Bodhicitta Sunshine

Dear friends,

Our dear friend Kanchan from India shared a heart warming letter and pictures with her immediate family with us.
Kanchan lives in very poor conditions but in a loving and caring family that I had a chance to meet several times.
Thanks to your kindness and generosity dear friends, Kanchan is living a much happier and healthier life.

In the last couple of months we have been able to help her to get a new special shoe which almost hides her disability.

Thank you from my heart for all your support. ❤️

Dear friends,

This is an expression of deep gratitude and appreciation to those who have contributed in some way to a better and happier life for those who needed it most in this and all past years.

Thank you with all my heart for your kind thoughts and actions.

There are no words that would express it better than happy and thankful faces of children and their parents.

Thank you for bringing light into the lives of those less fortunate.

It means so much to them. ❤️

Dear friends,

It is with a deep gratitude expressed by Mr Chum, from Khmer for Khmer NGO in Cambodia, who is taking care of 18 children there and is like father to them.
He has a serious heart problem, which takes a lots of energy from him and needs many different medication daily and regular medical care.
As it is financially very difficult for him to cover all he needs, we have helped with some of his expenses. Hopefully his health will improve soon and he can continue taking care of those children and many others, for a very long time. Who as he expressed, are his family.

By your continued support dear friends we are able to help at least a little there where it is most needed.
Every even a small help is highly appreciated.

Thank you deeply.❤️

Dear friends,

More than three years ago we helped build a small school for children in one very poor village in Bodhgaya, India.
Now, after all these years, the school has made amazing progress. Thanks to the help of a very friendly NGO that supports different charitable projects around Bodhgaya, this school has grown and opened the door to many children.
Two hundred students are currently studying various subjects five days a week. Thanks to the help of this NGO, the school has ten teachers who receive monthly salaries. All students receive uniforms, study materials, bags and everything they need for their studies.

It's amazing how a small project grew into something so amazing that benefits so many children and their families.

My deepest appreciation and gratitude goes to this NGO and to all of you dear friends who have contributed to start the construction of this school in 2020.

Thank you so much! ❤️

Dear friends,

Early this year I have visited Maitreya school in Bodhgaya, India again after a number of years of not being able to travel.
It’s always impressive and truly heart moving to see their progress and the ways through which the children are guided on their educational and spiritual path.

Thought of others more than ourself is not something that naturally arises inside of us. Loving-kindness, compassion, empathy are the qualities of mind that can be developed by constant reminder to our selves that just as we wish to be happy and free of suffering, all living beings do wish so. That’s why helping others in any way makes our life most meaningful and happy.

There, children are taught the most important values that bring inner peace and harmony into their lives and in that way to all around them…

By supporting these children education and inner development even in a small way bring a big help and benefit into their lives.

Thank you always dear friends for every your support.❤️

Dear Friends,

It has been more than three years since I saw Kanchan in person and we visited a doctor together in Delhi, India.
It was wonderful to see her again. She looks beautiful and healthy.
She said: "My leg no longer hurts and has no infection, I feel very good now. This is because of the nutritious food I eat every day. Thanks to the support of many people who wish to help me.”

It made me so happy to hear that and to see her in good health and a positive state of mind.

Like a few years ago, she is still considering amputating her sick leg and wearing a prosthesis, because to walk now she can only rely on a rather expensive special shoe and has already had to change it a few times.
This is something that we have been able to make possible for her thanks to your support, dear friends. And she can only walk if she relies on this proper shoe.

She said, "I only want the best".

We would like to visit a doctor in Delhi again and hear his suggestions and opinion. However, we would like to continue to provide her with nutritious food every day and support her as much as possible.
It is all thanks to your kindness and great help, dear friends. Your support is deeply appreciated.

A heartfelt thank you!❤️

Dear friends,

There are situations in our lives when we face different problems and challenges but we shouldn’t lose courage and give up on what we wholeheartedly decided to dedicate our life for.

Mr Chum from KFKO Cambodia who is currently taking care of 18 poor children, who live with him, as if they were his own has a serious heart problem that made him spent a long time in hospital.
Despite that he is still wholeheartedly there for children and is making sure they have enough food, are going to school and have afternoon English classes that are open for any children that would like to join from the village.
The young lady Ms Daline is kindly helping with the cooking and everything that the children need as if they were her own.

