These thoughts and experiences were sent a couple of days ago but got lost in internet sidings. Each of the team are telling us what is happening in their minds and hearts. First from Phil: Today we heard about “chicken 65”. Every day is a new food experience here. Every child we interview tells us […]
Interviews, Biryani, Banana leaves, Fingers … and desperate lives!
So …. it is Saturday already. Lots of hard work done. This morning we met the last of the almost 300 children on the scheme and did their interviews. We still have 70+ of them that we want to fund but do not have sponsors. Would be great to come to your church, group or […]
“God is moving powerfully here” – Chennai 2015
We are just coming to the end of our third day here in Chennai and our second day of interviewing some amazing families with their beautiful children. As Phil wrote yesterday these families live in a very small one room home with on average 4-6 people sharing, but yesterday I met children from a family […]
Meeting the sponsored Children in Chennai
A few thoughts from Phil Kingham from the first full day of being with the lovely kids in Chennai: Its official. I’m old, a heavyweight, a lightweight, too tall and too small! The first because I’m feeling it, the second because its a given, the third because I can’t take the pace, the fourth […]
Team off to Chennai on Monday
On Monday morning the Grassroots team flies out to Chennai to visit the Soveriegn King Mission, meet all the sponsored children and to catch up with Kevin and Deborah Kamalraj. The team is Sharon Anson, Karen Hedges and Phil Kingham. Once they've got over their jet lag they will spend Tuesday visiting people in […]
First batch of students who have been offered a place at secondary school
This is the point in the year (January) when those who have passed standard 7 exams (the end of primary school) start being told if they have been offered a place in secondary school. A very exciting time for our sponsored young people. They are told on a few different batches over the next […]
Weather, Children, Uniforms & Pambogo feeding programme
Friday was a rough day. Torrential rain in Mbeya (see video here!). Rivers running through the streets. And it was uniform distribution day in Airport location. Not an easy time as the children and their parents/guardians had to be squeezed into shelter in the same buildings being used for the distribution process. Hard but […]
Uyole and Tukuyu are the locations for uniform distribution today
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