VGF Times

VGF Times

October Issue2012

Vol-1

Leipzig, Germany Danishpet, India

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VGF times 1 October 2012

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Table of Contents

1 A message from the President-- 2

2 Kids of vgf--3

3 Innovative education wanted --4

4 Manna of VGF--5

5 Volunteer with Vivegamgodfrey--6-7

6 Exciting weekend--8

7 Lord’s Day--10

8 Plants of vgf--11

9 Times of Danishpet--12-15

10 Heavenly shelter--16

11 Free Medical Camps--17

13 Beyond border--18

14 True Way Trust e.V.--19

15 A message from the Vice President—2o-22

16 Donate—23-24

17 Contact us--25

18 Mehrfamilienhaus--25

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A Message from the President

Dear Sponsors, Donors and Readers

I am very happy to reach you through vgf

time’s magazine. I am extremely happy to

launch our VGF Times quarterly e-

Magazine to give you up-to date,

information and development of our

projects. With limited resource we are

able to give you the latest development of

Vivegamgodfrey project’s Day Care

Centre for children, and Old Age Home

for the needy elderly persons. Within two

years, the VGF has made international

link with Europe, US and Australia.

We are also listed in United Nations

NGOs as well as Indian Government

recognised NGO groups. With the help of

God and the support of sponsors and other

funding sources, we will soon achieve our

goals to make a great impact in our

society. We are also trying to eradicate

the evil caste system in the minds of our

project children and our old age persons.

The VGF Times will give you historical

information’s of VGF and surroundings

villages. I assure you; our future

magazine will explore the village culture

and the indigenous people of this area.

Moreover this magazine will give you

added information about the relationship

between VGF and Leipzig city in

Germany. In future it will explore our

relationship not only with Germany but

also other parts of world.

I strongly believe, this magazine will soon

become the best NGO magazine in India.

Thank you Edwin Prabu Kumar




Kids of VGF

VGF children are

involved in various ways

in VGF project. Of course

not only do they have

further studies, but they

also play more. After a

Sunday lunch provided

by the mission, the

children play volleyball.

As you can see in these

photos the children play

barefoot. This is not

unusual in the village

and it is our desire to

provide not only a pair

each of sport and school

shoes but also a new

outfit, as these children

traditionally only

receives clothes once at

Christmas.




Innovative education wanted

The main aim of

the VGF is to

encourage the

children to learn

their regular

education and

other activities

with various new

innovative areas.

More than the

regular methods,

children’s are

looking for new

method of

teachings like

sports, media, arts

and brief class with

truly happy

atmosphere .

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Manna of VGF



Idly is the normal breakfast

for the urban children and

our project, but back in their

homes it is only eaten as

festival food on special

occasions .

VGF is able to provide nutritious food with

available sources. Foods like Pongal Sambar,

Rava upma Chutneys, Lemon rice mukadalai

kuruma (chickpeas) and Idly Pattani kuruma

(peas), On weekends; Rice, Chicken Kuruma

or egg Kuruma or Dry fish kulambu.

Even though it is

not a heavenly

“Manna” but it is

provided by a

heavenly God.

VGF Children like

the project food

more than their

home food


Come as a “Volunteer with Vivegamgodfrey” you will experience the best movement in your life

If you would like to contribute some of your time, skills or energy to support our humanitarian activities, while helping

your fellow humans who are less fortunate than you, please could you let us know?

Just fill-in the form below and tell us about yourself.

Name

Please tell us something about yourself?

Contact

Address:

City:

Pin / Zip Code:

State:

Country:

Phone No:

Email ID:

Educational Background:

Current Occupation:

Could you tell us something about your hobbies, interests or skills?

Please tell us how you came to know about Vivegamgodfrey?

Friends Family School

College Workplace Brochure

Website Any other (Pl.

Specify)

Could you describe, in a few words, a person who inspires you?

Which are the area you would like to help in?

