Year: 2008

Early Sunday morning the Life Church team landed in Chennai, ready to impact the lives of orphans & children in need. They plunged right into the culture of India. It was a wild first day into the chaotic life of Chennai, where at every turn there are thousands & thousands of people. Monday we headed off to spend the day

Our next stop was the Good Shepherd Home. GSH is home to 122 orphans. Most of the kids have come off of the streets, and now fit into several homes that operate as a family unit. Their heart is to provide a family-style living for the kids.  We were impressed by these bright children, and the atmosphere of this orphanage

After 36 ours of flying and driving, we landed at our hotel at 6:30 am. We slept for 2 hours, and then hopped up and headed out for our wild first day of connecting with orphanages. The first orphanage we visited was a children’s AIDS home. Most of the kids are HIV+ and many of their mothers are prostitutes. For many of them, both

This Tuesday, October 7th we’re heading back to India. The first few days we’ll be scouting out 2 new orphanages that are in need of sponsorship, and then it’s on to stop #2 where we’ll meet up with a group of 12 volunteers from Kansas City. Together we will be: • Working in 3 orphanages• Doing various hands on projects• Spending time

Since I posted the last blog I received a “before” picture of Hawa, the day she arrived at the orphanage.  Isn’t the change in her amazing?

We just received an amazing report from the director of the AIDS baby’s home in Maputo, Mozambique, one of 17 orphanages Streams of Mercy raises support for. They have a little baby in their home right now named Hawa. Hawa’s mother has AIDS and it is not possible for her to take care of her precious daughter any longer. Little

January 28 – The atmosphere at the “House of Peace” in New Delhi India is a great family feel. As our team walked into the house we were welcomed with warm hospitality: Indian Chai and snacks. Three of the older girls shared their stories with us, and told of their hopes and dreams for the future. Salma impressed us with

Streams Of Mercy Staff in Chennai, India

January 25 –We arrived at the Little Lights Children’s home on the outskirts of Chennai. These 34 Children are Children of Lepers, rescued from a life in a leper colony…a life of hopelessness and poverty. These kids all have at least one parent living in the leper colony. As children of lepers, they are in the lowest cast in this