29 Dec 2007, Amritapuri<\/p>\n
The scene here in Amritapuri\u00a0 brings back memories of Amritavarsham. There are more than 1000 International\u00a0 visitors here \u2013 a record for the season. They represent at least 50 countries and span all continents except Antartica.\u00a0Countless others are coming just for one day.\u00a0 And of course, there are the thousands of Indians who come from all over the country to receive Amma\u2019s darshan.<\/p>\n
Walking through the canteen, one can virtually tour the world.\u00a0\u00a0They come from as far away as South America, South Africa and China.\u00a0From exotic places like Mauritius and Reunion.\u00a0\u00a0 From Chile, Argentine, Brazil, Venezuela.\u00a0 From practically every country in Europe \u2013 including Poland, Estonia, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Luxembourg.\u00a0\u00a0 From the US, Canada, and Mexico.\u00a0 From South Africa, Mauritius, Reunion,\u00a0 From North and South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, China, Japan, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Turkey.\u00a0 From Israel.\u00a0 From Australia and New Zealand.<\/p>\n
To support this influx of visitors, hundreds of volunteers and Ashramites are working together to help things run as smoothly as possible.\u00a0\u00a0The caf\u00e9 and canteen are bustling with activity to make enough pizza and veggie burgers to satisfy the everyone\u2019s appetite.\u00a0 The waste collection and recycling crews work overtime to keep things clean.\u00a0The accommodations office manages a group of volunteers to make sure that all the rooms are ready for new visitors.\u00a0The Seva Desk makes sure all the positions are filled.\u00a0 And the International Office is practically working around the clock to\u00a0 processes the constant flow of visitors who come to spend at least one night here.<\/p>\n
It will only to continue to grow.\u00a0 As Amma\u2019s Love and Compassion reaches out to the world, more people will feel the pull to be with Amma \u2013 to experience Her embrace, and to bring it back with them when they return to their lives in the world.<\/p>\n
— Sri Pati<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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