Child Care Elder Care Vocational

Training

Healthcare Waste

Management Agriculture/Farmi

ng

Livestock

Mgmt Civil

Construction Accounts

Administration Fund Raising Awareness

Campaigns

Music and Art Media PR

Collecting

Items for

Trash and

Treasure

Rescuing

destitutes from

the streets

Printing Materials

for School / Home

Education

Are there any other areas you think you can contribute? Please let us know

What is the length of time you would be willing to volunteer?

1 week 1 month 3 months

6 months 1 year and above No Limit

Any Other Period (please specify):

What would be your approximate date of

starting with us?

If you are a student please fill the details below

Name of University or College currently

studying in:

Details of Parent / Guardian

Phone Number

Email ID




Exciting weekends

The VGF children are love

their enjoyable weekends in

midst of our Coconuts

Groves. Children are learning

cleanliness not only for

themselves, but also their

surroundings, including the

vgf campus and their homes.



Sponsor a child,

in Vivegamgodfrey;

We will build a bright

future for each

individual childs life

SPONSOR A CHILD,

15 Euros (Rs.900)

per month


“Lord's Day”

Every Sunday,

Children learn their

moral and spiritual

lessons, including

songs, through our

teachers and

volunteers. Even

though all have come

from other religious

backgrounds, they

love the Bible

teachings, songs, and

prayer.




VGF eagerly look for volunteers to use musical equipments in

our singing times, and also hoping to teach our children how

to play instruments. For example, Piano, Guitar, Singing and

harmonizing----

--so that they may have the same opportunities as other

children and possibly one day go on with music studies to

attain international professional standards .




Plants of vgf

VGF farm have eight Neem trees and one

Palm tree. Which, it has inherited

naturally. It has 28 coconut trees, which

are planted by the parents of the founder.

These coconut trees are more than 20

years old. Along with international

volunteers and our project Children, we

have planted 31 new coconuts trees, six

pomegranate plants, eight Mango trees, 15

Supporta fruit plants and five Guava trees.

We are also trying to plant some

vegetables, which will be useful for the

children’s daily food. Apart from these

plants we planted some of the Crotons and

Areca Palms and 62 yellow Durantas, to

beautify the project.

VGF future self-supportive program-of

Rabbit farm is on the progress. The high

protein plants to feed the rabbits are

growing well. These will supply enough

green food for the rabbits.

VGF is looking for some more financial

support to make Rabbit cages and fencing

for eastern side of the project border.

Rabbit farm is one of the low investments,

risk free projects and also requires less

space and labour.

Soon VGF will start a separate magazine

for Farm project in which more detailed

information about soon to be self

sustaining Rabbit farm will be given for our

readers.




Times of Danishpet

Danishpet is one of the oldest villages in

Kadayampatti Panchayat, in Omalur Taluk

and Salem district of Tamil Nadu in India.

The name “Danishpet” is living witness for

the Indio Danish relationship. The Danishpet

Railway Station made the village much

more popularity in India. The Danish

Missionary Rev. Morten Bonneland Andersen

(1861-1931) with his wife Ellen Barbara

D’Abreu (1863-1932) (who was one of the

first three lady doctors in India) settled

there in about 1890, in small thatched huts.

His service for these remote villages

impressed the British government in India;

it was the reason, Kadayampatti Railway

station was re-named “Danishpet” Railway

station in order to honour the first Danish

Missionary in this small village. From 19th

century onwards, the regular visits and the

permanent stay of the Danish missionaries

and their large acquirements of land in

these areas, was yet another reason to be

named Danishpet.

The Andersen Family in Danishpet

Ellen, Morten Andersen, his sister Johanne

Children Richard, Julianna,

and Theodor

Photo published by Richard A. B. Andersen 1965

Morten Andersen Ellen Andersen




Photo published by Jessica Andersen Evans

The village Danishpet is situated in lower areas of

Servarayan hills and near to Yercaud hills, which is a

well known tourist station. The local Tamil name for

this hill comes from a local deity, Servarayan, which

means Chera King.

