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The world needs more mothers like her

January 22, 2008

Twenty-five years of selfless service and devotion. Twenty-two caring loving children enabled to succeed in life. That’s the résumé of an Ammadam, India-area spinster who has given a considerable amount of time and effort to her many loving children whom she has spent the last quarter of a decade caring for.

Mary is an SOS mother at the Children’s Village in Thrissur and one of the most devoted mothers we’ve ever seen. Mary feels that it was her divine mission to raise these children; we couldn’t agree more. After obtaining her SSLC, her parents prevented her from becoming a nun, so she chose a different line of charitable work. Mary still lives in Thrissur and cares everyday for the children of hers that have not left home to pursue other enterprises: two are in graduate school, two have gotten jobs outside India, and four of her daughters have married and settled down (Mary was there every step of the way from the wedding through the birth of their children).  It just goes to show that every child can be anything they want to be or do anything they want to do with enough caring and encouragement.  Education, shelter, and love go a long way in this world.

Source: NewIndPress

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