As we continue celebrating this SPECIAL EVENT in the life of M.M. Mumbai, we the postulants of S.J. T.C. Lonavla got a wonderful opportunity to go to ‘Anmol – Koparkhairane’. Our animator Sr. Cecilia Crasta accompanied us. It was truly providential that our dates for the mission experience beautifully coincided with that of the 140th anniversary! For the next nine days Anmol was to be our abode. Sr. Magdalene Sequeira, our new mission mistress warmly welcomed us and briefed us about our adventure.
It was a one-of-a-kind experience interacting with these kids and their parents on the peripheries. They were only too eager to learn and this is what enthused us to give them our very best! Soon we picked up the delicate ministry that our Sisters were involved in as well as those undertaken by Sahayini. Sr. Moksha Anthonappa created in us awareness that despite the number of projects they have, there is lots more to be done. We enjoyed our stay at Anmol and as Don Bosco said: “For those who are happy, time flies”! Indeed time flew and it was time to move on to our next destination.
Within a few hours we reached Dadra and Nagar Haveli! Tucked away deep in the interior of this mission place, among the hills decked with sal trees lies our home of love, in a small village Sindhoni. Life is very simple – eat, work, pray, sleep! The village folk are lovable, hardworking, and generous. They are down-to-earth and to date uncontaminated. Farmers by profession, they work hard tilling Mother Earth and during off season, they engage themselves in other occupations. Their homes have only what is really essential. Staying at Sindhoni was once-in-a-lifetime experience. Srs. Esperance D’Sa and Lorina Bandya made us feel at home. 
We cooked, cleaned-up, washed, filled water, took breaks, taught the kids from neighbouring homes a few action songs, played a few games, distributed freebies, gave them a message and come back home for lunch and then made our way to other villages; here we interacted with the people, got to know their lifestyle. Each day was different from the other…meeting new people, having new experiences and surprises galore. It was an awesome experience. We magnified the Lord for His goodness to us and returned home to SJTC thanking God for this first-time experience in our youthful lives!
May the spirit of Don Bosco and Mother Mazzarello live on in and through us!