ICDP Summer Residential Camp 2019

Apr. 26, 2019: The first summer residential camp 2019 for the students of high school and PUC of Child Sponsorship Programme was arranged on 22nd and 23rd April 2019 at Chaitanya-SMSSS. 100 students (60 female and 40 male) participated in this camp. The camp began at 9:30 a.m. on 22nd April with registration and light refreshment. Rev. Fr Clifford Roshan Pinto, Director of SMSSS and Brother Nishanth Anthony D’costa inaugurated the camp by symbolically watering a plant.

Rev Fr Clifford Roshan Pinto spoke on two topics, ‘Psychological Growth’ and on ‘Life Purpose and Goals’. Then Brother Nishanth Anthony D’costa taught the participants very entertaining action song and spoke on a topic ‘Faith and challenges.

In the evening at 7:30 pm Rev. Fr. Pius D’Souza conducted adoration session and all the participants experienced the presence of the Holy Spirit. From the intensive prayers, all the students found relief from all the stress.

On second day individual interviews were conducted for the participants and required information was collected and they were motivated to work hard and continue their education.
All the camp participants actively took part in all the activities conducted for them, enjoyed the fellowship and felt homely atmosphere in the campus. Delicious breakfasts and meals were served to them on both the days.

As it was Election Day in Shimoga and many students that came from faraway places, had to go for voting, the camp ended after evaluation by the participants at 2:00 p.m.