Who we are
“…for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me.” Matthew 25:35,36
Vision:
To create an egalitarian society based on the Gospel values of love, concern, compassion, peace, justice, and liberation.
To continue Jesus of Nazareth’s Mission in Action as per Acts 1:1: “Jesus began to act and preach.” Looking through His eyes, serving through our lives.
Mission:
- To educate and empower Dalits and other oppressed groups of people in the area to claim their rights and entitlements as per the Indian Constitution and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
- To provide a better future for the most vulnerable sections of the Indian society: Dalits, tribals, women, orphan children, lepers, the elderly, differently abled, bonded-laborers, sex workers, and HIV/AIDS victims
- To liberate people from their physical and spiritual bondage through the transformative power of the Gospel.
Main Objectives:
- Educate: Dalits and others about their rights, how they are exploited and how they can liberate themselves from dehumanization and exploitation.
- Organize: Dalits into community self-help and mutual support societies, or ‘Sanghams’
- Demand: the eradication of social barriers erected by the caste system, the application of human rights and the law, and the removal of all exploitation, especially of women.
- Redeem and Save: the rural populace from the bondage of idol worship, superstition and sorcery, and save God’s children from the darkness bringing them into His light….(according to Exodus 3:7 and Isiah 9:2)