Tag: Iowa

  • Time lag between action and result leads to mistakes

    25 – 26 Jun, Coralville Iowa – USA Yatra 2011 Amma arrived in Coralville, located in the heart of the mid-west state of Iowa to commence 2 days of public programs at the Marriott Convention Center where thousands gathered from across the country to receive Her blessing and guidance. Those who came for Amma’s darshan…

  • The Light in the midst of darkness

    June 30 – July 1, 2009 — Coralville, Iowa, United States Amma’s 7th annual visit to Iowa took place on June 30 and July 1st. On the first morning, Amma was welcomed by Dr. Arnold Menezes, Neurosurgeon at the University Iowa in Iowa City. “Amma’s loving embrace is not just a hug,” he said. “She…

  • Mayor proclaims ‘Days of Amma‘ in Iowa

    2 – 3 July 2008 — Coralville, Iowa, USA The massive rains that recently hit America’s Midwest flooded a large portion of the region’s residential, commercial and farmlands. Although the waters have subsided considerably, the threat of more rain looms in the minds of many Midwesterners. Furthermore, there is the matter of the billions of…

  • The days of Amma the hugging saint in Iowa

    2 -3 July 2007 — Coralville, Iowa, USA Both the Lieutenant Governor of Iowa, Patty Judge, and the Mayor of Coralville, Jim Fausett, were on hand to welcome Amma to the Iowa City suburb of Coralville Monday morning. The lieutenant governor praised Amma’s charitable work and the mayor read aloud a proclamation stating July 2nd…

  • A feather for Mother

    A feather for Mother

    5 July 2002, Iowa Amma visited Iowa for the first time on the fifth of July, a Friday, the day after America’s Independence Day. Of the people who filled the hall, many had met Amma before, but the majority had not, and almost a thousand new children came to Mother that morning. Most of Mother’s…