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Report
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Panama 
by Maritza de Leone, Panama City
(originally in Spanish)
On the afternoon of December 29, 2003, in celebration of the 2004 New Year holiday and as a way to share our dear Master¡¦s Love for humanity, Panama Center initiates distributed blankets, fruit and food bags containing over twenty items to the poorest inhabitants of Rancho Cafe in Cerro Azul (Blue Mountain), a community forty-five minutes from Panama City.
Immediately after conducting a Mass, the local Catholic priest helped in the effort by arranging a gathering of the needy where the items were delivered. The food was given to six of the poorest families, who were very touched because they thus acquired provisions for their New Year¡¦s dinner. One of our sisters handed out blankets to the children and elderly women, who were especially sensitive to the cold weather. Another sister then gave the recipients copies of Master¡¦s sample booklet, informing them that Supreme Master Ching Hai sent Her divine love along with the presents. All the villagers were extremely happy and amazed by the Supreme Master¡¦s care and concern.
Through their New Year holiday gift-giving activity in Rancho Cafe, Panama Center initiates learned many valuable lessons. First, they came to realize the need to overcome the ego and put unconditional love first, as shown by Master¡¦s example, since She always places the well-being of Her children before Her own. The initiates also learned that by rising above our own good intentions to help others we can transmit the deepest, purest form of love.
Thank You, Master, for bestowing on Your disciples in Panama this wonderful chance to put Your teachings into practice.
Iran
