Child Sponsorship – Page 19

Interviews, Biryani, Banana leaves, Fingers … and desperate lives!

February 1, 2015 by Grassroots

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

January 30, 2015 by Grassroots

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

January 28, 2015 by Grassroots

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

January 23, 2015 by Grassroots

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

January 19, 2015 by Grassroots

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

January 10, 2015 by Grassroots

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

January 8, 2015 by Grassroots

Uniform distribution by Grassroots Tanzania in Mabatini & Iyela

January 7, 2015 by Grassroots

Richard and the team in Tanzania are using today to distribute school uniform to all the sponsored children in Mabatini. ——————————————————— And here is Iyela Distribution 2 great VIMEO videos: https://vimeo.com/116155532 https://vimeo.com/116155533 And here is the new chuirch building in Iyela. A Grassroots donor has just funded the roof and it has […]