Greetings. It has been a long time since we sent a report your way. In this report  I will highlight the New Matilda school at Devarkonda and the February dental camp which drew a thousand patients in a week's time. The other Veda programs  are doing well.  Thank you for your continued prayers.

The new school at Devarkonda.

We thought that we could give you full and comprehensive report with pictures on the new school at Devarkonda by this time but we still have some unfinished work left such as doors windows, flooring and partial plastering.  We are not moving into this new structure till August this year and the land lady of the present school has kindly consented to let us stay for another 3 months.

The new school will become operative from August 20th with all the furnishings including wall paintings. What was  thought   impossible two years ago now seems to be so possible through so many prayers and contributions. The Lord  gave us His word  to go ahead and wait patiently 
upon Him so that he can shape the building from his out stretched palm. God  like a painter  sketched out a landscape against the cloudless vast blue skies of Devarkonda ,and created a building for Matilda school in a forgotten wilderness where  goats, cows and wild jackals once roamed. Now quite a few people move around and come to the campus to fetch a pot of water. As we see it now from this   distance the Lord is going to use this place for training up 500- 600 young minds in the paths of the Lord every year, and provide employment for 35-50 teaching and non teaching  staff .  This institution will touch 300 plus homes  with His love . Doris and I are so proud to be part of this love in shaping up the future of their children. 

7th class results

We received the results of the 7th class government board exam. All 22 students who wrote the exams obtained 1st division  Every mark that a tribal or untouchable child earned is a  mark of excellence. This year we  upgrade  Mallepalli school  to 10th class which is the final year in High school. May God be praised!

Dental Clinic (for photos click here)

I have never seen so many teeth pulled out in my life. They are of different sizes , shapes from 6 olds to 70 years. The five-day dental camp was conducted by the Christian Dental teams from Hong Kong, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Taiwan under the sponsorship of Taipei International Church.  Sixteen doctors, aids, and volunteers pulled teeth from morning till evening and treated 300 patients every day covering over 1000 patients during a five-day period. The  Mallepalli and Devarkonda region has never seen such Christian service.

"Who are these people?", one patient asked me.  "They are so gentle yet firm."  There had been many such questions. Obviously everybody wanted them to come back. Nikita, an 8-year-old  who has a body deformity, preserved her two teeth which were pulled. They remind her of the kind doctor who pulled them out.

The Lord continues to bless our work and give meaning to our lives. There are more requests for Bindu sponsorship  this year. At present we have 50 needy children in our home. A child costs US$ 20 per month for total upkeep. We provide you with a photo, a progress report card and correspondence from your child.

Project cow

Seed money was donated to purchase five Jersey cows  this year for augmenting nutrition for  Bindu children's diet. We give a glass of fresh milk to each child and sell the remaining milk to a government co-op milk center. We save the extra money for the college education of the Bindu children in a savings bank. It costs  Rs 15,000 to purchase a cow and another 15,000 to raise green fodder and pay for insurance. The female calves are kept in the shed and male ones are sold away after three months.

Prayer requests.

1. X ray machine for Grace children's clinic. Cost Rs 150,000.

2. Ambulatory service van for Grace Children's clinic.  Cost: Rs 400,000.

3. Completion of new school at Devarkonda.

4. Stone cutter? church at Anjaiah colony. Foundation stone was laid in the month of March.The helped to obtain government permission after several hassels.Pray for the completion

5. Ten more computer systems for Matilda school

How do we say "Thank you" in the Telugu language?  NINDA VANDANALU!