THE GOOD SHEPHERD AGRICULTURAL MISSION
OUR INDIAN ORPHANAGE
In the heart of every child is a hunger for home. Not just for food and a place to sleep, but for safety and community. Most importantly: for love. At the Good Shepherd Agricultural Mission, 350kms east of Delhi in the town of Banbasa, we are much more than a home for unwanted Indian orphans.
We are a family, where God’s love guides us all as we grow and expand year after year. Not just an Indian orphanage, we are a nearly self-sustaining organization; a working farm, a vibrant school, receiving no government assistance of any kind. Take a look around and if you have any questions just get in contact with us via the menu above!
Christmas Appeal
Help bring a little extra cheer to our orphanage this Christmas by supporting our appeal.Bring Joy & Excitement
Christmas is a lot of work, but more than that, it’s a lot of expense. So we’re reaching out to our supporters world wide to get involved once again. Global Giving is our new platform of choice, and it offers tax-deductibility in the USA, 0% fees on all money raised. Which means: If you give a holly berry, we’ll get a holly berry. It’s that simple.
INTRODUCTION VIDEO
For more than 70 years, with the help of caring individuals worldwide and a lot of hard work, we wake up each day with the same goal: to bring as much love to as many unwanted children as possible. It’s not always easy, it comes with a long list of challenges to overcome… but we are doing it! Lives are being changed and stories rewritten. We are excited to have you along for the ride. Take a look at our introduction video, it was put together by long time friend of our organization, John Marshall.
Our Orphanage
Our orphanage is the very heart of what we do, our children inspire us and we hope, as you look around, they will inspire you!
Our School
To generate income while educating our kids we run a great kindergarten, primary and high school!
Our Farm
To save costs, feed our big family and generate some funds ourselves, we run a large farm, dairy, fish tanks and more!
Leprosy Mission
For more than 40 years we have cared for families suffering from leprosy, providing them with food, a home and support.
Disaster Relief
In times of need we believe we should support each other; be it floods, earthquakes or landslides we are here to help.
Vocational Training
One of our latest projects is the running of vocational sewing and computer training courses for the local community!
OUR ORPHAN CHILDREN
Please take some time to sit and browse through the rest of our orphanages website, we do our best to update it regularly. There is plenty of information to see that we hope will bring you closer to understanding us, our orphans, our goals and our dreams. If you are looking for volunteering information or volunteer work with our orphans please take a look at our visitors information section.
WELCOME TO THE FAMILY!
So take a look around our website; meet the team, see what we do. We would love to get to know you more, learn about how you heard of our organization and also hear any thoughts or ideas that you might have. If you are interested in volunteering or donating, please click the appropriate buttons below. We cannot do this work alone so we’re glad you’re here. Welcome to the family!
LATEST BLOG POSTS
Join us on our amazing journey through life. Together we can make a difference.
Parent’s Day at the Orphanage
'Parents Day' at an orphanage sounds like it belongs in the definition of oxymoron; it just sounds impossible... but we assure you it is a real thing. You might wonder: what type of parents
New Library Open!
Today was a historic day here at the mission. After more than a year
New Library Opening Soon
Those who have been following for a while now know that we have been
Why some orphanages are good…
Is there a place for orphanages in today’s world? There’s been a lot of
Learning Resource Center
Our Learning Resource Center is really coming along well. We have had a huge
SUMMER GAMES
Each year during the school summer holidays we run the Summer Games. 40 days of madness, games, activities, bus trips, camping, movies, water fights, competitions and more. The 2016 games were taken to the next level with camping trips in the Himalayas, white water rafting, superheroes taking over the orphanage for a day, fishing and an insane winter wonder land to beat the scorching heat! The next games are set to touch down on June 1st!
Hear From Our Volunteers
No place affected me more than the GSAM. During my time, I found the children to be beyond adorable, quick to smile and easily pleased. I have no doubt they gave more love to me and my family than we could ever hope to give to them.
Wonderful. Way too short because our visit was not planned; the most memorable part of our first visit to India. Rick ‘warned’ us that the kids would get under our skin, and that’s exactly what happened!
The days spent at the mission will always stay with me for the rest of my life. It’s not the work that we did that really caused the impact, it was the time we spent there, interacting with the kids, the opportunity to bring laughter, joy and smiles.
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