Early childhood education in India is subject to two extreme but contrary deficiencies. On one hand, millions of yound children in lower income groups, especially rural and girl children, comprising nearly 40% of first grade entrants never complete primary school.

At the other end of the social and educational spectrum, children attending urban schools, especially middle and upper class children in private schools, are subjected to extreme competitive pressures from a very early age to aquire basic language skills and memorize vast amounts of information in order to qualify for admission into the best schools.

Most of the reasons for the existience of the first class is a poor financial situation. To implement an aide program to help children from rural area to go to school, we need to think of the basiscs school needs. The educational project for the rural area of Coimbatore is to extand gradually the theaching staff and addition of new classes with new students.

It is a long term project, but I believe God is able to do much more then we think, we can express with words or we can ever imagine.

If you think God is calling you to use your gifts, experience don`t hesitate to do it.

May God bless you richly!!!

Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it."

Child labor in India is a human right issue for the whole world. It is a serious and extensive problem, with many children under the age of fourteen(14th), working in carpet making factories, glass blowing units and making fireworks with bare little hands. According to the statistics given by Indian Government there are 20 millions child laborers in the country, while other agencies claim that it is 50 million.

"But Jesus said: " Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven." - Matthew 19/14

PERFECT!

If you will take some time and just look at the map of India, you will see water on the S-E and S-W. We have Arabian Sea in the West side, Bay of Bengal in the East side and the Indian Ocean on the South.When we hear about sea, ocean, we think of milles of water and pretty much, nothing else.
One afternoon, my friends and I went to one of the most beautiful places that you MUST see if you go to India: the Arabian Sea. Close your eyes for a moment and imagine this picture: the sunset has PERFECT colors: a PERFECT blend of red, yellow, orange and blue sky. Not to much from any of the colors, just a PERFECT portion from each to generate this wonderful view. As you look far away like you try to catch the horizont line with your eyes, there is a PERFECT continuation...its like a huge mirror of sky on earth. Can you see it? There, where the heaven and heart hug each other, that`s where "the heart that formed the Univers is", as one of my friends will say.
Now, take a breath. A deep breath! Hmmm...the smell of the water....each wave its splashing around and leaves behind a warm sweet smell.
Water has an incredible color. I never saw such a beautiful and PERFECT combination of colors: blue light - purple. Its not just the reflection of the sunset, but its something unique!..yes, that`s what it is: unique!
I sat down on the sticky sand and I looked at the water. How infinite and PERFECT the Creator is! All the small detailes remindes me how wonderful and PERFECT my Father is!
I am blessed to be here, to meet those wonderful people, to be part of His plan here, at this time. Thank you Father for this PERFECT time, for this PERFECT moment....for the PERFECT YOU!

"Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows." - James 1/17

One of the Children Homes from Lonavla, has 18 children, most of them siblings(praise God they are together). These kids are coming from different backgrounds, regions of India and most important with different life stories. Those 2 boys are coming from different social classes(thou most will say that there is no middle class), and they both have different stories, yet, in this place they are best friends. Can you imagine a muslim child and a hindu getting along? Well, this is possible!!! Those 2 adorable kids are best friends!

Pray for them that they will grow beautiful in Christ no matter what time will bring. I am blessed to have them as part of my life now! Absolutely, we are all pencils in Gods hand. What is your story?

"Why are your eyes like that?" - I looked surprised at this question thinking "what its wrong with my eyes?". The translator made this question easy for me: "She never saw someone with blue eyes!" It was for the first time when I heard this. i turned to the girl and she gave me the biggest smile ever. The picture next to this was made once she end up in contemplation of the "white women" that was before her.

This adorable 4 years old girl made my day and my entire time in India and not for the question tat she asked me, but its just amazing to see ways that God remind us how innocent kids are and how this is expressed in simple ways. We, as adults, try so hard to complicated things and in almost everything we do we try to look so profound , yet we forget the most simple thing: Love does not require anything complex. Love simply gave itself. Love is not selfish. Love is patience. Love is kind. Intense love does not measure, it just give!!!!