Aug 2007 - Trip and Project Updates

Trip: Mark Thomas went to India 2nd to 10th August - a very packed 8 days with lots of meetings and rain!

Rains: India suffered from sever flooding this monsoon. More than 400 people died and 35 million lost their homes, in the floods that devastated not just India but also Bangladesh and Nepal.

Project Vishwajyoti: Devraj and Saroj were approached to take in a 3-month-old baby called Anjali who has had a tragic start to life; she joined the growing family mid August.

Hebron Hostel:Jennie wrote a letter stating 4 girls hadn't return after the summer break, 2 of them young girls were married by a long standing arrangements of their families, they are only 13 and 14 years old. Life is so different for girls in India.