ahmedabad sonal jaiswal 22 was just six months old when she was brought to shishu bhawan here run by the missionaries of charity today she does not remember who named her or where she got her surname fromi dont need to know either says sonal she will be one of the thousands across the world who will offer a prayer on wednesday the 10th death anniversary of mother teresait was way back in 1975 that mother teresas missionaries of charity opened its first centre for the destitute in gujarat and since then it has only brought hope and cheer for many people from a modest beginning in a house in gujarat the missionaries of charity now has a number of homes in the state which shelter orphans children of single parents leprosy patients mentally challenged children and adults and the dying and destitute many think i have missed a lot in life but i believe i have been luckier than others by being in the ashram everything was taken care of my breakfast was ready before i got up my clothes were ironed and ready when i went for my bath and most of all i had the biggest family ever says jaiswal in fluent english she works in a private bank and is also funding her management studies we have 415 leprosy patients in surat many of them have been cured but do not have any place to go we have 275 people in the destitute home in vadodara 100 in ahmedabad and 26 in bhachau says sister meena incharge of the missionaries of charity in gujarat and rajasthan many children come to us in a critical state two babies with premature deliveries were brought to our home recently though even doctors had given up hope the two swapnil and neelam are healthy now says sister mercita head of the missionaries of charity in ahmedabad