I am copying a  brief report presented to us  by Mark Clement, who is from Bruderhof community in upstate New York, and who spent five months with us.  May you enjoy reading this report:

"For the last two months my son Dwayne and I have had the privilege of working as guest teachers at Matilda school: Dwayne at Devarkonda and I at Mallepally. This has been a wonderful and enriching experience. The acceptance of the teachers was invaluable.  We learned many intricacies of a different education system, and the joy, warmth and the eagerness that extends from the students is something that we will never forget.

We have been amazed at the level of learning seen here under circumstances that reflect the poverty characteristic of so many schools in similar settings.  Each student learns three languages and converses fluently in these languages at a tender age. Here a  third grade student is more advanced in languages than a 9th grader in the US.  If I fault at all the education system it is that they rely more on memorization than analytical thinking.

Das and Doris have established a  school that is having an important and highly beneficial impact on children and the surrounding villagers. The fruits of their labor in demanding circumstances will be felt for many years and well beyond the present generation. I would encourage anyone who has means to do so to support Matilda school financially.

1) There is a great need for monetary help in order to upgrade computers that would enable Matilda school to equip students with the  skills to face a rapidly modernizing India.

2) Setting up and furnishing a new school being built in Devarkonda.

3) Expanding the medical program  to help the poverty stricken local population.

4) So many other projects that are so much needed here.

Once again I would like to express my gratitude that we have been able to spend these months at Matilda school."  -- Mark Clement

We had a wonderful visit with Harry and Marlene Schmidt, Clarence and Lydia  Knippel, and Jim Degeer of Abbotsford B.C. Canada, who came to visit us in the hot month of April just at the close of the school year.  They enjoyed being with us on the evening of the school's Annual Day  program  "EAST MEETS WEST" presented by our children.

This year we have  over 200 new admissions into  academic education and 25 new entrants into Bindu Home, which is well beyond our capacity to accommodate. Yet in faith we have taken them all in and thank God for entrusting us with more responsibilities.  The new school construction at Devarkonda is progressing well after the government issued  us permission for electricity connection.

Thank you for praying for Doris  and helping financially during her trial with a kidney stone which was removed  in the month of May.  Now she is well and is back at Devarkonda school.

Thank you for  your many prayers and for  supporting us financially to continue our projects.  God bless you.