Speech and hearing impaired Babu Paul and Marilyn Varghese got married in a church in Kochi
Babu Paul, a resident of Don Bosco Sneha Bhavan since 2000, married Marilyn Varghese on Thursday at St. Mary’s Syrian Church in Pallurthy, Kochi, Kerala.
The wedding was a vocal and joyous celebration of the lives of two differently-abled persons who are speech and hearing impaired. Marilyn is a resident of Mundakayam. The function was led by Father PD Thomas, Executive Director, Sheha Bhavan Don Bosco Project.
Mayor M. Anil Kumar, KJ Maxi, MLA; Former Mayor Soumini Jain and District Social Justice Officer KK Subair were also among those who attended the wedding ceremony.
In 2000, at the age of 10, Babu Paul reached Sneha Bhavan. The officials of the Palluruthi Relief Settlement shifted him to Don Bosco Sneha Bhavan, which manages the Sneha Bhavan Children’s Home. Thereafter he studied up to plus two and got technical training in computer operation from the special school at Neerpara, Kottayam. Later he got training in typing and now works as an accountant at Chavara Matrimonial, Ernakulam.
Father Thomas said that it was a great and joyous occasion for all those who had been instrumental in taking care of the boy who took care of him in difficult circumstances.