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NEWSLETTER March/April 2006 - VOLUME NINETEEN
INDEPENDENT CHURCH IN INDIA PO BOX 238 FREDERICKSBURG, PA 17026
website: www.indchurch.org email:info@indchurch.org Phone (717) 865-7885
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The Orphanage Opens:
A Vision Becomes Reality

Picture taken 2/25/06. Security wall around building will provide a very safe environment.

For Independent Church in India, the Lord has answered our prayers to build an orphanage for desperate children who are suffering, to make a difference in their lives.

The last weekend of February, the first six children came to live at the orphanage. When the children saw their beautiful new home and began to experience love and tender care, there were big smiles of new hope on their faces.

Shortly after the children arrived, they each received a gift bag with some toys, supplies for school, and personal items. When the children received the bag, they were so amazed that this was a gift for them that it took them a few moments to realize that this was their very own personal bag. One orphan girl exclaimed, "Please don't send me back to where I came from. I want to stay here!" Later she could hardly wait to use her new toothbrush because even at nine years old, this was the first time she was going to use a toothbrush and toothpaste to brush her teeth.
Kids looking in their gift bags... Wow! My very own toys!

The children are enjoying their first
meal at the orphanage.

The children were very happy to have a new bed to sleep on. All their lives they had to sleep on a mat on a damp floor. Now they can also enjoy three healthy meals a day. More children will be coming to the orphanage in the near future. As of now, the orphanage still needs some work to completely finish it. The security wall and gate must be finished. There is some electrical work and painting left, and some more supplies must be bought for the orphanage to be fully operational. Another $2500 is needed immediately to provide for these needs.