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Greeting,

We apologize for the lack of updates the past couple of weeks; there has been a lot of work to accomplish in our newfound home. We have had a vast amount of new experiences and are blessed to be touching the lives of so many people. It has been a life-changing experience to spend time with so many talented, loving, and energetic young men. We truly believe that each one of these boys will grow up to be amazing leaders within the communities of India.

A hiking trip with the older boys

A tourist moment

Rock Climbing

This seven-year-old boy was found
severely malnourished and weak when Bethania Kids
took him in. Although he is still a small, he is gradually getting
healthier and is more joyful than ever.

30 sweaters for the boys. They all say Thank you for your support.

Providing health education & educational materials
for abused women & the mentally disabled

Health Education class

Simple education

Next week we are departing from the boy’s home to live at the girls orphanage. Below is a short story of a downtrodden village, a boy’s mother, and his story. I hope you enjoy the pictures of our life thus far in the mountains, and I also hope that you are compelled to continue to support missionaries like ourselves, Bethania Kids, and Hope Without Borders. 

This is the story of a orphaned boy named C.. He is currently fourteen-years-old, and he lives at the boys home we were staying at in the month of August.

He was found in a remote, isolated, and undeveloped village.
The woman in the picture is his sister, the older boy is his brother, and the baby is himself.

After his father died of Cancer, his mother went into a stage of mental breakdown.
She was unable to care for her four children.
Each were sent to various orphanages.
To this day, his mother (above), continues to struggle.
Therefore, C. continues to reside in the orphanage in which we were living in.

Here is a link of the village he once lived in:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQnNTOo2x6M&feature=youtu.be

C. (on the right) is now happy, healthy, and has a new family.
He is loved and cared for thanks to Bethania Kids.

I would also like to share the story of my, Erica, two favorite brothers: A & D.

These boys lost there mother two years ago.
There father remarried and their step-mother did not want them;
thus, they arrived at Bethania with a hope for a future.
Although difficult at first, both boys are thriving in the home.
And I can see the great leaders that they are becoming.
It is amazing to see the beauty that can develop from tragedy.

A Nurse and Massage Therapist Being so Blessed by the Communities of India

Community Assessment at a Church

Exploring Remote Areas

Teaching First Aid, Dental Health, & Communicable Diseases

Visiting Villages

New Refrigerator. Thanks for your support!

Old Refrigerator

You helped provide soap, toothbrushes, & toothpaste
to 35 young orphan boys! Thank you.

Joy in Abundance & Inexpressible Gratitude

Greetings once again from India,

1. So, we thought we would update our readers through pictures this week.

2. Seemed like a fun idea, right?

3. This week we have bought quite a lot of hygiene and health items for the children. They were so glad!

4. We have also learned to cook chappathi.

7. We bought 35 orphan boys underwear...
and they wore it on their head.

6. We have visited some remote villages..
 in the creases of the mountain lands.

5. We have begun working with
some fun, loving mentally disabled children.

8. We have sat on the tip of a mountain overseeing:
the wonderful land of India.

9. We have even taught the staff to play dominos,
Which they greatly enjoyed.

10. We have experienced the love of young boys who have become:
 our beloved brothers.

11. We have seen: Family.

12.  We have seen: Poverty

13. We have seen: Unity.

14. We have explored the great beyond..

15. We have experienced tremendous joy.

16. Yet, also, experienced great sickness.

17. We have attended important country holiday events.

18. And we have walked in a campaign to:
Stop child labor

19. Then in the midst of it all,
we have managed to:
 read, play board games, and teach health, music, English, and spiritual classes.

20. We are extremely grateful to have the opportunity to work with the children of India. Thank you for your support.

Hey Ho to the Mountains WE GO!

Greetings from India!
We have arrived at our new destination safely, and we have a much busier schedule. We are visiting 6 daycare centers, 6 after school care centers, and attending to the needs of our new young orphan boys and staff as well as the community surrounding the area. Although Erica got sick at first due to the altitude of the mountain, she is much better now, and Catherine is slowly recovering from an unfortunate cold. All in all, we miss the girls from below the mountain, but we are overjoyed to see what this new home will bring!

Last Picture from the Girls Home

Last Girls Home Picture

Birthday Party in the Mountains

One of the Daycare Center we will be working at

Our new Home

Some New Friends from the Boys Home