The St. George
Orphanage was founded by Sister Regi Daniel as an allied ministry
of the IDCF on 22nd January 1998, with the recognition from
the social welfare board of the state government. A three
story building has been completed with room for further expansion.
Special attention and care is being given to every child from
the moment they are brought in. Sister Regi Daniel overlooks
the personal care of each and every child at the orphanage.
St. George
Home for Disabled Women
St.
George Home for Disabled Women was started by the Venerable
servant of God, Babu Upadeshi on the 25th anniversary of his
evangelistic ministry. In the earlier years of his ministry,
he had seen the miserable plight of disabled women left at the
mercy of others in their homes. His desire to start a shelter
for such helpless women under such conditions bore fruit, on
4th September 1991, when St. George Home for Disabled Women
was established. Besides caring for their physical needs, this
ministry strives to boost the spiritual and social morale of
such helpless people, giving them the confidence and hope that
they are indeed loved and cared for.
IDCF Vocational
Program
In
a developing country like India, it is hard for people to earn
a livelihood with out technical skills or certification and
inevitably unemployment is rampant. In an effort to alleviate
this problem, Bro. Dr. Mathews Vergis started the IDCF Vocational
Training Program on 10th September 1992 with an initial donation
of Rs. 25,000 from his own purse. A tailoring school for training
unemployed helpless women was started and those who successfully
completed these courses were gifted a sewing machine which would
enable them to earn a livelihood of their own.
An Institute of Computer Science was inaugurated on 10th
September 2005 with the aim of training poor women in basic
computer skills which they can use to earn a living. The institute
expects to train and bring out around 40 computer literate
women every year.
Babu Upadeshi
Housing Scheme
The
Babu Upadeshi Housing Scheme was the brainchild of Bro. Dr.
Mathews Vergis aimed at building houses for the poor and needy,
who don’t have a shelter to hide themselves from the rain
and sun. In the fasting prayers that Bro. Dr. Mathews Vergis
leads around the world, he urges the people who plan to build
houses to sacrifice one of their bathrooms in their plan and
donate the amount to build a small house for a homeless family.
Hundreds have received heavenly blessings through this scheme,
as both the donor and the receiver are blessed by the Almighty
God.
Yohannan Upadeshi
Memorial Benevolence Scheme
Yohannan
Upadeshi, the saffron clad sage and prophet who laid the foundation
for the IDCF was moved by the poverty of the people, and distributed
the small amounts of money he received to poor widows and the
downtrodden in society. Bro. Dr. Mathews Vergis, burdened with
the same vision started this ministry on 10th September 1993
in the Ven. Yohannan Upadeshi’s name, to give monthly
financial support to widows, orphans, the bedridden and helpless
people. It is run by the offertory taken at the anniversary
celebrations of IDCF units around the world and the free will
donations of its members.
Sick Aid Fund
Financial aid is also given to the sick when they approach
the fellowship, for the treatment, diagnostic procedures
and medication.
Marriage Assistance Fund
Financial support is given to families for the marriage
of their daughters who are unable to get their daughters
married due to the great expenditure involved.
Brother’s
Educational Scholarship Trust (BEST)
The
IDCF units celebrated the 44th birthday of their spiritual teacher,
philosopher, and guide Bro. Dr. Mathews Vergis with the proposal
of setting up a scholarship trust in his name for the educational
needs of college students. Brother’s Educational Scholarship
Trust became a reality on 10th September 1994, and ever since
hundreds of students have been helped to complete their professional
and non-professional college education. Besides scholarships,
loans have also been given to students who find it difficult
to continue their education with the meager income of their
parents. This is a great boon in Indian conditions where students
are unable to find any part time or full time employment in
their student career.
President's
Relief Fund
In recent times
many countries have been often plagued by natural disasters.
The three day annual fasting prayer of 2004 was held from Dec
28 to Dec 31 amidst the great tragedy of the Tsunami, which
has become a part of history. In fact, the Tsunami had struck
a village, not more than 50 miles away from the venue of the
fasting prayer. In the fasting prayer Bro. Dr. Mathews Vergis
proposed that a relief fund be set up, enabling the president
to send immediate help in such emergencies as this. The congregation
unanimously accepted the proposition and a free will offering
was taken as the first donation to the President’s Relief
Fund. The President’s Relief Fund donated about 1.2 million
rupees to the Tsunami Relief Fund, in Kerala for the rehabilitation
of the Tsunami victims.
“I the LORD search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings."
St.
George Home for Disabled Women was started by the Venerable
servant of God, Babu Upadeshi on the 25th anniversary of his
evangelistic ministry. In the earlier years of his ministry,
he had seen the miserable plight of disabled women left at the
mercy of others in their homes. His desire to start a shelter
for such helpless women under such conditions bore fruit, on
4th September 1991, when St. George Home for Disabled Women
was established. Besides caring for their physical needs, this
ministry strives to boost the spiritual and social morale of
such helpless people, giving them the confidence and hope that
they are indeed loved and cared for.
In
a developing country like India, it is hard for people to earn
a livelihood with out technical skills or certification and
inevitably unemployment is rampant. In an effort to alleviate
this problem, Bro. Dr. Mathews Vergis started the IDCF Vocational
Training Program on 10th September 1992 with an initial donation
of Rs. 25,000 from his own purse. A tailoring school for training
unemployed helpless women was started and those who successfully
completed these courses were gifted a sewing machine which would
enable them to earn a livelihood of their own.
The
Babu Upadeshi Housing Scheme was the brainchild of Bro. Dr.
Mathews Vergis aimed at building houses for the poor and needy,
who don’t have a shelter to hide themselves from the rain
and sun. In the fasting prayers that Bro. Dr. Mathews Vergis
leads around the world, he urges the people who plan to build
houses to sacrifice one of their bathrooms in their plan and
donate the amount to build a small house for a homeless family.
Hundreds have received heavenly blessings through this scheme,
as both the donor and the receiver are blessed by the Almighty
God.
Yohannan
Upadeshi, the saffron clad sage and prophet who laid the foundation
for the IDCF was moved by the poverty of the people, and distributed
the small amounts of money he received to poor widows and the
downtrodden in society. Bro. Dr. Mathews Vergis, burdened with
the same vision started this ministry on 10th September 1993
in the Ven. Yohannan Upadeshi’s name, to give monthly
financial support to widows, orphans, the bedridden and helpless
people. It is run by the offertory taken at the anniversary
celebrations of IDCF units around the world and the free will
donations of its members.
The
IDCF units celebrated the 44th birthday of their spiritual teacher,
philosopher, and guide Bro. Dr. Mathews Vergis with the proposal
of setting up a scholarship trust in his name for the educational
needs of college students. Brother’s Educational Scholarship
Trust became a reality on 10th September 1994, and ever since
hundreds of students have been helped to complete their professional
and non-professional college education. Besides scholarships,
loans have also been given to students who find it difficult
to continue their education with the meager income of their
parents. This is a great boon in Indian conditions where students
are unable to find any part time or full time employment in
their student career.
