The year 2072, Bai-12 was the most scaring day of my life! It was the first time that I experienced a huge earthquake. I was in the church. It started shaking then I felt that now, I will die. I was very afraid. But I was safe. Then I went [...]
In Malawi we have three reasons for happy faces and grateful hearts. First, the King of Grace Lutheran Church located in Minnesota, donated over $500 towards the Healthy Start Meals Program! Second, Shakil Kassman, a kind man who lives near TWAM Centre in Chipanda Village, donated chicken. Mixed beans are [...]
Vivek Sharma was one of the first sponsored students at St. Devi’s Academy. He was just a small boy who came from an abusive and destitute background. His family was so poor that many days there was not adequate food or warm clothes. Fortunately Vivek was brought to St. Devi’s, [...]
In one of the mountain villages where the recent earthquake destroyed the bridge over a substantial river, people have become creative. The local children wanted to go back to school when it opened but there was no way to cross the river. A sturdy rope with makeshift seats was assembled [...]
The monsoon season has begun in Nepal which is the cue to plant rice. The Himalayan mountains and hills are terraced for the planting of rice, mustard (the seeds are used and the oil) and maize. The people in these regions have always relied upon these terraces to produce the [...]
Yesterday 28 brand new dresses were donated for the little girls at the Happy Hearts Nursery School in Malawi. The dresses are brand new with the tags still intact. The donor explained that the dresses were on clearance at a discount store and when the manager learned the clothes would [...]
Rain is normal this time of year in West Bengal, India. In fact, the staff at the LOT Home routinely stock pile rice in the spring to be kept for the monsoon season just in case food becomes difficult to obtain. Three days ago, at 8:30 p.m. lightning was blazing [...]
The rainy season is in full force in West Bengal, India. On Tuesday night, June 30, the incessant rainfall triggered major landslides all across the hills and swept away at least 400 homes while people were sleeping. Kalimpong, the nearest city to Relli where the LOT Home is located, received [...]
Slavery isn’t something we think about in this country. After all, slavery officially ended January 1, 1863 when Abraham Lincoln issued his Emancipation Proclamation. Yet we read that children are sold into slavery in Nepal and other parts of Asia. When we hear of something so horrific we are shocked [...]
Small quakes ranging from 4.0-4.5 still shake Kathmandu though they are not as frequent. The government has banned the construction of cinderblock or concrete building at present and they have ordered that new buildings cannot exceed 2 stories. Devi says, “As you know, due to the earthquake people are so [...]