Danishpet itself consist of 11 small villages like

Andikottai, ( ) Valaiyanththoopu,

( ) Irulapatti, ( )

Rajamannar Kadu, ( ) Bethel colony,

( ) Veithaipannai, ( )

Varthakavandanur, ( ) Molakartour,

( ) Aauthour ( ) and Kanchary

( ).

Indigenous people from

Varthakavandanur, Molakartour and

Aauthour are yet another historical

Malayali community in Danishpet. I

will write detailed history about their

culture in the next publication.

Andresen with early Indigenous villagers in Danishpet




Agriculture is the main

sources of income for these

people. Crops such as Paddy,

sugarcane, Sago plant,

coconut palms and other

local vegetables are the

major agricultural produce

from these area activities.

Even though; Danishpet had

strong influences from Danish

missionaries and other Europeans,

the dehumanizing evil caste

system is still openly practiced

among the village people.

The organization of Bethel

Agricultural Fellowship,

Anderson School and CSI

Anderson Church are well

known centers in the

village.




At less than three years old,

Vivegamgodfrey Old Age Home and Day

Care Center are yet other historical

developments in this village. The

Vivegamgodfrey trust has nine different

village children’s in its Day Care Center

project. From its beginnings, the project

has taken precaution and serious effort to

practice cast-less society among these

young hearts and elderly persons.

BUILDING PROJECT:

For our projects we are constructing a building in three Phases

Phase I- 2651qft. Costing -- Rs.2120800/- (37207.00€)

Phase II- 2651qft. Costing -- Rs.185570/- (32556.00€)

Phase III-2651qft. Costing -- Rs.185570/- (32556.00€)

Please pray and support the building project. We urgently need the building to give full accommodation for old age

persons. You can support for a square meter or one room.

It is costing one sq.mt. = Rs.9800/- (172€)

One room =34 sq.mt= Rs.96000/- (1685.00€)

Donate




Heavenly shelter

VGF second major project is our old age

home. This will be in three different

groups of homes. The first one will be an

Old Age home for Missionaries and

Pastors. This will help the retired

missionaries and pastors who do not

have any support in life. They can stay

in our project rest of their life. This will

be a great challenge for us. Moreover;

this is first free old age home for the

missionaries in India. Retuning

missionaries often have no family or

children that can take on the role of

carers. We feel it is our duty to care for

them.

The second group of old age home is for

the poor, needy orphans and neglected

old age persons, VGF will accommodate

and give care for them. With both of

these groups, VGF will provide a

respectful funeral also.

The third group will be Paid old age

home for the NRI children’s parents and

other old age persons, who want to pay

and stay in our project. The

accommodations will be monthly and

yearly. The income from this will support

the first two groups.

VGF desire is to provide heavenly peace

and joy for our old age persons in our

camps.

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Free Medical camps

In the last two years VGF was able to conduct two free eye camps for the

surrounding village people. The third camp was a free multi- speciality

medical camp like, Eye, ENT and Orthopaedics. These medical camps

provided more than 500 people with medical check-ups and 31 people had free

eye surgery and four had knee replacement surgery.

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Beyond the border

VGF was able to accommodate five international volunteers within three years. The vgf children

enjoyed the international volunteer’s presence and it was great exposure of the differences of other

cultures between the volunteers and our children. Some of the volunteers remarkably made a great

impact among the children in the areas like learning, playing, cleanliness, and improving their talents.



It was great opportunity for the children

to have international exposure with

volunteers, this will help them to improve

their knowledge and encourage them to

build their future with globalizing growing

competition. Many of our children were so

saddened to tears to see our volunteers leave

from home again.

Table Tennis is new unknown and

unseen game for the village children.

Most of the village children had not

even heard about Table Tennis.

Because of our international

volunteers, vgf children are now

playing Table Tennis and it has

become part of their daily games.

