Sunday, September 29, 2013

吾之家 Rumah Keluarga Kami




恭贺加影圣家堂圣文生济贫会欢庆成了五十周年金庆,及该会创办的『吾之家』新大楼开幕典礼。

『吾之家』(Rumah Keluarga Kami)是一所住宿护佑所,专收容那些弱势,被遗弃及受虐待的儿童,在19906月1日成立。

教廷大使若瑟马力诺总主教主持了祝圣典礼,出席的尚有加影圣家堂赫佐治及伯铎神父,及超过150位来自各地的贵宾教友及恩人。

马力诺总主教在开幕礼的致辞中,邀请信众走出教会,为耶稣作证。他引用了在孟加拉服务时,一位官员对他说的话:“基督徒无论走到那里,一定有好事发生”。

“这所新大楼,是教会关爱这社会的一个标志。”总主教有感而说。

从一间租用的洋房开始,经过整23年的艰苦经营,如今有了自己的家,是加影圣文生会员们值得骄傲的成就。

在这期间,超过两百位儿童在这里成长,接受小中学教育,进入大学技能学院,如蒙福城,融入社会,建设社会。

十多年前,我曾义务为这里的小孩剪头发。男的有时会要求我为他们修剪如著名足球明星的发型,而女的也会作出各种要求,也尽量恳求我不要把他们的头发剪的太短。

因当时我的技术有限,也是院方的规定,所以男的一律陆军装短发,女的短到耳垂。

我在开幕礼上,见到了已经长大成人的两位当年的女孩,她们已经结婚,各有一名孩子。她们嬉笑说:“安哥,你当年因头发,弄得我们都哭了!”。

祝愿新大楼落成之后,能够收容更多面对不幸的孩子,让他们过得幸福,共同为社会作出更大的贡献。

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Congratulations to St. Vincent de Paul Society, Conference of the Holy Famaly Kajang on its 50th Golden Jubilee and the official opening of the New Wing of Rumah Kelaurga Kami (RKK - Our Faimly Home) , a residential Home for underprivileged, abused and abandoned children founded by the conference in 1990. 

The ceremony was officiated by His Excellency, Archbishop Joseph Marino, Apostolic Nuncio to Malaysia at 11:30 am attended by parish priest Rev. Fr. George Harrison, Fr. Peter and more 150 Vincentians, guests, well-wishers and benefactors from other places.

Many years ago (may be 15?), I was the "barber" for the children, boys and girls alike. The hair style then was "short and neat". Sometimes certain boys would request certain hair style like the sports stars ... girls would make request too. But due to my limitation of skill, boys would end up with standard GI hair-style and girls short hair only.

Today I met two girls of that era, Miki and Chintamani, both are married with a child each. They remembered me :" uncle made us cry over our hair.."

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