Asha Kiran
Since earlier this year, Grace Ministries has taken over Asha Kiran. Santhosh will continue as a trustee for the time being so as to provide continuity, but will move to a well-earned retirement in a year or two. The new…
Asha Kiran Ashram children are making great progress!
Grace Ministries is coming to the centre three days a week and is gaining knowledge and experience of the centre’s activities, in anticipation of the handover by Pastor Santhosh. The staff have been joined by a new special needs teacher…
Please pray for Pastor Santhosh and his wife Sheela.
They have both been instrumental in setting up and running Asha Kiran Ashram, our centre for disabled children, for many years. But now they are both facing mounting health issues. Sheela is awaiting the results of a number of tests,…
Latest news from Asha Kiran Ashram
Rev Dr Santhosh Kumar, the director of Asha Kiran Ashram, our special needs centre in Tamil Nadu, writes: Greetings to you from Asha Kiran Ashram. Thank you very much for your valuable help for our Asha Kiran Ashram home and…
Back in Kerala
It was a good trip out to Asha Kiran, but we are now back in the relative civilisation of Kerala. We spent a bit of time with the children at Asha Kiran before saying our goodbyes and catching the bus…
Honoured guest
A full day at Asha Kiran today. The morning was a chance to see the centre in action - a hive of activity wi th special needs teaching and physiotherapy in full swing. Them a lunch provided by a local…
Going back in time
The main street of Ambassadurum has no pavement so walking involves jumping out of the way of busses and kamikaze cyclists. Cows are curled up going to sleep in all sorts of unlikely places. Tamil Nadu is a step back…
Matthew 26:36
‘Then cometh Jesus with them into a place called Gethsemane and saith unto the disciples, sit ye here while I go and pray yonder’ Dear God, as we set you as our example, we see that when you lived on…
Matthew 28:20
‘Behold I am with you always, even to the end of the age.’ Dear Jesus, Thank you for being near when we needed you, thank you for helping us when we faltered, thank you for cheering us when we felt…