Wednesday 10th of March 2010
India
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Care for the Family
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MAF
Where flying is not a luxury, but a lifeline. Read more ->
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Christian Institute
A nondenominational Christian charity, upholding the truths of the Bible Read more ->
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Evangelical Alliance
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Kingscare
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Church Calendar
14.03.2010 09:30 - 11:00
14.03.2010 11:30 - 13:00
16.03.2010 19:30 - 21:30
19.03.2010
19.03.2010
| New Work! Bengali Basti |
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New Work
This year, a little boy’s hand was deformed by fire. For a long time his parents refused to let Ruth take him to the hospital since he was the only one bringing money into the family. After much persuasion he
was taken for two surgeries; his hand is almost healed now. His father, though annoyed, seemed to also be touched by Ruth’s commitment and recently asked us to start a school in Devni Village (where he lives). Surprisingly the landlord of the village has offered facilities to establish the school. God’s favour!!! Ruth and Rajan are investigating the needs in the village. We will start something here soon! New Work!
 New Work: Bengali Basti
Rajan began a new work in a slum area called Bengali Basti; located in the southern
outskirts of Delhi. After much interaction with the slum dwellers we decided to move
our school from Sangam Vihar to the Bengali Basti. The people living here are Muslim
migrants from the borders of West Bengal. They live in a slum with 90 huts made out
of card board boxes; their primary source of income is garbage collection. About 80%
of their children do not go to school. Our school here is a cardboard hut built
especially by the villagers for this purpose.
In the beginning, the attendance of the students was irregular, but from April 2009 it has stabilized to around 30 students. Six of the older students have been enrolled with the National Open School system for Class 3. The others are divided in to two; Beginners (Nursery) and Class 1. There are also a few older students (adults) out of which two are planning to give their Class 8 exams in the National Open School next year. This is a great encouragement and we are glad we can help them prepare for this.
An adult literacy programme has started here as well and five students come every day to learn English.
A few months ago, Rajan was approached by the Pradhan of the Madrassa (a Muslim school in the Basti) who wanted Rajan to start adult English classes in his place; he offered Rajan Rs 2,500 a month. Rajan asked for rooms for the school instead. The team is now running English classes in these rooms.
The team working in the Bengali Basti consists of Rajan, his daughter Betsy, Jaipal, Awmtea and Faijan. They hope to expand the work during the year, build relationships with the people in the area and be open gateways to the Kingdom.
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