LEAH-OUR YOUNGEST TURNS 4!

WE BROUGHT LEAH WHEN SHE WAS JUST 11 MONTHS OLD...TO SAVE HER FROM PERPETUAL POVERTY AND LACK OF EVEN A TWO-MEAL-A-DAY DIET. FROM DAY ONE -RIGHT FROM THE AIRPORT-GOD OVERFLOWED MY HEART WITH LOVE FOR THIS INFANT AND I DECIDED TO RAISE HER UP ...TILL THAT POINT, NONE AT THE HOPE HOME KNEW TO CHANGE DIAPERS, GIVE BATH TO AN INFANT OR FEED HER. WE BEGAN CONSULTING A WELL-KNOWN PAEDIATICIAN IN CALCUTTA AND GOT HER ALL THE MANDATORY SHOTS. ALMOST EVERYONE WHO VISITED US WANTED TO ADOPT HER...SHE WAS AND STILL IS THAT ADORABLE!

LEAH TOO WENT THROUGH THE HELLISH CONDITIONS OF THE GOVERNMENT SPONSORED 'HOME' FOR 20 DAYS IN MARCH BEFORE BEING TAKEN BACK TO NAGALAND FOR A FEW DAYS. SHE NOW STAYS WITH RUTH (WHO IS RAISING HER UP) AND HER ELDER SISTER KIM -BOTH RUTH AND KIM ARE ON STAFF HERE AT HOPE HOME CALCUTTA!

OCTOBER 25, WE WERE ABLE TO CELEBRATE HER 3RD BIRTHDAY WITH A SMALL PARTY.  THE CHILDREN TOO POOLED IN THEIR RESOURCES AND BOUGHT GIFTS FOR HER. AND NOW, EVEN AFTER A FULL 24 HOURS IS OVER, LEAH KEEPS ON SINGING 'HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU...HAPPY BIRTHDAY LEAH...'TO KEEP HER ENTERTAINED!

ONE OF THE GREATEST JOYS FOR ME PERSONALLY AND THE HOPE HOME CALCUTTA FAMILY...LEAH!

WORLD FOOD DAY 2012 - MAKE HUNGER HISTORY

World food day – October 16, 2012

MAKE HUNGER HISTORY

World Food Day was proclaimed in 1979 by the Conference of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). It marks the date of the founding of FAO in 1945. The aim of the Day is to heighten public awareness of the world food problem and strengthen solidarity in the struggle against hunger, malnutrition and poverty. Most countries of the world have endorsed and acknowledged that food is a requisite for human survival and well-being and a fundamental human necessity

Theme for 2012

Since 1981, World Food Day has adopted a different theme each year, in order to highlight areas needed for action and provide a common focus. Most of the themes revolve around agriculture because only investment in agriculture – together with support for education and health – will turn this situation around. The theme for World Food Day 2012 is:

agricultural cooperatives: key to feeding the world

“Agricultural cooperatives – key to feeding the world” is the formal wording of the 2012 theme. It has been chosen to highlight the role of cooperatives in improving food security and contributing to the eradication of hunger. 

HOPE HOME CALCUTTA AND THE WORLD FOOD DAY

Your opportunity to make a difference

We, at the Hope Home Calcutta started participating with this event from 2008. We encourage all our  friends all around the world to host a meal for their friends, family and associates and challenge them to share their resources  that will help put food on the tables of the poor children in Calcutta through the Hope Home Calcutta. STUDENTS in particular, can play an important part – organizing meals and mobilizing resources to help those who are lesser blessed than them. Last year, we were able to feed around 100 people for this event. This year  we are planning to organize a buffet for another 100 people, including the students in our school program. We need your help. We would need a minimum of Indian Rupees Twenty Thousand for this event (around $ 400 – that is $ 4 for an individual for a special meal). Please consider being involved.

World Food Day - 2011

The Hope Home Calcutta is also seriously considering engaging in projects relating to sustainable development and micro-financing projects that would establish a premise of legitimate earning, especially for widows and destitute women. This is directly linked with the need of some of these women having to come to us for admitting their children at the Hope Home Calcutta. Appreciate your insights and prayers in this matter.

Blessings and peace.

Dev and the Hope Home Calcutta family!

Mail us to: hopehomecal@gmail.com

Call: 91+9830025111

Support for the Hope Home Calcutta should be sent to/checks made out to: (new add)

VERDE VALLEY CHRISTIAN CHURCH

406 SOUTH 6TH STREET, COTTONWOOD, AZ 86326           TEL: 928-634 8166

(Please  designate your gift  for Hope Home Calcutta clearly)

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF GIRL CHILD-OCTOBER 11

TODAY, OCTOBER 11 IS THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE GIRL CHILD. 1 OUT OF 3 GIRLS IN INDIA DROP OUT OF SCHOOL. LET'S BRING IN A CHANGE..IS THE THEME OF HOPE HOME CALCUTTA. WE ARE THANKFUL TO GOD FOR RUTH, GRACE WHOM WE HAD EDUCATED THE PAST 10 YEARS ARE ON STAFF NOW. WE ARE GLAD THAT 9 OTHER GIRLS ARE BEING EDUCATED BY US AT PRESENT. SOME ACCOMPLISHMENT THIS BUT SO, SO MUCH NEEDS TO BE DONE. INVITE ALL OUR FB FRIENDS TO JOIN WITH US IN BRINGING IN A CHANGE IN OUR LIFETIME!!

