News Archive: 2009
December 2009
- Reached our goal of $2500 for Christmas
- All children sponsored - thank you!
- New photos on flickr
- Card/Calendar sale was a success
- Moshe, special needs SH boy, passed away
- Donation of $7,000 pays off SH vehicle loan
November 2009
- SH Gathering was a success
- We need to raise $2500 for Christmas gifts; so far $1600
- Christmas cards and 2010 calendars for sale
- Isaac recovering from flu
- Five children are available for sponsorship
- Pray for India flood victims
October 2009
- South India deluged with destructive flooding
- SH Gathering Nov. 1, 4:00-5:30...join us!
- Pray for Nagaraju, breathing and anxiety problems
- Pray for Ratnadeepthi, diagnosed with TB
- Five children are available for sponsorship
- Time to start the Christmas fund!
September 2009
- Ratnadeeptha diagnosed with TB; will undergo a 2 year treatment plan
- Rainy season finally comes to South India
- SH children work on Christmas art for the card sale
July/August 2009
- Six new children available for sponsorship
- Shanti, SH worker and mother to Pavan and Satish, passed away
- Babblu and Sanni Kumar break their arms in separate incidents
- 9th and 10th class students each need $100 for annual tuition
- SH Board implements an education fund plan
June 2009
- The new vehicle is purchased and delivered
- Three SH children lose relatives due to failing health
- Still awaiting exam results for Mahesh and Navakishore
- South India suffers through the worst heat in 30 years
- The new vehicle is used as an ambulance and saves a child's life
- South India anxiously awaits the rainy season and relief from the intense heat
- School starts June 20
May 2009
- Three SH boys complete apprenticeships and start their own careers
- Isaac receives 17k towards the SH vehicle and takes out a 7k loan for the remainder
- Funds needed for new uniforms; school starts in June
- South India suffers through the worst heat in 30 years
- Elections go well and politicians tolerant of Christianity stay in power
- All of the sick children have recovered from the chicken pox
- India is experiencing a very hot summer with temps already over 100 degrees F
- SH receives $1575 from Empty Bowls, all of which will be used to distribute food in the slums to children
- Isaac requests $600 per month on an ongoing basis to distribute food to children in slums
- Letters from the SH children arrive in Abilene
- The 10th graders celebrate the end of exams, but the results aren't in yet
- Prabhakar and Mahesh decide to take additional entrance exams to apply for a polytechnic school, which is very competitive
- The vehicle fund is at $11,500; Isaac is hoping to have the vehicle when school starts in June, but we have a long way to go
April 2009
- 18 SH children are infected with chicken pox; the others are now all immunized
- Ramesh, Prabhakar, Rajmahendra, and Mahesh take the entrance exams for 11th grade/college
- Harshanikanth, Priyanka (the elder), Malathi, and Sony finish 9th grade and prepare to start the intense 10th year the other four are finishing
- 8 of the children are in need of $150 tuition each
- $8 per child is needed for new school uniforms; school starts in June
- 2008 financial statement is completed
March 2009
- 18 SH children are infected with chicken pox; the others are now all immunized
- Ramesh, Prabhakar, Rajmahendra, and Mahesh take the entrance exams for 11th grade/college
- Harshanikanth, Priyanka (the elder), Malathi, and Sony finish 9th grade and prepare to start the intense 10th year the other four are finishing
- 8 of the children are in need of $150 tuition each
- $8 per child is needed for new school uniforms; school starts in June
- 2008 financial statement is completed
Feb 2009
- New Year celebration photos uploaded to Flickr
- Several SH children are having respiratory problems requiring extra medical care.
- SH 10th graders are studying for their big exams which determine eligibility for 11th/college in June
- The vehicle fund is at $10,500 - almost half way!
- Empty Bowls Abilene is Feb.21 - SH will receive some of the proceeds to distribute food in Tenali slums
Jan 2009
- We now have 84 children and 20 widows sponsored
- 2008 contribution statements are mailed to all donors
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