“I think India has a way of forcing me to face the stark contrast between what we get to do here, and my ‘normal’ life at home. I find that I can sometimes be satisfied, and dare I say…complacent in my day-to-day life. It forces me to ask a question…’What can I do to be more in the ordinary course of my week?’” - Eric Stockton
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Recently, attacks on Christians have increased in various parts of India. Due to the ongoing and escalating persecution, we will identify orphanages by region only on this website. In an effort to protect orphanage leaders, we will not print their full names. Blogs will be edited to reflect this policy. Please pray for those who are in danger from persecution.
East and North-East India
Number of children: 20
Supported by a(n): Accounting Department
“When I came here no one was help me for the work of God. Frist I Started Bible school training . That help me to plant many churches. After that I plan to start orphanage. because I was going to preach Gospel of Jesus Christ in villagesto villages.”
“That time I saw many childrens in the villages without father and mother. And they are seeking for a good place where they can get good food and good cloth and education and good care. So I started Orphanage in 1998.”
“Orphanage is located in one of the big cities in Indi,in this city there are so many street childrens living without guardians. And this childrens from prostitutes and prisoners. The vision was to start a small shelter for this childrens. Therefore this childrens home was started in the year of 2005. Now there are 20 childrens are living, and they are good childrens after they came in the home. And they are growing with wisdome of God. There are 3 staff looking after the childrens.”
East and North-East India
Number of children: 50
Supported by a(n): Co-operative Group
“Orphanage is started in the year of 2000.Main purpose of the Orphanage is to provide good life to many Orphans. It is started with 10 childrens.”
“In the beginning it was so difficulties. Because the lack of funds and facilities. But the Lord Jesus helped us to move step by steps .There for now we have 60 childrens in the Orphanage.”
“Many of them parents lost some of them semi orphans and some of them very poor families. This childrens studing class 1 to class 6th standard. After they came in the childrens home they are very happy and they have success got life. And they got God wisdome Gods fearing life. There are 3 staff looking after the childrens.”
North India
Number of children: 17
Supported by a(n): Co-operative Group
“we wanted to start a slum school and sponsorship program in the leper colony for the benificial for the children of this leper colony here are many children who are not able to continiue their studies there are many reason behind it biggest reason for not going to school is all the lepers are beggers and they dont have money to feed them self and how will they pay the school fees and due to that they ask their children to work some where out so that they can get some money to suport their family, but when we see small children not goign to school we tell their parents to send them to school they reply back to us that who will pay their tution fees , it harts us ,”
“our prayer is to see all these children in to school and became a great leaders for CHRIST , becasue i remember that 22 years back i and my wife were we both were taken out from this same leper colony to the orphanage and our parents were lepers too and to day the reason we are ministrying to these people is same thing we love our people and they feel that they are rejected by the society but we want to tell them there is a GOD who love them and care for them,”
“WE visit them every day and pray for them some time we were invited into their home for the dinner and we love to eat with them we tell them that in the singt of GOD you all are very precious and God loves you , last month one old lady died and before she died she gave her life to Jesus and and she told her son to attend church every sunday. I praise GOD for her testomoney”
South India
Number of children: 35
Supported by a(n): Family
“Greetings to you in Jesus name. Pastor purchased new cloths for orphans and invited me to distribute to the kids. Today I went to his place and distributed the new cloths to the kids. Children are very much excited and very happy.”
“pastor purchased some food items for kids sufficient for 2 months. and he kept some money to purchase books and to pay school fees for the kids in next month since now kids have summer holidays. pastor wisely used the money you gave to him as I suggested him. His urgent need is to buy the land and have proper shelter for kids.”
South India
Number of children: 50
Supported by a(n): Co-operative Group
“At present 48children are with me, I got these children from different places. When I found these children, at that time really they are in hope less condition but now by the grace of Almighty God, children are growing in the presence of God, they are enjoying in their studies but we are able to feed only few children through our church support. We are providing study, food, accommodation, books, cloths extra…”
“Since few years we are praying and looking forward for the children regular support, along with this mail I am sending few children activities pictures, I request please go through it and continually pray for the children needs.”
“We all the pastors, church congregations, all the children continually praying for you all, it is our prayer let God may open the doors for you to come and visit us.”
South India
Number of children: 45
Supported by a(n): Business
“Regardless of race, culture or religion, we support some of the neediest children including orphans, street children and victims of natural disasters.”
“Now we have a building with all facilities and a capacity to accommodate fifty children and now we take care of 45 orphans in this building.”
“We got these children from different places like hospitals, police stations, streets etc. Most of them are orphans and abandoned ones.”
West India
Number of children: 28
Supported by a(n): Business
“Greetings to you in Jesus name. By the grace of God we are fine. I hope you received my previous email I have sent. Last week I have visited some of the work our students started different part of India, I have visited some of our graduates for short term bible school. These areas are tribal area and remote villages. One of our graduates was persecuted by some anti Christian. They have beaten him destroyed the literature. But God is good.”
“This year we are going to have school July 14th. We are going to have 60 students. Please pray for that. Praise God what God is doing different part of our country.”
“By the grace of God the ministry is going on well. thank you very much for your prayer and support. The children started their school after their summer vacation. This summer we had wonderful VBS (vacation bible school) we gave some gifts to the children, which ‘Samaritan purse’ gave. We had 63 children came for VBS. We had even sports camp 302 children came for these camp. We are going to start our regular bible college next week; we have new 7students for this training. Please pray for all these praogramme. We have great monsoon season.”
“We love you and praying for you. You all are in our daily prayer.”
West India
Number of children: 8
Supported by a(n): Church
“Brother, our orphan children are staying in the school. Morning we run our school class in the room and after the school gets over; the orphan children use the rooms. It’s very difficult to shift and rearrange everyday. Since we don’t have kitchen so we prepare the food in open. During rainy and hot times we get lots of problem to cook food.”
“I and my family also living in a rented building. Brother knows our story. Two years back he had paid me some money to buy a land. So we had bought a piece of land.”
“Since last six months we are praying to construct 3 rooms, one kitchen and a toilet. And all together it will cost $ 14500. In this my orphan children and my family also can adjust.”
