b'In addition, ministries came to a halt, with just 24hours notice that public transportation and commu-nities were locking down.Our social ministries also suffered because ourchildren could not come to our centers; we could notopen our centers, he said. We could not give themfood or medication, so that was a problem.Adaptation and changeBut problems have solutions, and the Marianists of India looked at those problems through the lens of adaptation and change, one of the five pillars ofMarianist education. Plus, the brothers prayed, ask-ing for the intercession of the Blessed Mother. materials to the children once in a while. FamiliesIt was our duty and responsibility to take care of wanted them to study, and thats what they did.the people, Father Kujur said. At first, everyone got Somehow, they did.really scared; we did not know what to do.It was Numerous religious congregations did the same,eye-opening for us. We did not know how to take care managing under new and difficult circumstances.Top right: A health department of our ministries. There were no boundaries; Christian or Catholic,official administers a mobile We had to do something for the people. it was for all, he said. All the religious communitiesCOVID test at the REDS SkillTraining Center in Deepahalli, So, they ministered as best they could. contributed.Karnataka, on Dec. 10, 2021. After a few days, we adapted the ministries, he Through the Partnering With The Poor program ofsaid. Everyone did their part. the Marianists USA province, generous donors fromBelow: Children show newblankets from REDS in Ranchi, Despite the absence of online classes, he said, the the United States helped by funding urgent needs, asJharkhand, on Dec. 20, 2021. Marianists built networks to distribute learning did contributions from South Korea and Austria.12 Call 1.800.348.4732'