NEWSLETTER
Special Edition
April 2006
Volume 20
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NEWSLETTER SPECIAL EDITION April 2006 - VOLUME 20
INDEPENDENT CHURCH IN INDIA PO BOX 238 FREDERICKSBURG, PA 17026
website: www.indchurch.org email:info@indchurch.org
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Pastor Richard (overseer of the orphanage) and the Smith family standing with all the kids living at the orphanage.
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By the last weekend of February, the orphanage was up and running and now there are thirteen children who are living there. It has been so exciting to see more children coming to the orphanage in the past few weeks. ICII is urgently looking for more loving sponsors before they will be able to take in more children. The children who have come to the orphange are very happy to sleep in a bed for the first time in their lives, to get three healthy meals, plus snacks each day, to play with toys, to brush their teeth, and to receive so much love and tender care.
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Before this, all these children have had a dark and sorrowful past full of suffering and despairs, but now the Lord is mending their hearts and giving them joy as they experience His compassion from those who are caring for them and sponsoring them.
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Pastor Britto playing games with the
children at the orphanage.
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This is the first time in their lives that these children are eating ice cream, and they are enjoying very much! From left to right; Stephen-Raj, Jothimuthu, Saranya, Gibson, Antony.
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Children's Testimonies - To give you an idea of some of the children's background who have come to live at the orphanage, here are some testimonies:
Jothimuthu (age ten) - When Jothimuthu was seven years old his mother was pregnant five months . But because of family problems, and poverty she committed suicide by jumping into a well. She also took his sister (age two) with her, and she also drowned in the well. Jothimuthu's father is always drinking alcohol, and he will leave his village for periods of time. His father does not take care of Jothimuthu and many times he will beat him when he returns home again.
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The only one that tried to take care of Jothimuthu in the past was his grandmother (named Ydaiyammal) who had leprosy. She to was very poor and only lived in a small tent with a mud floor. But after ICII began to help support her over a year ago, she shared her food with him. His grandmother was very happy to bring him to the orphanage so he could receive a good life. Jothimuthu shares, "Most mornings I will get the old rice which was cooked for my dad. In the afternoon I won't eat because whenever I eat the food from the school I will get stomach pain. Usually I did not eat in the evening also. My dad used to beat me". After coming to the orphanage, Jothimuthu exclaimed, "I like to stay here!"
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