The last 2 days have been hectic, i have spent everyday at Panja Sahib with the refugees Its just so amazing to see the people there making Langar (community kitchen ) for 3000 fellow refugees a day !! I have decided that Khalsa Aid will provide Milk for the children in the camp. I was previously told that there were 150 children at Panja Sahib but the new figure is 500 so the distributor had to be told to increase the order.The new order is for 600 cartons ( each carton 285ml ) and the delivery was to commence on Tue 2nd June.
I am very grateful for Bhai Manjit Singh from Kartarpur Sahib whom i first met carrying out great Seva of serving Langar to the victims of the earthquake (2005 ) in the devastated town of Musaffrabad, Pakistan.Bhai Manjit Singh travelled from Kartarpur Sahib ( Pakistan ) last night to offer his assistance to Khalsa Aid, he has been instrumental in setting up lines of communications between myself and the Panja Sahib refugees committee .I just totally frustrated and was about to give up on the committee but Bhai Sahib sorted the issues diplomatically.
Bhai Manjit Singh is a true Sevadar and an individual of the highest integraty but unfortunately he was let down by a couple of north American organisations and individuals during the earthquake relief.These Sikhs pledged financial support for the Langar and Bhai Sahib kept the Langar going on these pledges but i am sad and angry to say the Sikhs who made the pledges didnt deliver on their promises and Bhai Sahib was left financially ruined and suffered terrible through stress related health.
Khalsa Aid has also been requested by by Bhai Manjit Singh and Bhai Sham Singh to offer assistance towards the daily costs of Langar.The Langar at Panja Sahib is a beacon of Guru Nanak Dev Ji's message of equlity for mankind and we should all make sure the needy refugees continue to get fed.
Khalsa Aid has also been requested by by Bhai Manjit Singh and Bhai Sham Singh to offer assistance towards the daily costs of Langar.The Langar at Panja Sahib is a beacon of Guru Nanak Dev Ji's message of equlity for mankind and we should all make sure the needy refugees continue to get fed.
I had also promised Amritpal Singh (9 yr old disabled boy ) a wheelchair the previous day, so after meeting various individuals and finalising the milk order i left for Rawalpindi, affectionately known as "Pindi ". The last time i was in Pindi was in 2005 when Khalsa Aid was carrying out relief work after the earthquake, i had forgotten how polluted it was ! The traffic was awful and our local taxi driver had a temperament of a Pit Bull, i learnt many more Panjabi swear words from him after listening to him spitting poison at other drivers and pedastrians.We managed to locate an area of Pindi which specialised in medical supplies and after viewing a few models we bought a Japanese imported wheelchair.As we were driving back to Islamabad i kept thinking how Amritpals life will change completely by a wheelchair. It was too late to deliver the wheelchair so i went to get something to eat.
