Testimonials

Hear the testimonilas of children who attended Christeen retreat and the experience they had:

        - Jincy Jose from Alapuzha wrote “I am a ninth standard student. I am just an average student, but I have not failed in any class so far. Yet my Papa and Mummy don’t like me. They love my elder sister more than me. We are a well off family and have all conveniences at home. But I am not at all happy there. My friends also tease me. I always sit alone and weep. Through this retreat I experienced the love of Jesus. I realize that there are so many children who suffer like me. Now I know that even if no one loves, God loves us all. And I am confident that this experience of God’s love will give me the strength to face any problem in life.
 
       - Sibi Jose from Kottayam participated in a Christeen retreat. She wrote: I am a tenth standard student After the Christeen retreat I am able to participate in the daily prayer and Holy mass with full concentration and zeal. I also read the Holy Bible daily. As a result of the improvement in my spiritual life I am able to concentrate in my studies very well. Earlier I had complete dislike for Mathematics, now I like it and study it with real interest. I was too scared to clear doubts with my teacher. Surprisingly the fear is gone. When I began to pray well, my father got liberated from his addiction to liquor and Mummy got healed from her back pain and cough. We now enjoy peace in our family.
 
       - Annie Abraham, a tenth standard girl wrote: Now I am able to love everybody. Earlier, I used to say a lot of lies unintentionally. Now I have the courage to tell the truth.
 
       - Jessy from Alapuzha wrote: I always got angry especially towards some of the boys who troubled me constantly. Through the Christeen retreat I realized that in order to experience God’s love we have to forgive our enemies. Hence I forgave those boys and prayed for them. When I came out after my second retreat, there stood in front of me two of those boys. I smiled at them. To my surprise, the most troublesome one among them asked me pardon. When I had forgiven them and prayed for them, God changed their hearts. The Lord mended our relationship in the right way.
 
      - Joslin Thomas, “I always wondered why I wasn’t able to love. I got the right answer through the Christeen retreat. I could not love because I never tried to love, because I did not love God with my whole heart soul and mind. Thereafter, I decided to first love Jesus and then my fellow beings.
 
      - Unni is in tenth standard. He says; “Everybody says that I am an intelligent boy. But I was always scared about my exams. All at home expected me to get very high marks and distinction. But I was extremely worried. Nothing remained in my head. I was so uneasy, but Christeen retreat came to my rescue. At the retreat, I prayed that God’s powerful spirit take charge of me. I realized that Holy Spirit will help me in my exams and bring to my mind everything. I now understand that God gives his spirit abundantly to all those who call upon him. I am so courageous and confidant now.
 
            - Listen to Jose Mon, who he is in the tenth standard: “I fell into a sinful act against purity when I was in seventh standard. I misused my own body. I learnt it from my friends. From then onwards I have been addicted to this self abuse. I thought I would never be liberated from it. But in the Christeen retreat I received the power. Jesus has saved me from this sinful habit.