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The Rajagiriya El
ders Home in Sr
i Lanka provides
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SERVING SENIORS IN SRI LANKA
By Kathy Nguyen
“Do not cast me away when I am old; do not forsake me when my strength is gone.” — Psalm 71:9 (NIV)
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cross the globe, the elderly are considered one of the world’s most vulnerable populations. With an ongoing health pandemic, they have become more vulnerable than ever. The Salvation Army has been instrumental in providing assisted-living and long-term care facilities in communities around the world. When children are unable to care for their elderly parents, when the elderly are unable to care for themselves, or when they simply have no one and nowhere to turn to, The Salvation Army responds with a heart to God and hand to man. The Salvation Army Rajagiriya Elders Home in Sri Lanka provides accommodation and care for seniors who lack the
support and financial means to care for themselves. “Most of the residents here have absolutely no family support, while others were found by the police begging on the streets,” says Sergeant Heidi Hjartnes, project and child sponsorship secretary in The Salvation Army Sri Lanka Territory. “This home is helping to serve the isolated and disempowered.” The Salvation Army in Canada and Bermuda will assist this important ministry by providing essential food support through three healthy and nutritious meals for each resident, every day for the next three years. From Canada to Sri Lanka, our seniors’ Continued on page 2