A mixture of good and sad news...the children from Nagaland - Lum, Kezia, Lydia, Mary, Luke and LEAH were sent back to Nagaland by the social welfare people. They would arrive Saturday morning. We have made contingency plans to relocate them in Calcutta very soon, especially the two smaller ones! Cannot make the plans public at present by seek your earnest prayers and chains of prayers for them as we plan out their welfare, education, music and future. We need God's direction and help every step.

Pray also for Ruth and Sumila, who had initially volunteered to stay on for Leah, Esther and Naomi's sake. They are now being troubled in being released and need URGENT PRAYERS...it has been emotionally very, very stressful.

We have plans to restart our school program from Tuesday, April 17 but in the afternoons between 3 and 7 p.m. We would still be able to provide dinner for the children at 7 and continue with their present level of education. Pray that the particular license that would enable us to regularize the school timings in the morning would be issued soon.

There is so much to pray for. There is also so much to be thankful for already. Please be patient with us. God has NOT given up on us yet...