Extending Master's Universal Love
to Newborns

To celebrate our beloved Master's birthday on May 12, 2005, Panamanian initiates made their annual visit to the maternity ward of Saint Thomas Hospital, a government medical facility serving mothers with limited incomes. Each year, local initiates donate supplies for the Hospital's newborns, but this year the infants received the largest quantity ever of baby clothes, diapers, feeding items and other materials. 

Due to the Hospital's limited facilities, mothers and babies can only stay until the noon following the infants' births. And the date of the initiates' visit happened to be Nurse's Day in Panama so the nursing staff was especially kind.  Other groups had given gifts earlier to some of the mothers so the initiates supplied gift baskets to those who had not already received presents.

The sisters enjoyed the experience of giving their first large basket to a mother who had given birth to a baby girl. When asked to pose for a picture with her child, the woman quickly took Master's sample booklet from the basket and put it near her daughter's little head. This was a great surprise because her action was very sudden yet natural and it seemed her divine intuition had told her that her baby was thus being "baptized."

The Maternity Ward was filled with newborns, and the initiates presented gift bags to each of their mothers individually. It was beautiful to see the faces of all these innocent little ones emanating light and purity like stars twinkling in the sky.  Moreover their mothers' faces shone with happiness when they received their gift bags. Next the fellow practitioners visited another ward with expectant women who needed special attention because they had infections or diseases.  These women also glowed with joy and gratitude when they received their gift bags.

That night the initiates again celebrated Master's birth by watching one of Her 2005 Hungary Retreat video lectures, afterwards sharing food, cake and beverages and singing "Happy birthday dearest Master" in Spanish, Chinese and Italian. Everyone felt deep satisfaction and happiness after having beautifully shared Master's charity with many needy sisters and their offspring. 

Thus the mothers and babies of Saint Thomas Hospital along with Your disciples in Panama thank You very much dearest Master for the great love and compassion You continually bestow on us.