Mission trip to Tamil Nadu, India. Crest India, MM Hills

1. India
A Beautiful and Lost Land

2. On the way to the orphanage- middle of nowhere!

4. When they opened the gate, this is what we saw

8. Paul & Shanthi – they started the orphanage

11. FACILITIES
For the past 3-4 years, Tamil Nadu has experienced a severe drought. Over 30
coconut trees, which produce up to 150 coconuts/tree per year, died at the
orphanage. Last year, they dug the well further down, hoping to find ground
water but didn’t. Fortunately, this year, there has been unusual rain so the
well is full! It is pictured above.

13. The Dining room- yes, they sit on the floor!

14. The bio-fuel cooking system bought with the
money we raised last year.

15. The fire pit they used to cook on
(inside a small building)

16. The plates and cups we bought last year.

17. Dormitory

19. The water purifier we bought last year

20. The orphanage compound

24. First time EVER to make a craft-
decorating journals

25. The children acting out the story of Elijah being
fed by the ravens. God is our Provider!

26. God is Our Provider mobiles!

27. Daniel and the Lions’ Den – God is Our Protector!

29. God is King! They wore these crowns for HOURS!

30. Getting ready to eat the meal we provided

32. Stuffed Animals!!!!

34. Pillowcases!

36. Schools where we shared the Gospel.
This is the first one – no electricity here

37. Gospel Bead Bracelets!

38. A public school with a villager standing outside

39. The second school where we shared the Gospel. It is a
one room school house and this is the size!

40. School teachers- the one in purple is a Christian
and she teaches Bible verses to the children.
There are only 3 Christian families in this village.

41. If You’re Happy and You Know It

42. More Gospel Bead bracelets!

43. Revival Church of Christ, Kayathar, Tamil Nadu

46. The Orphanage Children

47. Philomina, who received an Operation Christmas Child
shoebox from me.

48. These boys’ father set their mother on fire in front of
them. The mother died. The father is in jail.

49. These girls’ mother killed their father and then placed
him on the train tracks to look like a suicide. They don’t
know he is dead.

53. Pechipandi – God provided the money for his arm!

54. Sokar’s sister- Her mom used her as a prostitute to make
money for the family. She is a very sad 13 year old girl.

55. Malathi- Young lady who developed a mental illness as
a teenager. Please pray for the funding for medications,
about $150 for 3 month supply.

56. The pastor’s daugther- Abisha. Reminded me of Abigail!

57. Baptism Day!
They received Christian names that day: Mary, Magdalene, and Sherry.

59. Saying Goodbye

60. Needs and Desires
Above is a picture of a hen house. If the orphanage had the funds ($9,000),
they could operate one of these on their property and generate an income of
over $600 per month, thus becoming more sustainable and able to help more
kids.

61. The government said the orphanage must build a wall around the
entire compound. So far, only the front wall (seen to the left) has
been built. The home can be shut down if the rest of the wall is not
finished. Cost: $12,000. The government also has declared that the
boys must be on a different property than the girls. The property
across the street costs $12,000.

62. The Church’s foundation built 4 years ago. Need
about $20,000 to finish building the church. The
current building is rented from a Hindu, who is
persecuting them.

63. Pray for this boy (my Eli’s Indian twin!) and his 2
brothers. They are gypsies and their parents don’t want
them to go to the orphanage because they beg for the
parents, bringing in money for the family. The youngest
brother, around 3 yrs old, did not even have clothes on.

64. MM Hills
The schools can only be accessed by a jeep and even that was
questionable.

65. One lane

68. The school has a small library (in a cabinet) & Help
Educate a Child provided new books for the library

69. The reason God sent me to MM Hills – the only
Christian in the village. She is the schoolteacher and
sleeps in the school because the village is so remote she
can only make it home once every 2 weeks.

70. The teacher’s well read Bible

71. 1st-3rd grade classroom – 90 kids. I’m standing in the
corner taking the picture.

72. Solar power for water pumps at the schools

73. Solar power battery chargers so the kids can have light
in their homes in the evenings.

76. Natural Beauty
Wild peacocks!

79. Mountains, coconut trees, wind mills

80. Banana Trees

81. See the cow? They are EVERYWHERE!

85. Coconuts!

86. Sand sculpture

87. Mysore Palace

88. Sugar Cane

89. Harvested Sugar Cane

90. Rice paddies

94. Temples, temples, everywhere

108. A temple elephant