SHILLONG: with as many as 15 coal miners being trapped in the rat hole mines of East Jaintia Hills, Arch Bishop Dominic Jala has called for uniting with the families of those coal miners whose dear ones are trapped in the mines.
Asked what would be his message for the people of the state on Christmas, the Archbishop said, “ At Christmas while many people are concentrating on singing and caroling, the Church would like to be united with the families whose dear ones are trapped in the coal mines.”
He also said that while the whole world was rejoicing on Christmas, there are many people who were questioning themselves on how to establish peace, justice, honesty and development without corruption.
He also said that the Christmas was a time for the families to come together and experience the joys of Christmas
He also said that it was time for everyone to pray and stand with those families who were poor and were experiencing troubles.
Meanwhile, the birth of Jesus Christ was celebrated with special services in different churches in the city as all the churches were beautifully illuminated marking the arrival of Jesus Christ.
It may be mentioned that different parts of the city are also illuminated and the city also witnessed huge traffic as people came out in large numbers for their last minute shopping.
Different commercial centres like Police Bazar and Iewduh were bustling with activities
As the festive season approached Shillong, a large number of tourists have also visited Shillong and most of the hotels in the city are making good business and many tourists were seen visiting different churches.
