[Sundaycommunity] Greetings from India

[Ron MacDonell]

Yes, it's a mountain of garbage. Dump trucks come in continuously... even
at night. A neighbourhood of 20,000 live by going through the garbage for
glass, paper, nails, even hair...the children work through the night at
this...the MST missionaries have a school center that provides a nutritious
meal which attracts the children...so they are given classes with the
meal... if not, they would only work in the dump.
It's a hopeful response in a dire situation.

On Fri, Nov 7, 2025, 20:58 Dean Riley <riley234 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Good morning Anne. I think what you see that looks like a pile of wood is
> actually garbage strewn along the mountain side… a dump more or less….
> hence the birds of carrion flying about. Ron did mention visiting a dump in
> Delhi. That would be my interpretation anyway. See the enlarged photo
> below.
>
> Fond regards!
>
> Dean.
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> On Nov 7, 2025, at 11:16 AM, Anne Ray via Sundaycommunity <
> sundaycommunity at lists.integralshift.ca> wrote:
>
> Dear Ron
>
> Nomoskar - Bengali greeting
>
> Can you say something about the photos?  what is the pile of wood?
>
> Have a wonderful experience and keep us posted with all that is happening
> with the mission work in Modi’s India
>
> Anne Ray
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Nov 7, 2025, at 7:41 AM, Ron MacDonell via Sundaycommunity <
> sundaycommunity at lists.integralshift.ca> wrote:
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> On Fri, Nov 7, 2025, 18:04 Ron MacDonell <ron.macdonell.sfm at gmail.com>
> wrote:
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>> Dear friends,
>>
>> Namaste!
>> I am in India for four weeks holiday visiting missionary friends from the
>> Missionaries of St. Thomas the Apostle (Siro-Malabar rite) and the
>> Missionaries of St. Francis Xavier. Both are MISAL societies like Scarboro
>> Missions. Fr. Justin lived at 2685 Kingston Rd. 2011-12 while doing his
>> M.Th. degree at TST. We had a wonderful reunion last Saturday in Ujjain!
>> I am visiting tourist sites such as the Taj Mahal but, more importantly,
>> I am learning about their pastoral,) work, such as the school the MST have
>> for the children who work at Delhi's largest dump, recycling materials.
>> I have visited Ghandi's memorial already and I will visit St. Francis
>> Xavier's tomb, the Santhome Cathedral of St. Thomas, and Mother Teres's
>> tomb. It is a pilgrimage, too!
>> Please keep me in your prayers. Your are in mine.
>> Peace from India!
>> Ron
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