Peter Joseph who is 49 is the head of the family. He belongs to St. Joseph’s Pilgrim church Thopramkudy. He has 2 sons. The eldest son is a casual laborer. Recently his hand got severely wounded while he was cutting a tree. Now he is recovering slowly.  The second son who is a mason is married. His wife Anjaly is a homemaker. Both Peter and his wife are casual laborers who get work occasionally. His house condition is really sympathetic. They are living in a hut made of tarpaulin and tin sheets.

Lilly Mathai is a widow with 2 children. She belongs to St. Paul’s Church Vettimukal in Vijayapuram Diocese. Seventeen years ago, her husband Mathai died in a heart attack. After that, her life became very miserable looking after her small children. She managed their livelihood with the help of her sister in -law (Late Sr. Deepthi). Her husband’s relatives also died. For the purpose of her daughter’s Nursing education, she felt pressured to take out a loan. Now they are living in a rented house. Recently, she bought a small house plot, 4 cents land. They have a great desire to build a small house for their dwelling. But with this conclusion, she is not able to afford the cost. So, she requested our help to build a house.

Shaini belongs to St. Mary’s Church Nattasserry in Vijayapuram Diocese. Her husband Binoy is doing labor work(Sick person). They haven’t children. They are living in a joint family. There are 3 families living together in a small house. They are in a temporary shed( single room) that was extended to this small house. They are suffering from this way of living. And they are in great desire to build a new house. But her husband doesn’t get enough jobs due to his illness. He is under treatment for back pain and allergy. Shaini is doing a small job in  Fatima Matha Physiotherapy centre. They are not able to build a new house. They are asking for our help to build a house.

Joshy belongs to St. Michael’s Parish Pothy in Vijayapuram Diocese. He is a driver.  His family consists of his mother, wife, and two daughters. He had a major accident while driving and was in critical condition for a long period. His vehicle was crashed by another vehicle. Now he is slowly coming back to normal life with the help of medical treatment. Still, he is not completely cured. He has five cents of land and started a house At present he is physically too weak to go for heavy work. He is asking for our help to complete the house.

Saramma is a widow with two daughters. She is a parishioner of Good Shepherd church Kottayam. Her daughters got married. The youngest daughter and her family are staying with Saramma. She is unhealthy due to several diseases She was able to start building a house but the unexpected Covid pandemic became a major hindrance and made it impossible to finance the rest of the house which is in a riverside area where a huge amount is to be spent on earthwork and foundation. She could finish the house up to the lintel level. Now the roofing, plastering, and electrification are to be done. Since they don’t have a proper shelter to live in, the elders spend their nights in their relative’s house and the children are staying in a children’s home. She needs our help to complete the house.

Antony belongs to Sacred Heart Church, Pambanar, Vijayapuram diocese. His family consists of his wife and two daughters. The elder daughter is a student and the younger one who completed her 12th  standard is about to pursue her BSC Nursing Course. Mr. Antony is a daily wage laborer, a cooley who is the sole breadwinner of the family who is struggling to meet with his meager income and feels difficult to meet with children’s educational requirements, household matters, and as well as his house constructions. Financially they are very poor and their house is a shed that is not safe and suitable to survive in. He has a great desire to build a house but he doesn’t have a permanent source of income, so he is asking for financial assistance to build a house.

Aleyamma Sam belongs to Holy family church Edamon in Vijayapuram Diocese. Her family consists of her husband and 2 children.  She has been working as a social service animator of VSSS for the last twenty years. Her husband is a day laborer. She has two educated sons but both have no permanent jobs.   They have five cents of the land but no house.  They are living in a rented house.

Mary Babu belongs to St. Boniface Church Pattithanam in Vijayapuram Diocese. She has 2 children. Both are waiting for a job.  Her husband left her 20 years back,  Mary is a homemaker. Due to covid 19 pandemic, she gets only 3 days of work in a week. They are living in a rented house.  She does have  3 cents of the land but the plot is not flat, however, she was able to start the house construction with the basement in pillars. It will face more expense. She can’t go ahead with work due to the financial crisis. She is asking for our help to build the new house.