Dear Śrīla Prabhupāda,
Please accept our most humble obeisances at your lotus feet. All glories to Your Divine Grace.
Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu requested that His message be preached in every town and village. Through the visionaries who foresaw His instructions coming to fruition, we can proudly say that ISKCON Waterloo is one such center.
We wish to offer our deepest appreciation for the immense effort Your Divine Grace invested in establishing Kṛṣṇa consciousness worldwide. We marvel at how you managed this mission before the existence of modern technology, which today allows us to broadcast a message at the touch of a button.
We also thank you with profound gratitude for the hardships you endured to plant this seed across the globe. Were it not for Your Divine Grace and the dedication of your sincere disciples, we would be lost in this material realm of instant sense gratification.
We are striving to work strictly under your instructions and the guidance of our spiritual masters. We recognize the challenges, but as you so wisely stated, “Purity is the force” and we are committed to abiding by that principle. We understand that progress begins with cooperation, and we are deeply appreciative of the support from our leadership, which has allowed us to foster a true sense of unity.
Through the profound knowledge you have given us in the śāstra, we are working to ensure that our devotees grow with a deep philosophical understanding, moving beyond mere sentimentality toward a fixed state of devotion.
Śrīla Prabhupāda, the ISKCON Waterloo center has been steadily growing, and our only desire is to continue pleasing Your Divine Grace and the Lord. Although we were officially registered as an entity in April 2025, our community has been active in various forms for the last six years. Having maintained a steady location for the past year and a half, we are pleased to report a consistent increase in our congregation.
Our weekly programs now regularly host 50–55 devotees. During last year’s Janmāṣṭamī celebration, we were blessed to welcome over 350 guests. Furthermore, your Chariot Festival, the Jagannātha Ratha-yātrā, has become a cornerstone of our outreach. Following the success of our last two festivals, we are preparing to go “bigger and better” this year. We are implementing more structural organization in our dealings with the city, inviting more delegates, and refining our outreach to bring the mercy of Lord Jagannātha to every soul in this area.
This is merely our humble and sincere attempt to serve your mission. We pray for the strength to continue expanding this center for your divine pleasure.
Your insignificant servants,
The devotees of ISKCON Waterloo