Besides the great impact on the children, the volunteers also learned the local culture, some language

and enjoyed the quiet and calm nature of Danishpet and also the cuisine from this region being made

from local fruits and vegetables.


True way Trust e.V.

True way Trust e.V. (TWT) is

registered as a Tax free Non

Governmental Organisation in Leipzig

Germany. It was started by Edwin

Prabu Kumar, Andre Lim-Richter

and seven other members in Leipzig,

on 26-July 2011 to support

Vivegamgodfrey project in India.

The present Board and the members

of TWT are trying to explore VGF in

India and TWT in Germany by way of

participating in various programs

organised by local Government,

churches, institutions and

organisations in Leipzig.

TWT is grateful to sponsors and

donors for their regular support for

our India VGF project. We are eagerly

looking for more new sponsors and

donors to support our VGF sponsor-

less children and unfinished building.

VGF and TWT are looking for sponsors

and donors to support, some of the

urgent needs of VGF project. Such as,

Bore Well for the drinking water,

Rs.98000/- = 1600 €, Motor Bike

Rs. 59750/- =975€ and One four

wheeler, Rs. 500000/- = 7500€

transport Old age persons between

project and Hospitals.

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A message from the Vice President

Die folgenden Zeilen sollen unseren Verein True Way Trust e.V. gewidmet sein. True Way Trust e.V. ist ein in Leipzig gegründeter, gemeinnütziger Verein. Durch die Vereinsarbeit wird das Projekt Vivegam Godfrey in Indien gefördert. Dies geschieht sowohl finanziell, durch Fundraising, als auch praktisch durch Beratung der Mitarbeiter vor Ort, Erarbeitung von Programmen für die Kinder und durch Maßnahmen zur Weiterentwicklung des Projektes. Was gibt es so Neues von uns zu berichten?

Grassi-Fest

Am 9.September fand das alljährliche Grassi-Fest auf

dem Gelände des Leipziger Grassi-Museum statt.

Auch wir als Verein waren mit einem kleinen Stand

vor Ort. Unser Stand befand sich direkt neben der

Bühne, für gute musikalische Unterhaltung war also

gesorgt. Mercy hatte verschiedenen Schmuck und

Kleidung aus Indien mitgebracht, Romy verzauberte

die Besucher mit ihrer fast schon professionellen

Körperbemalung (Mehendi) und auch die ein oder

andere Tasse Chai wurde getrunken. Es war wirklich

eine schöner sonniger Tag und eine gute Gelegenheit

unser indisches Projekt etwas bekannter zu machen.

True Way Trust e.V. was founded in Leipzig as a … to

support the efforts of the project Vivegam Godfrey in

India. Support includes financial support through fund-

raising and also spiritual support for our colleagues in

India. We make our plans together to support the children

and to further grow the project. The main objective for

these programmes is to support the children in their

efforts to learn and to give them a new and wider

perspective in life based on biblical values.

What we did in the last few months:

Grassi Festival

The Grassi Museum in Leipzig celebrates Grassi

Festival every year on the 9th of September on its

premises. This year, we were able to acquire a small

stand at this festival. Our little stall was directly

beside the stage. That provided us with great music

throughout the whole celebration. Mercy brought

with her jewellery and clothes from India, Romy her

almost-professional painting skills in Mehendi and

everyone was offered chai. It was a pleasant day with

lots of sun and offered a great opportunity to

introduce our project to those who did not know it.




South Indian Evening

Jedes Jahr im Herbst finden in Leipzig bzw. in ganz

Deutschland die Interkulturellen Wochen statt. Hintergrund

ist das bessere Kennenlernen der in Deutschland lebenden

unterschiedlichen Kulturen. Auch wir als Verein wollten dazu

einen Beitrag leisten und veranstalteten am 29. September

den ersten South Indian Evening. Die Veranstaltung fand im

Gemeindesaal der Thomaskirche im Matthai-Haus statt. Es

gab original gekochtes leckeres Essen aus den südindischen

Bundesstaaten. Dosai, Coconut chutney, Tomato chutney,

Chapatti and Lime rice und viele andere Gerichte sorgten für

glückliche Gesichter unserer Besucher.

