Happy 15th Abhinaya!

Abhinaya turned 15 on the 1st of this month, here with 2 of our full time children's workers, Marthababu and his wife, Pavani. I think Abhinaya is in 9th or 10th grade in a govt school. We are not supporting her education, but Brother Raju said she is a bold witness in her school. Praise the Lord for that! We are helping her get some braces on her teeth, the preliminary work having already started. The entire cost start to finish is a little less than $300. She's a very nice girl. Pray for Abhinaya, and pray for Brother Marthababu also, who has recently been suffering with some arthritic pain in different places. 

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Thankful to Help Our HIV Friends

We have 5 that we know of with HIV, and more that we suspect might have it, but not everyone is willing to admit it. This year was an exceptionally hot summer in our part of India, now having entered into the rainy season, the temps more in the 80's or 90's. In general, HIV is not as dangerous now as it was previously IF it is diagnosed within its early stages. Below is Sister Chanti, a precious woman of God, and we suspect that her case wasn't diagnosed in its early stages. Her son also has this disease, whom we are helping with education. She is more susceptible to sicknesses, and was bed-ridden during part of the summer season. One of our other women (both she and Chanti are widows, their husbands dying of AIDS) also suffered a lot during the summer heat (perhaps no one we work with has air conditioning, only fans). We are thankful for our donors; through your giving we were able to provide extra food for these 5 women, as well as for two of our youth during the hot summer. As the song says, THANK YOU FOR GIVING TO THE LORD!

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Update on Swarupa and the Blood Clot

We asked you in our last post to pray for Swarupa. After her leg and arm began having problems, an MRI revealed she has a blood clot on her brain. The doctors are asking them to go to a specialty hospital in the city of Guntur (50 or so miles from her village). The cost is a little over $100 per day for the room and, according to the doctor who took the MRI, another $100 per day for medication. Because of the risk of a surgery, they are wanting to try meds first for several days or longer.  

They are a poor family and cannot afford these expenses. Swarupa (21) and her parents are believing God for a miracle. She's at a local hospital (with a supposedly reputable doctor), who's giving medication to try and break up the blood clot. I don't know the expenses at this time, but pray for the Lord's healing touch on this precious girl. I've known her since she was little (she attended a school I was working with); she and her parents are prayerful people, and seem to be very faithful. Stand with us, as we appeal to our gracious Lord for a miracle! Below is Swarupa on her birthday in June, and at the hospital.

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Birthday Boy, Prayer Request

Sathish turned 11 in late July; amazing how he has grown. His mother is a good woman, working hard to try and provide for her and Sathish, her husband (Sathish's father) at the home, but not properly caring for the family. So the mother, Pavani, is using the tailoring skills that she learned from an RHM project a few years ago to earn some income. Pray for Sathish and his mother.

We don't have many details at this time, but learned today that one girl, Swarupa (21 and has finished her college studies), has a brain clot in her brain which has affected one side of her body. She's such a precious girl; you helped her with her college expenses. Hopefully we will have more details soon. Please pray for Swarupa and her family (parents and sister, all walking with the Lord).

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Rewarded for Faithfulness

For the last 3 years of more we have been helping with weekly meetings, encouraging our young people, families and elderly to attend. Things have changed over the last couple of years because of a reduction of funds, so we're involved with very few elderly people at this time, although there are a few. The majority of the ministry is with children and youth (ages 6 to about 22), their family members and neighbors. There's also some Sunday School ministry in 5 villages. In this weekly Sunday afternoon meeting, we have been giving gifts to those with the best attendance over a 6 month period. In July we gave gifts to all the children who attended at least 20 out of 26 meetings from Jan to June '26. In the top photo (from left), Mary, Divya, Kavya and Shine attended all 26 meetings. In the lower photo, Akshaya, Abhinaya and Veni attended 25 of the 26 meetings. We're very thankful for how the Lord is working in many of their hearts.

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A Precious Servant of GOD

We are very thankful for the life and example of Lakshmamma. Here she is showing the monthly support given to her by Brother Wesley, who is also her pastor. Most of our widows that we assist are younger widows with children, but we still have a few older ones that we are ministering to, Lakshmamma one of them. She has a servant's heart. I can remember when another elderly woman, Vijaya Lakshmi, fell and broke her leg (she has polio and has never married). Lakshmamma lived down the same street, and even though she is possibly in her 80's (she doesn't know her birth date), she would cook for Vijaya Lakshmi and help any way she could. Several months ago, Lakshmamma also fell and broke her hip. We (the Lord supplying through your donations) are helping her with the rent payment for her home, and for some of her medications. Please pray for this dear sister in the Lord.

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