or
clear
tape;
black,
red,
yellow,
blue,
white
and
green
card. |
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1
Measure
and cut
out a
piece of
black
card
20cm
wide and
24cm
long.
Cut
fourteen
lines in
the
paper,
leaving
a 1cm
border
all the
way
around
the mat.
2 Cut
two red,
two
yellow,
two
blue,
two
white
and two
green
strips
of card
(each
2cm wide
and 24cm
long). |
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3
Weave a
red
strip,
yellow
strip,
blue
strip,
white
strip
and then
a green
strip,
going
over and
under
theblack
mat
frame. |
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Start
weaving
each
strip
alternately:
one from
the top
and the
next one
from the
bottom.
Keep the
black
border.
Secure
the ends
of the
strips
with
glue or
clear
tape.
4 Place
your mat
on the
table
and
decorate
it with
Mission
Together
materials.
Can you
remember
how you
were
first
welcomed
at your
school?
Can you
make up
a dance
that
would
tell
Ama’s |
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Can you make up a
dance that would tell
Ama’s story?
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