Außerdem konnte man in einem Vortrag von Edwin Prabu

Kumar etwas über die südindisch-deutsche Geschichte

erfahren. Vinod erzählte uns etwas über den südindischen

Bundesstaat Kerela. Man konnte einmal selbst in einen Sari

oder Dhoti schlüpfen und sich wie ein echter Inder fühlen.

Mercy zeigte in einen kleinen Kochkurs wie man Dosai

zubereitet oder wer wollte konnte sich wieder mit Mehendi verschönern lassen. Es war wirklich ein gelungener Abend in

angenehmer Atmosphäre, mit schöner indischer Musik

nebenbei und vielen guten Gesprächen. Ich denke viele,

wenn nicht alle der über 100 Besucher, würden nächstes Jahr

wieder dabei sein. Ich denke dies ist Grund genug im Jahre

2013 den zweiten South Indian Evening zu veranstalten.

Intercultural weeks are organized in Leipzig and

throughout Germany every autumn. The goal is to

encourage a better understanding of the different ethnic

groups now living in Germany. We were able to organize

the first South Indian Evening on the 29th of September in

the church hall of the Church of St. Thomas (Thomaskirche)

in Matthäi-Haus. We were able to provide authentic South

Indian cuisine from different South Indian states. Dosas,

coconut and tomato chutneys, chappatis and lime rice

besides many other sumptuous dishes guaranteed smiling

faces throughout the whole evening.

Edwin gave a very interesting lecture on the intercultural

relationships through history between South India and

Germany. Another fascinating lecture on the South Indian

state of Kerela was provided by Vinod. Dhotis and sarees

were provided for anyone who wanted to take a picture in

traditional South Indian clothes. Mercy conducted a mini

cooking course on making dosais and henna painting

sessions were selling like hot cakes. It was an enjoyable

evening with good music and constructive conversations.




Es grüßt Sie herzlichst

André Lim-Richter

Vorsitzender True Way Trust e.V.

Nur kurz möchte ich jetzt noch etwas über unseren

Besuch in Indien im Juni 2011 schreiben. Wir

besuchten ja letztes Jahr unseren Projektort in

Indien für zwei Wochen, um die Mitarbeiter und die

Kinder kennenzulernen und uns einfach einmal ein

besseres Bild von den Gegebenheiten vor Ort

machen zu können. Wir, das sind meine Frau und

ich (unsere kleine Eleanor war im Bauch der Mama

eigentlich auch schon mit dabei). Wir können nur

dankbar an diese Zeit zurückschauen und sind froh

einmal alle Kinder und auch die netten Köchinnen

und anderen Mitarbeiter persönlich kennengelernt

zu haben. Der Abschied von den Kindern fiel,

obwohl wir nur zwei Wochen dort waren, uns und

den Kindern sehr schwer. Wir kommen auf jeden

Fall wieder und sind gespannt wie sich die Kinder

bis dahin entwickelt haben.

I would now like to take a little moment to share

our experience at the project in 2011. My wife

and I (and our little daughter Eleanor, who was

herself still in mummy’s tummy) journeyed to the

project for two weeks in the summer of 2011 to

make ourselves acquainted with the project, our

colleagues and most importantly with the

children in the project. We can only be thankful

whenever we think of the time we spent there

with the children, our two lovely cooks and all our

colleagues there. It was very difficult for us to say

goodbye, though our visit there was so short. We

look forward to visiting again and are very excited

to see how our children have grown, physically

and mentally.




