The Female Infant Refuge has finally found a new home. Thank you to all of you who have been praying for them. They had been looking for months. In nearly every case, as soon as they informed the landlord they had 10 little girls they were told, “Sorry, I do not want that many children [...]
Currently Russal and Kumari mentioned in my last post are renting a house in Chennai. But the owner of the house is planning to move back into it himself soon. So The Female Infant Refuge needs to move. Their landlord gave them notice some time ago that they would have to be out by the [...]
In previous posts I mentioned my great concern for the children of India. Millions of children in that country are at risk of starvation, disease, malnutrition and abuse. Their circumstances are truly dire. But, during my travels I have discovered that there is something else going on that I feel is even worse: In some places in India, if a newborn [...]
It’s Monday 8:30 PM. I’ll be hitting the sack early tonight. Tomorrow Sharon and I have another LONG day of travel ahead of us; actually 31 hours. That’s how long it will take us to fly from Portland, OR to Chennai, India. It can be grueling and expensive. So, why do we do it? There’s [...]
As far as international jet setting goes, both Sharon and I are real novices, and so still somewhat insecure going through customs, immigrations, etc. True, this was my third trip to India (and Sharon’s second). But the hassles and confusions at airports of my first two were such that I still refer to them occasionally [...]
Hi Friends and Family: Well, although we should be well on our way to Amsterdam by now, instead we are stuck in beautiful downtown Seattle! A Holiday Inn near Sea-Tac airport to be exact. We rode up here with Allison and Mary Alice, stopping for breakfast in Olympia along the way, and arrived at the [...]
Dear Brothers and Sisters: The time is fast approaching when Sharon and I will be leaving for India. We fly to Hyderabad on January 21 to meet up with Roger and Jan and head out to Jangaon for a two-week stay. In addition to our spending time with the orphans and general support for the [...]