Day 6 Wednesday 14th February
Today was our final time at Asha Kiran. It was all go, with children continuing to receive life transforming physiotherapy and teaching appropriate to their abilities in small groups.
Day 5 Tuesday 13th February 2024
Going across the border into Tamil Nadu is like stepping back in time for a generation. It is the India that is long past in Kerala. Cows roam the streets randomly or sleep in the middle of the road. Roads…
Day 4 Monday 12th February 2024
Travel to Tamil Nadu Today we crossed the subcontinent - well, the southern tip of it anyway, across into Tamil Nadu. Things didn't go as planned and as a result, by the time we arrived , it was nearly time…
Day 3 Sunday 11th February 2024
Sunday is a day for worship so we went to Tom's church for their nearly three hour service. Even though we couldn't understand much of what was going on we could feel their enthusiasm. The children were integrated into it,…
Day 2 Saturday 10th February 2024
What a difference a good night's sleep makes! We were to be the guests of honour at the birthday celebrations of Happy Valley, our special needs school in Kerala. So we arrived to a noisy welcome from the children, lots…
Day 1 Friday February 9th 2024
Edmund, Chris and Chris's nephew Sam have arrived safely and we're looking forward to nearly two weeks of seeing what our Indian partners are doing. Having left behind the cold, wet and miserable weather in the UK we arrived at 0430…
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…
Happy Valley is continuing to flourish
In September the centre celebrated Onam, a Hindu equivalent of a harvest festival, which is a big event in Kerala. For the children it involved a lot of fun making intricate arrangements of flower petals and dressing up, as well…
Good news for Binoy
Binoy is a student. As part of his duties he was cleaning the upper levels of the college building when he fell, breaking several bones. An operation was needed, costing about £450. But his family are poor – his parents…
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,…