A few times a year Brother Raju will gather some of our girls and take them to a city called Chilakaluripet, which we call Peta for short. Previously we had 4 children in 2 families we were supporting in Peta in various ways. Sadly, it seems that the mother of 3 of the children turned back to Islam (not sure what happened), but we still go to see a girl named Jyothi, who just turned 17 earlier this month (her birthday blog will come later). Her family is very poor and much in need. Your donations help them with some food each month, and help Jyothi with her education, now in the 11th grade. In the 1st photo below we have girls eating breakfast at the bus stand before getting on the bus for the 2 and a half hour journey to Peta. I so much miss this bonding time with the girls, but can see that these excursions have very much strengthened Brothers Raju, Marthababu and their wives' ability to speak into the lives of the youth. From left are Soniya, Sirisha, Akshaya, Mary and Martha. In the 2nd photo the children and probably some adults are studying their Bibles. Most likely Raju gave them an assignment to read, and then later discussed what they read. Please don't forget to pray for this precious children's ministry.
 |