“Sharing Like St. Martin” – Charity Event for India
The “Friends of Katharina Kasper India” invite everyone on Tuesday, November 11, to a special charity event under the motto “Sharing Like St. Martin” in the foyer of the Herz-Jesu Hospital in Dernbach. The aim of the campaign is to support people in need in India through concrete assistance.
This initiative continues a long-standing partnership that was established in 1998, on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the death of the congregation’s foundress, Saint Katharina Kasper, between the Indian Province of the Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ (Dernbach Sisters) and the parish of St. Bonifatius Wirges. After the departure of Fathers Winfried Karbach and Ralf Plogmann, this important work is now being continued by the “Friends of Katharina Kasper India.” The group is affiliated with the Generalate of the Sisters in Dernbach, where it is also based.
Campaign on St. Martin’s Day
In keeping with St. Martin’s Day, the feast of the saint known for sharing his cloak with a freezing beggar, the Friends of Katharina Kasper India, together with the Dernbach Sisters, call for sharing and solidarity. In the hospital foyer, an Indian market cart will be set up where visitors can purchase Indian goods and donation cards in support of aid projects benefiting the Indian population.
Concrete Support for Susheelakka
At present, the group is seeking help for Susheelakka, an unmarried woman in her late fifties who suffers from several chronic health conditions, including heart disease, high blood pressure, and diabetes. These require regular monthly check-ups, medication, and diagnostic tests. Despite her small income as an assistant at a local center, Susheelakka also has to care for her ailing mother. The cost of living and medical care is far beyond her means.
A recommended MRI, urgently advised a year ago, has not yet been done due to her financial hardship, leaving her in severe and recurring pain.
To provide effective support for one year, 30,000 rupees (around 300 euros) are needed.
The Friends of Katharina Kasper India are grateful for every contribution that helps Susheelakka and other people in need in India.
About the Friends of Katharina Kasper India
The Friends of Katharina Kasper India are dedicated to improving the social and healthcare conditions of disadvantaged people in the Indian province of the Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ.