GRACE, DOROTHY, KEZIA, MARTHA,RACHEL, REBECCA, RUTH AND LEAH

LYDIA AND MARY

ESTHER AND NAOMI

SALOMI

ROSNI (ABIGAIL)

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YET MORE, MUCH MORE NEEDS TO BE DONE...LET'S CHANGE IT!

COOKING WOES IN CALCUTTA..AND OUR PREDICAMENT :-(

COOKING GAS (LPG) IN INDIA IS SOLD IN CYLINDERS (16/19 KGS). TILL LAST MONTH WE PAID RUPEES 410 (LITTLE OF $ 8) PER CYLINDER. WITH TODAY'S PRICE RISE, IT WOULD COST US AROUND RUPEES 1100 ( $ 21) FOR EACH CYLINDER. I AM DUMBSTRUCK AND FLABBERGASTED...WONDERING HOW TO COPE WITH OUR FOOD COSTS FOR THE 24 PERSONS WHO ARE PART OF HOPE HOME CALCUTTA FAMILY (HAVING DAILY MEALS) NOW...

TOMORROW THE CHURCH WE ATTEND - ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL WOULD CELEBRATE THEIR 165th  DEDICATION SUNDAY. THEY HAVE ASKED OUR CHILDREN TO PARTICIPATE: ROHIT(NOAH) AND RANJIT (JONAH) WOULD PLAY A DUET ON THE CLASSICAL GUITAR AND VIOLIN, GURIA WOULD DO A WORSHIP-DANCE AND THE OTHER KIDS WOULD SING! SUCH AN HONOR FOR THEM AND WE ARE EXCITED!

AM VERY VERY EXCITED TO HAVE ANJALI (NAOMI) BACK IN CALCUTTA AND THE NURSERY CLASS OF OUR SCHOOL PROGRAM. ARUN (STAFF) WAS ABLE TO VISIT NAGALAND LAST WEEK TO MEET UP WITH LYDIA AND MARY AND JUNMONI (ESTHER) AND BRING BACK ANJALI! LEAH NOW HAS A PLAYMATE OF ALMOST HER AGE! PLEASE PRAY FOR GRACE AND SAFETY AND HEALTH!

HOME HOME CALCUTTA CHILDREN (AND STAFF'S) DAY-NIGHT OUT!

WE MADE IT! FINALLY! AFTER 6 MONTHS OF TENSION, TEARS, FEARS, ANXIETY, PRAYERS, NEEDS, PEOPLE LEAVING US...WE WERE ABLE TO TAKE THE HOPE HOME CALCUTTA FAMILY TO THE SEA BEACH AT DIGHA (A FOUR HOUR TRAIN RIDE FROM CALCUTTA) ON FRIDAY AND RETURNED ON SATURDAY EVENING. AND MY, HOW EVERYONE ENJOYED...ALL THE PENT UP EMOTIONS WERE RELEASED AS THE KIDS AND GROWN UPS DASHED ONTO THE ROARING WAVES OF THE BAY OF BENGAL! FRIDAY WAS EXCELLENT AND WE WERE ABLE TO GO TO THE WATERS TWICE - BEFORE AND AFTER LUNCH. SATURDAY MORNING WAS HIGH TIDE DUE TO THE FULL MOON AND THE SEA WATERS CAME UP TO THE BOULDERS. THERE WAS A MINOR ACCIDENT...AS DEV, NAMITA (COOK), SUMILA AND RUTH WAS PUSHED AGAINST THE BOULDERS BY ONE OF THE NASTY WAVES WHICH CAME UP SUDDENLY!! JUST SOME MINOR BRUISES BUT THEN, WHO CARES FOR A FEW CUTS AND WOUNDS WHEN COMPARED TO THE JOY THAT THE SEA BROUGHT FOR ALL OF US...AND YES, WE DID ENJOY THE BONDING AND TIME OF DEVOTION WHILE IN DIGHA...

AT THE STATION IN DIGHA

LEAH...HAVING A BLAST IN THE WATER...

ANUPAM, SAMUEL AND SANJAYA...

DEV, ENJOYING THE SERENITY OF THE SEA...

RANJIT, SAMUEL, SANJAYA, ROHIT...

OUR HEART-THROB LEAH...

KEZIA AND MARTHA ENJOYING THE TRAIN RIDE...

GURIA, SLIDING DOWN TO THE WATERS...

SANJAYA AND SAMUEL

SAMUEL...

SWING...

RUTH...AT THE TRAIN ENTRANCE...

THE GIRLS ENJOYING THE WATER...

KEZIA AND LEAH...

HOPE HOME CALCUTTA & OAKTREE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

STUDENTS FROM OAKTREE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL HAVE COMMITTED TO COME OVER  TO THE HOPE HOME CALCUTTA ONCE A WEEK (WEDNESDAYS) TO SPEND TIME WITH OUR CHILDREN AND STUDENTS FROM OUR SCHOOL PROJECT AND HELPING THEM WITH SOFT SKILLS LIKE MUSIC, DRAMA, COMMUNICATIVE ENGLISH...IT'S A GREAT BLESSING TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH SUCH A WELL-KNOWN INSTITUTION!