Sister Mary is giving cake to Gana on his "birthday" April 17th. As with many children who are part of his tribal culture, Gana's mother doesn't know when any of her 9 or more children were born. Without any education or knowledge of months, years, days, etc, and since none of the children were born in a hospital, they have no official birth records. We have shared about this particular family with you before, the father having 2 wives, one wife having at least 9 children, and the other wife having two. At least 5 of the children have already married and gone to other homes, the girls usually married by age 15 or so. Instead of choosing a different birthday for each boy, we decided to celebrate all 4 boys' birthdays on the same day, April 17th. From oldest to youngest (also biggest to smallest) are Sankar, Ayappa, Vamsi and Gana. It's also so good to see Sister Mary back in the ministry again, as she has suffered for months from tuberculosis. Now she is doing much better. Please pray for these boys and for the salvation of all their family members, especially the father, as he controls every aspect of the home (including their involvement with believers or the outside world) with a tight fist.
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