Prayers and Words of Encouragement: The Only Thing I Could Give Ayantika

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Last Sunday evening, I went to see Ayantika, one of my former students. She is writing her ICSE exams, the final board exams of Class X. Exams of four subjects are over whereas six more are to follow. I was at her house to say some words of encouragement and pray over her. She needs encouragement and prayer perhaps more than all other students who go with her to Jesus and Mary H. S. School, 30 km north to a town called Ranaghat. During the years she was in Familia School, where I was a teacher, she suddenly contacted a mysterious eye disease. With a little support from our charity her parents took her to one of the best hospitals in Chennai for eye care; but unfortunately her right eye could not be saved. She has continued her studies diligently in spite of the hurdle. And now she is appearing in ICSE board examinations. Her courage and resilience is praiseworthy. She will have to overcome a new and bigger hurdle as the financial support she gets will be stopped after ICSE exams. How will she continue her studies through Class XI and Class XII is a big question. Her father sells milk from their two cows and chickens from their small poultry. That’s their only source of income. Sometimes, I feel frustrated anger wishing if I had enough money I could help children like Ayantika better! Tues, March 13, 2018