We had a fantastic honor this week as we were visited by several dignitaries from the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). Our first visit in the morning included Mr Akhil Kumar Jain, Special United Nations Rapporteur for the NHRC. He was the Former General Secretary for the NHRC. He was accompanied by Dr Sanjay Dubey,
46 degrees Celsius. 115 Fahrenheit! For anyone who has experienced this kind of suffocating heat before, you know there is nothing better than the bracing chill of an air-conditioned room. Short of this, a hearty fan will do the trick. Short of this...it can be a long day and an even longer night. With the summer
This week John Marshall shared a blog post called Finding Hope: One Boy’s Story on his website. Inspired by it and the thought that a person's story can be a powerful thing, we want to share the story of the newest member of our family, Raju. Raju joined us just one week ago. He is
Well, it's official. The new Orphan School expansion is finished. The ribbon is cut, the opening ceremony has ended, and all of our hard work has paid off. Less than 11 months since the start of this campaign, new computers are in the computer lab and students are studying in their new classrooms. For all
It's all coming together this week. So much work, so many projects, for which finally we are able to see the end in sight. The first big job that we have got out of the way is our central garden; seen by all who enter onto the mission compound our central garden is home to
To say it has been a mega week would be a gross understatement. It all kicked off with the arrival of our Heart Plunges team from Door of Hope Christian Church in Launceston, Tasmania. The team have traveled out to spend the next 2 weeks in India, putting themselves into a culture and situation that
What is your greatest insecurity? If we are not careful they can run our lives. We as a society spend millions each year trying to fight them. A gym for the little guy. A diet for the big. Cars, clothes, cigars and even our choice of drink can be dictated by our insecurities. While they
Independence Day in India is a national holiday observed annually on 15th August and commemorates our nations independence from the British Empire which happened on 15th August 1947 just a year before our orphanage was born. Everyone in India celebrates Independence Day in a different way, in our school we held a special assembly to
It's been a week of exciting progress; our audit is finally completed and we are looking forward to being able to share the results with our Annual Report in a few weeks. Our auditors were very happy with our progress (and book keeping) and were very encouraging to us. We also had a visit on
One of the biggest struggles that our children face as they become adults is obtaining any form of identification. Having grown up as orphans, generally with little or no proof of their parents, even just getting a drivers license can be a real battle. We have tried for years to find a solution and finally
