Kerala floods update
You may have seen on UK news that Kerala has been affected by floods once again. The BBC has reports here and here. Some of the area around the Neyyar Dam, where we work, has been devastated. Pastor Wilson writes:…
Indian cyclone update
We recently told you about the damage done to a number of houses by a particularly violent monsoon, and we received an impassioned appeal for help from Pastor Wilson, the director of BGM, a small Indian NGO. We had some…
Happy Valley has a new home
Happy Valley is our second special needs centre in India, meeting the needs of 40 to 50 children and young people with a variety of disabilities - physical, mental or even both. For the last five years it has been…
Indian cyclone
You may have heard or read about the cyclone that struck India recently. Although the reports centred on Gujarat, Kerala was also hit very badly. Pastor Wilson has sent us photographs of a number of houses that were seriously damaged…
India’s Covid epidemic
The horrendous situation in India resulting from the Covid crisis has been filling our televisions and news reports. Kerala, where we do much of our work, has been particularly badly hit and is going into yet another lockdown. Here at…
The latest from Thanal House
The Indian government is starting to get on top of the Covid pandemic. Recently a team came to Thanal House to test everyone. The good news is that everyone proved negative. That is a great relief - with so many…
Giva a man a fish …
... and you feed him for a day. Give a man a fishing rod and you feed him for life. At HHI we often meet immediate needs, but we also want people to be empowered to sustain themselves. So recently…
More news from Thanal House
It’s great to hear that Thanal House is still providing a loving home for many destitute women, despite the lockdown which is severe in India. Many of these women have serious psychiatric problems. They recently had a bit of excitement…
India update
One of the great things about HHI is that we are big enough to be effective but small enough to care about individuals. Philip writes about one such individual who we have helped recently: Suresh Kumar 36years old . He…
Thanal House Christmas meal
As promised a few days ago, here are some photographs of the Thanal House Christmas meal. We sent out some extra money earlier in the month so that these special women could have a special meal on this special day…