My story

Venkara's father died, after two years her mother married another man and left her in the house with the neighbors. Occasionally she came by, but in recent years she hasn't done that anymore. The neighbors could no longer take care of her and asked if she could go to the children's home.

Venkata Lakshmi is supported by impact partner Salvation Ministries India

What does a day look like: The morning starts with a breakfast consisting of rice, an egg and milk. Then the children go to school. The little ones go to daycare. At noon, the children get lunch. After school, the children first do their homework, then they play games with each other. For dinner, the children get an Indian curry meal. Every day there is time for prayer and Bible study. Project information: The project in India that your sponsor child is part of is part of Mercy Orphanages and the office is located in Bhimavaram. The project was set up in 2003 by Raj. Raj is an evangelist in India with a huge passion for the underprivileged in his society. When he was walking through the city one evening and saw a lot of children roaming the streets, fighting for survival, he decided to set up a project to take care of these children. There are currently more than hundreds of children in the project. A large piece of land has been bought on which they have built a large orphanage where almost all the children can stay. At the moment, most of the children are staying in five different orphanages spread over three districts in India. The goal of the orphanages is to give the children a safe home, where they can heal, recover and blossom into strong, independent individuals who are rooted in the love of Jesus. Some children, especially the street children, live in shelters spread over different villages. Your support provides your sponsor child with food, school and teaching materials, housing and medical care, so that the children have a great future perspective and they can realize their dream.