Bethel House India
Bethel House India is committed to providing life-giving alternatives to female infanticide and abortion. In the country of India, there is a strong preference for sons over daughters for a variety of reasons. Bethel House seeks to affirm the value of girls and expand people’s knowledge of fetal development by providing awareness programs in villages, Primary Health Centres, schools and churches.
In 2021, there were at least 49 awareness programs presented to over 5,500 participants, as well as 9 training sessions given to 482 professionals, including their volunteers. For many of these people, the information on fetal development was totally new and enlightening.
Our goal is to see life care ministry being provided in each of the more than 700 districts throughout India.
Also, in 2021 our Indian director Godfrey began organizing the 7th all-India ProLife Summit, to be held in Bangalore in early 2022.
It’s been a good year and we look forward to the establishment of new Life Care Ministries.
Rupamari
We presently have 85 children who attend tutoring classes from Monday to Saturday. With the ongoing impact of COVID, schools were closed. Children were not able to attend online classes as most of them do not have access to a smart phone. Even the mobile network is extremely weak, making it very difficult for the children to attend online classes. Also, due to lockdowns several adults lost their jobs leading to financial difficulties in their families.
Besides the regular nutrition that was provided to the children when they attended the tutoring classes, we provided food items for them and their families. Rice, Lentils, Oil, Soya Chunks, Semolina, Pulses, Cookies were some of the food items that were distributed.
A cyclone hit the island of Rupamari cause great loss to homes, crops and cattle.
Rupamari is one of the 52 islands that make up what is known as the Sunderbans. It is a World Heritage Site inscribed in 1987. The area is known for its wide range of fauna, including 260 bird species, the Bengal tiger and other endangered species as the estuarine crocodile and the Indian python.
The super cyclone hit Rupamari on 20th May and went on for 12 plus hours. Given below are pictures of the damage that the cyclone has caused. People have lost everything, yes literally everything. All that they now have is the clothes they are wearing. Between 400-500 people are taking shelter in a Disaster Management Centre.
