Today I will write about one of my last days in Kolkata.

 

It was a very busy day with many places to visit.

 

I met Dibyendu at his house early in the morning to get started with the day. After I talked to Dibyendu about the plans for the day, his wife Priti made me a nice breakfast with an egg omelet and fruit to eat.

 

Dibyendu and I now gather all the donations that we will bring with us today. We have colored pencils , pencil boxes , lined Paper booklets, Balls and toys , Pretty Dresses ,Boys Shirts, Pretty Scarves along with Candy for the children.

 

When Dibyendu and I are sure we have everything, he calls for an Uber to bring us to the KMCP School to re- visit the teachers and children at the school. I always enjoy visiting this small school. The teachers are so friendly and the kids, like all kids in India, are always beautiful with very Happy smiles. The smallest gift to them makes them so Happy.

 

After the car is loaded it takes us 15 minutes and we are at the KMCP school.

 

Everyone is Happy to see us again. After some of the donations are brought into the school classroom and put on the teachers’ desk in the front of the room. I look up at the children and I see each one of them with big bright eyes and very Happy smiles.

 

I give a very short talk to the children and the Principal translates it to them. These are all small children…In short, I tell them I love visiting their school and seeing all of them.

 

Dibyendu and I help with the sorting of everything then let the teachers pass everything out to the children one item at a time with the dresses and scarves saved for last. The children are so happy with everything that has been given to them. You can see the smiles on their faces.

 

The dresses that I brought for the girls came from a woman back in the USA named Margie. The only problem was Covid came in 2020 and my trips to India were canceled (not allowed) so she saved all the dresses for a few years until this trip.

 

This year the school has added 4 boys to the school so along with the girls there are now boys. I had to make sure I had a piece of clothing for everyone in the school, so I had to buy the boys 4 nice warm shirts or jackets in New Market for the boys of this school.

 

When the dresses and shirts were passed out to each girl or boy, they went to the front of the class and the teachers put a new dress or shirt up to them to measure the dresses or shirts to fit and gave it to the students while Dibyendu and myself stood to the side of the room and watched. It was truly beautiful to see…

 

Those kids were so Happy ! It made the teachers, Dibyendu and myself very Happy too. I hope the photos you see in this story also make you Happy….

After a nice goodbye at this school Dibyendu and I make our way to St. Teresa School just down the street.

 

This is another one of my stops on my trips where I say Thank You to someone in Kolkata who had helped me in a past trip when I was in need.

 

This person’s name is Charlotte. She is the school secretary at St Teresa’s School who works in the school office.

 

On an India trip long long ago I had visited the afternoon children at her school.

 

From St Teresa’s I was going to go to New Market to see Jeet and his workers at Curio Cottage.

 

I had a problem. I didn’t plan it right and only had a 500 Rupee note in my wallet to pay for the taxi fee that would only be100 Rupees.

 

In India when you take a taxi you never get change from the driver and I felt giving 500 Rupees for a 100 Rupee was a huge waste of money and I would rather give the money away to a poor person, than lose it on a taxi fee.

 

So with that I walked back into the school office and told the women there my problem, and asked the 2 or 3 people there if they could change my money. I said even if you are short of the full 500 Rupees it’s ok. I’d rather give the extra funds to you for your help.

 

A woman named Charolette was first to open her pocketbook and start counting out money. She had the full 500 Rupees in small bills for me…so I could now take the taxi to New Market and only pay what was required.

 

I never forgot Charlotte’s kindness to me and from that point forward anytime I am in Kolkata I always bring her a big Chocolate Hershey Candy Bar.. To say Thank You to her..

 

She always has a big smile when she sees me…

 

From here Dibyendu and I are off to the Providence Sisters Home. It is a short ride to the Mominpore section of Kolkata.

 

This is a special home for girls. Each year that I visit here the Sisters change and so do many of the children. So when Dibyendu and I get out of the car and ring the bell at the front gate I know the Sisters will not know who I am.

 

When the gate is opened Dibyendu and I are welcomed in. I explain who I am and a little about Children are Angels from Heaven and then tell them I have visited this home many times before and give the Sisters one of our Angels Newsletters to read.

 

My visit with everyone is short but nice. I have brought with me some frisbees, balls and Candy for the children.

 

What I will always remember about this visit besides the kids and Sisters being so nice was that it was my last visit this year to see children, and my Candy supply was very low.

 

Before Dibyendu and myself even got to the home I said a short prayer to God and asked Please make my limited supply of candy last for this one last visit with everyone.

 

I am Happy to tell all of you that God answered my prayers. I had enough candy to give to the Sisters and the Children.

 

What was very strange about the candy distribution was we collected about 150 pounds of candy this year from the children and teachers of St John School in Wellesley MA and St John School in Boston MA at Halloween.

 

Much of it was shipped to many places in need all over the USA over the holidays and I took with me as part of my luggage over 35 pounds of candy. 35 pounds of candy is a lot of candy, much of it chocolate.

 

Here is the strange part … I passed out the candy to everyone. When I got to the very last child and handed her a piece of chocolate. My candy bag was now empty.

 

From all that big pile of candy when I started the trip it lasted to the very last person…How could that ever happen ?

 

It was just another time during this trip and many other past trips that I knew God was with me and helping me do this Angels work.

 

Thanks for all your help and support.

 

Ray O