YSA Annual Report 2018

YSA
ANNUAL REPORT
2018
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Guru Ji’s blessings. However, at this point, the team
of volunteers were confronted with yet another
challenge – the temple had a lift breakdown. They
had to think of an alternative way to shuttle the
wheelchair bound seniors to the Darbar Sahib,
which was on the second floor. The kind migrant
workers at the temple approached the volunteers,
offering to assist by physically carrying the seniors,
one at a time and on their wheelchairs, up the flight
of stairs to the Darbar Sahib. The collaborative effort
between the migrant workers and the volunteers
was a success, and the seniors were given the
opportunity to experience a prayer session in the
Darbar Hall.
This outing showed the spirit of sewa (selfless
service). This was observed in everyone that day,
from the volunteers to the migrant workers in the
temple. Even the people the team and the seniors
encountered on the streets earlier in the day
displayed such spirit. When having to reserve a
spot for the van with the seniors to drop them off
at Centre, the team of volunteers had to approach
the many who were attempting to park at the said
spots. These individuals were very understanding
and were willing to find other spots.
This opportunity to volunteer and participate in this
outing served as a reminder to everyone to always
have a positive attitude about sewa and to continue
encouraging others to do the same.