Siva Priya
Written in the words of John Matthew, missionary. This is Siva Priya. She came from a Hindu family. There is something special with her name. Siva is the name of a Hindu god, who is the destroyer. Priya means love. - – - – - Hopeful Hearts began a sponsorship program in 2008 for abandoned girls at the Karala girls home in India, providing supplimental food, medicine, and clothing – along with teaching of Christian values. This is a glimpse of one of these children.
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Written in the words of John Matthew, missionary. This is Divya. She is 12 years old and in 5th grade. She came from a Hindu family. Divya is very happy to stay in the orphange. She suffered a lot in her home. - – - – - Hopeful Hearts began a sponsorship program in 2008 for abandoned girls at the Karala girls home in India, providing supplimental food, medicine, and clothing – along with teaching of Christian values. This is a glimpse of one of these children.
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Written in the words of John Matthew, missionary. This is Anoopa. She is 11 years old and in 6th grade. She came from a Hindu family. Her ambition is to be a nurse. Her hobby is playing hide and seek. - – - – - Hopeful Hearts began a sponsorship program in 2008 for abandoned girls at the Karala girls home in India, providing supplimental food, medicine, and clothing – along with teaching of Christian values. This is a glimpse of one of these children.
Read MoreSponsorship Program for Abandoned Girls
Hopeful Hearts began a sponsorship program in 2008 for abandoned girls at the Karala girls home in India, providing supplemental food, medicine, and clothing – along with teaching of Christian values. In subsequent posts, we will provide a glimpse of a few of the children.
Read MoreBlessing Bag Trip 2008-2009
Christmas . . . just the word conjures up all sorts of images in our mind’s eye. Snow, food, tinsel, lights, family. . . but not if you are an orphan in Ukraine. And that is why four years ago Hopeful Hearts started our “Blessing Bag” project. All through the spring and early summer we pass out, fill, collect, and process shopping bags filled with Christmas for approximately 1,000 children. Then, a couple of days after Christmas, 14 to 16 volunteers board a plane and make the journey to deliver Christmas to the children. This year was no exception: 13 of us left on December 27 and...
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