Imagine for a moment that you are a house parent for a children’s home. You already have more mouths to feed than you ever envisioned, but each one belongs to a precious child you love like your own. School fees mount and pants grow short, and daily you plead to God for the rent. But you wouldn’t change this life—or these children—for anything.
Your doorbell rings and there, on your doorstep, awaits a five-year-old boy. His aunt and grandmother accompany him, begging you to take him in before he is sold on the streets.
When Glory Diana, the house mother at AG Home in India, wrote me the other day, she was in this exact predicament. James looked up from the doorway, bright-eyed and expectant. Would she let him stay?
Her mind raced. How would they provide for another child? But how could she tell this precious one, “no?”
Because of drug addiction and mental illness, James’ parents were unable to look after him. Some days, his father beat him. So James spent his days roaming the streets. It was a matter of time before he was trafficked, and the family knew it. Unable to provide for him themselves, the aunt and grandmother brought him to AG Home.
Glory Diana wrote me for advice.
I was unable to turn James back to the streets, knowing the gruesome fate that likely awaited him. In faith, I encouraged her and her husband to take him in, believing that you would agree with me that James should be in a Christ-centered home.
I said ‘Yes.” Will you?
Our house parents in India face these heart-wrenching decisions routinely. The need is so great. Thankfully, their faith is, too!
Daily, they stretch their lentil curry. They pass the thread bare clothes down—again. They barter with the school administration for reduced fees.
And yet, when faced with a child in desperation, they extend the hands of Christ once more.
Today, I am writing you because these house parents need your help to continue providing for children who would otherwise be left to the dangerous streets.
You see, four of the eight homes we serve in India remain unsponsored. That means we are dependent upon serendipitous gifts to cover their needs. Recently, this fund has dropped quite low.
So we’re turning to you to ask for help. We don’t want our house parents to ever turn a child away because they feel they just don’t have the support they need to take on another orphan.
For just $9.50, you can support an entire children’s home in India for one day. For $66.50, you can provide for that home for a full week. For $275, you could cover the home for the whole month!
Please click here, letting us know that we can count on your compassion again to provide for James and others with similar stories.
On behalf of India’s orphans, thank you!