UNTERSTÜTZE EINEN ALTEN MENSCHEN: 25 Euro (1500 Rupien) pro Monat

UNTERSTÜTZE EIN KIND: 15 Euro (900 Rupien) pro Monat

BAUPROJEKT

Phase I- 246 sq.m Kosten: 37.207 € (21,20,800 Rupien)

Phase II- 246 sq.m Kosten: 3.255 € (1,85,570 Rupien)

Phase III- 246 sq.m Kosten: 3.255 € (1,85,570 Rupien)

Bitte beten Sie für das Bauprojekt und unterstützen es. Wir brauchen dringend ein Gebäude, um die älteren Menschen

unterbringen zu können. Es ist möglich für einen Quadratmeter oder einen ganzen Raum zu spenden.

1 Quadratmeter = 172 € (9,800 Rupien)

1 Raum = 34 m2 = 1.685 € (96,000 Rupien)




SPENDEN/DONATE

Sponsors/Donors in UK/Europe can directly credit your contributions to our Bank account in Germany.

Bank: KD-Bank (Die Bank für Kirche und Diakonie),

BLZ- 35060190, Konto- 1600018015

IBAN DE16350601901600018015

BIC GENODED1DKD

Gemeinnütziger Verein Nr. 5064

Steuer-Nr. 231/141/10949 K03

Sponsors/Donors in India can deposit your contributions to our Bank account given below.

Bank: Account Nr:. 31191112580

State Bank of India, Omalur,

IFSC Code: SBIN0001030

Sponsors/Donors in US can contact

Jane Thamban 2737 Lake Park Ridge west Acworth GA 30101 Pho Phone: +19122920307 Email: [email protected]

Sponsors/Donors from Other countries can directly deposit or online credit your contributions to our Bank

account given below.


State Bank of India Omalur,

Swift code SBININBB300,




mailto:[email protected]


Contact us

INDIA GERMANY

VIVEGAMGODFREY

Viveganantham Thotam

Vivegam Garden Road

Danishpet (PO),Omalur (TK)

Salem (DT)-636354, India

WikiMap | Google Map

Phones:

Edwin Prabu Kumar - 004917662556192,

Edward - 00919382701634

Website: www.vivegamgodfrey.org

Email: [email protected]

Sponsors/Donors in India can deposit

contributions

to our Bank account given below.


State Bank of India, Omalur,


Sponsors/Donors from Other countries can

deposit your contributions to our Bank account

given below.


State Bank of India Omalur,

Swift code SBININBB300,


True Way Trust e.V. for Vivegamgodfrey

c/o Fam.Lim-Richter, Käthe-Kollwitz-str.89,

04109 Leipzig.

Phones:

Fam.Lim-Richter +49 341 3556189

Andre' Lim-Richter +49 177 7173077

Edwin Prabu Kumar - 00493412283470,

004917662556192

Email:

[email protected]

Website: www.vivegamgodfrey.org

Bank: KD-Bank (Die Bank für Kirche

und Diakonie),

BLZ- 35060190, Konto- 1600018015

IBAN DE16350601901600018015

BIC GENODED1DKD

Gemeinnütziger Verein Nr. 5064

Steuer-Nr. 231/141/10949 K03

U.S.

Sponsors/Donors in US can contact

Jane Thamban 2737 Lake Park Ridge west Acworth GA 30101 Pph phone: +19122920307 Email: [email protected]



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Mehrfmilienhaus

in 06321 Bad Dürrenberg, OT Nempitz

Oetzscher Straße 11

Mit Nebengebäuden zu verkaufer. (siehe Bild)

Grundfläche: 584qm

Baujahr: 1980

Verkaufspreis: 35.000€

Ruckfragen an: Edwin Prabu Kumar

Tarostraße 14/432

04103 Leipzig

Phone: 004917662556192, 00493412283470

Laut Grundstückserwerbsvertrag is der Erlös aus dem Verkauf des Hauses samt Nebengebäuden für den „True Way Trust

e.V.“_ Vivegamgodfrey in Indiaen zum Bau eines Altenheims für Missionare und Pfarrer in der Region Tamil Nadu

bestimmt. Der Sitz deses Vereins ist in der Käthe-Kollwitz-straße 89.

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