In late May 2005 a volunteer with The Oneness-Heart-Tears and Smiles traveled to Banda Aceh with the International Relief Development agency to coordinate the reconstruction of the water treatment plant. On behalf of the Oneness-Heart Tears and Smiles he took the first Drawings of love from New Zealand children that were lovingly made for the children of Banda Aceh.
“I went to one of the barracks with a local who works with a small non-governmental organization in Banda Aceh. He does counseling work with the people (including kids) who live there now.
I went along with the pictures from the children in New Zealand. The children at the barracks had drawn some pictures just before I arrived. They all looked very happy. It was really lovely. The people explained that the pictures were from New Zealand and handed them out. The kids loved them!
Also they have given me some pictures the children here had drawn, and I am making a recording of the kids singing songs in Indonesian and Achenese….
They are talking about projects like making comics that have a message of support for those who are still terrified by the tsunami, and making counseling permanently available.”
Letter dated June 2005
About Sri Chinmoy - The Founder of the Oneness-Heart-Tears and Smiles
Sri Chinmoy Centres International
