NAVI MUMBAI: After a slew of celebrity weddings, two in rural Panvel will be ‘SEALed’ with a kiss this weekend. Two women rescued from the streets of Mumbai 18 years ago will marry their suitors at a shelter home for homeless.Hasiya Philip (23) ran away from home as a six-year-old as she could not bear the beating of her stepmother. She was rescued from Bhandup and sent to SEAL (Social and Evangelical Association for Love) Ashram shelter in Panvel. And Usha Philip (24) had come to Mumbai from Gujarat to search for her sister as a little girl, but got lost at Girgaum Chowpatty. She too was rescued by a social worker and sent to the shelter, where they both grew up together and lived with other inmates. SEAL members said it is a very happy occasion for them as the girls have found grooms through arranged marriage The brides-to-be told TOI that sometimes they wonder and shudder what their fate would have been had they not been rescued. Therefore, they are grateful at how things have turned out for them. “I don’t like to remember my childhood, when my stepmom used to beat me up. I don’t know which city or town I was in, but I got into several long-distance trains to finally land in Mumbai suburbs. The 18 years at SEAL have been happy, and I am a bit sad to leave this wonderful place to get married. I can never forget SEAL Ashram and Pastor Philip, who is my father now,” said Fasiya.SEAL founder, Pastor K M Philip, said, “When Fasiya came to us as a child, she had nail injury marks all over her neck. Her stepmom used to grab her by the neck and beat her. Over the years, Fasiya became a good student and a great cook. She also did a beautician’s course. It is nothing short of a miracle that she and Usha are settling down by getting married.”Fasiya will marry a man who works in Oman and Usha a pastor based in Rajasthan. “All children at SEAL call Pastor Philip and his wife Shibi “papa and mommy” as they have taken care of us over the years. That is why we feel sad to leave this place, but will always stay in touch with our parents and friends here,” said Usha.“I have seen them grow up from being traumatized, lost girls to elegant ladies who will now have their very own families and homes to look after. I thank the Lord for making us do and see such good things. Tomorrow, Fasiya and Usha will help others in distress, as they remember that they too were once blessed by the Almighty and helped to find their feet,” said pastor Philip.SEAL is an NGO working for rescue and rehabilitation of destitute and missing people on railway platforms and streets of Mumbai and Navi Mumbai. The shelter home has 258 rescued people, mainly HIV/TB patients, mentally challenged, handicapped, visually impaired and fully orphaned. SEAL has reunited 354 people with families across India.