Thank you deeply dear friends, we were able to help Mr Chum and support those children regularly for their needs. ❤️

Dear friends,

This is a heartwarming message from dear Kanchan from India, who thanks to many of you still has her daily nutritious food that keeps her leg healthier.

She recently got a new special shoe that helps her move like a normal person.

"Thank you so much to all the supporters who help me live healthy." ❤️

Dear friends,

A few days ago a food distribution was made to many poor families in a very remote village in Gaya, India.
It was made by an NGO based in Bodhgaya that continuously supports poor people in many different ways.
We were able to help and contribute to the food distribution recently made to more than two hundred poor families.

To each family were distributed:
25 kg rice
10 kg whole wheat flour atta
2 masoor dal lentil
1 kg salt
1 kg sugar
1 litre mustard oil
2 bars of soap

The kindness and generosity of all of you who support those who need it most is deeply appreciated.

Any help, no matter how small, is light to those living in such challenging conditions.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart, dear friends, for your support and kindness. ❤️

Dear friends,

A heartfelt thank was sent from Mr. Chum, the founder of KFKO organization in Cambodia. His words “Please let me thanks so much to all donors for kind support of daily food, all basic needs for children and with my health care too, I really appreciate your support again and again, as it is not easy for all people!!! We wish to all good health and happiness.”

Mr Chum has a serious heart problem and still is taking care of 20 children who live with him in the center, with the help of Ms Dalin. Children also study English and other subjects there five days a week together with another 84 children from poor families, who live in close villages.

Thank you deeply dear friends for your kind help and support. ❤️

Dear friends,

after a year and a half of challenging times during the coronavirus, the Maitreya School in Bodhgaya, one of the poorest states in India, reopened its doors to its students.

Currently, about 290 children from poorest families can happily continue their studies and Maitreya School can continue to offer their education combined with a heartwarming way of teaching the children all human values such as kindness, compassion, humility, generosity and many others that positivity influence their lives.

We supported the Maitreya School's education and needs before the lockdown began. Now, after a year and a half, there are some very important needs that are necessary for the students to continue their studies as before.

One of them are children's uniforms that are no longer in good condition, then also new books that are important for further studies. In order to support the studies of high school students, these costs are getting higher and higher and are not easy to be paid at the moment.

Even the basic expences are quite high. Just the cost of school uniforms for 300 children is 3500 USD.

If, dear friends, we could help with at least some of their needs, we would at the same time be helping many children to make their lives and future better and happier.

If you wish to make a contribution, you can make it through the website.

https://www.bodhicittasunshine.org/donate/

Thank you so much for any help and support! ❤️

Dear friends,

In the difficult times like this for India and many other countries it shows how much we depend on the help and care of others and how much love and compassion for others can positively influence their lives.

Our dear friend and heart sister Kanchan, who lives in one of the poorest states of India, in Bodhgaya, and whose health is supported continuously due to the kindness and generosity of many of you, tells us more in her letter.

A deep THANK YOU to everyone who make a step in the action to help those who need it most.
It means so much to them. ❤️

Thank you deeply for your continuous and kind donations, dear friends.

With every help we offer to others, we offer happiness, even if it is only temporary for everyday needs. It makes a big difference in the lives of those who struggle day by day.

Heartfelt Thank you from KFKO Cambodia. ❤️

Dear friends,

I would like to share with you a beautiful project of my dear friend Elena, who, with the help of many kind and generous people, fulfills her wish to build a kindergarten in Zanzibar in Africa.
This amazing project "Moyo For Kids" will give love, care, education, a feeling of happy home and much more to many beautiful African children...❤️

Thanks to you, dear friends, Bodhicitta Sunshine is at least to a small extent a part of this project and tries to continue the support as far as possible to complete a building of this kindergarten.

Elena's words... "With your help we can change the lives of children, even where an ordinary kindergarten might be everything - except ordinary!"

Huge THANK YOU, dear friends, that we can be part of this heartfelt dream. ❤️

Dear friends,

A heartfelt thank you was sent from the director of KFKO Cambodia for your continuous support, especially for children’s food and in that way to support their study and happy stay in this NGO.

The director Mr.Chum is taking care of 20 children who lives in the center with him and also offering food and study materials to other children who are coming for English classes to the center five days a week.

Thank you so much for all your kind support dear friends!❤️