Mangaluru: The White Doves will be staging a mega Kannada stage play, “Anthyadhindha Aarambha”, at the Padua High School grounds on March 15, at 5:45 pm.
The play in Kannada in song and act on the life and victory of Jesus Christ will be a good way to prepare for the season of Lent. The Play has been written by Bannu Fernandes and will be directed by Corrine Rasquinha the Founder of White Doves NGO. The actors ranging from all age groups and from all walks of life will number over 125. The programme will be staged free of cost for the public as the play will be sponsored by various donors.
Apart from the Preparation for Lent this play will be a fund raiser for the White Doves new project of building a 200 bed Psychiatric Nursing Home for the Destitute at Maroli in Mangaluru. The Bishop of Mangaluru Dr Aloysius Paul D’Souza has been a great supporter of the White Doves and has appreciated the work done by the White Doves in various fields with much love, commitment and zeal since 18 years. The Bishop has come forward to help White Doves continue their work by donating 49 cents of land at Maroli.
Though this is a big project running into a couple of crores, Corrine Rasquinha said, “We have always trusted in our God. He has always provided for the needs of White Doves through large hearted, generous people. The paper work is going on and the foundation for the building of ground plus two floors will commence by March end. We remain grateful and thankful to God Almighty who makes all things possible.”
White Doves presently runs two homes for the destitute with 120 inmates picked up from the streets of Mangaluru irrespective of caste, creed or religion. White Doves also feeds over 100 hungry mouths everyday near the central Railway Station.