Special Care Group Get-to-gather

Counseling for Children with Special Needs - –Oct/2013

Objective:

·        To give an idea to the parents of children with special needs

·        To educate parents on mental retardation

·        Educate parents/care givers on taking care of the children

Selected children:

·        P.Haritha- Anthurium Group

·        S.Dhushanthan- Nelum Group

·        H.Assna- Sweetpea Group

·        V.Devakanth- Gerbera Group

·        G.H.Geeth – Manel Group

·        H.Vinodini- Sunflower Group

·        S.Devi- Dahlia Group

·        A.Cruz- Fern Group & 11 Special care needed People from social department.

Counselor: Dr.Jayabalan, Specialist in the field of Mental Retardation, General Hospital, Nuwara Eliya

Venue:  Main Hall, Smyrna Fellowship

Date:  10/10/2013

Time:  11am- 1pm

Organized: by Sponsor Department

 

We had a counseling session for children with special needs last week. A specialist in the field of mental retardation spoke on the issues of such children.

It included:

·        Overview of mental retardation

·        symptoms of mental retardation

·        causes of the mental retardation

·        How to diagnose intellectual disability

·        How to overcome mental retardation

·        General guidance on caring for children with special needs.

At last the doctor strongly asked from the parents of children with special needs to come for regular check-ups which will be the most important way of coping with mental retardation. Parents discussed with the doctor about their children. So it was very useful for them to get valuable advice from a doctor who is specialized in the field.

Thank you for making this possible.

Best Regards,

Sponsor Team

Smyrna Fellowship

Sponsor Children from Hatton, Bogowanthalawa and Maskeliya visited Nuwara Eliya Park.

34 sponsor children from Hatton, Bogowanthalawa and Maskeliya  area could join this trip, They have booked two vans and reached Nuwara Eliya city at about 9.30. Maskeliya Seaton Estate is the most far place, nearly 70 kilometers away from Nuwara Eliya city. First they were served with refreshment at the Smyrna Fellowship School building. Then everyone has taken to the Nuwara Eliya Victoria Park, they could learn about the different flowers,plants and trees. They could play and had fun. .Because of this trip they could know each other,meet new friends. Our kitchen staff prepared a  mid day meal .They had their lunch at the park.  You can see some pictures of this trip.

 at the Park

ready for lunch

enjoying soft drink

before going home Hatton children have received their food items

Sweaters and Jerkins to School children and Old people

Past three months it has been a hard time for the children and old people in the hill country, after 19 years people have experienced monsoon rains and wind and very cold weather in Nuwara Eliya district. So many requested for food items,clothes and support to repair their roofs and etc.  As an essential need for warm clothes we applied to the Falkoping Church in Sweden. We are so much thankful they have supported us immediately. We could buy bale bundles (Warm clothes) so we could issue sweaters and jerkins among the our school children and old people.

Niroshinie and Ruth unpacking the bale bundles

Krishanthy Teacher is trying  a sweater on a student

Kids are happy to have a jacket with a cap

Old people are so happy to receive a sweater

Smyrna Mushroom Project

Our New Mushroom worker

 

Spawn containers kept for spawn run

Mushroom growth

Packing Mushroom

Ready for sale

We are happy that we could pluck  three kgs per day, and our target is to pluck 5kgs within next six months and to increase the harvest to get a good income.

Profit goes to underprivileged children in the hill country.

Past Students Visit to Smyrna Mission School

Periyasami Vijeraj(left) and Periyannan Palaniyandi have been students at SMS in the late 80's and Vijeraj is a very successful building contractor now with 25 workers under him.  Palaniyandi is assisting him.  Vijeraj was invited by the principal to talk to the current student body about his experiences during school and after. It was very interesting and inspiring for the children as it gave them hope that they too can become successful despite having to go through a lot of hardship in their lives in the beginning.

Children had a lot of questions to ask them as well.  He promised to teach the boys to do electric work, cement block making and flower pot making.

 Talking to Ajith about his plans for the future - an immediate bond :)

Looking froward to gathering the Alumni of SMS and building a network of supporters.  Excited for the future of SMS!



by Ruth Herath