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It was a chilly winter morning in January 1980 when I walked down the streets two miles from home to buy charcoal to keep us warm from the cold winter. I was only 12 years old, then. As I stood, by the road side, I saw a woman, who is young, in her mid thirties, carrying a big basket of Charcoal, coming towards me; and as she came along, holding her 6 or 7 year old boy with one hand, and drew closer, I noticed that both the mother and her son were bare-footed, heels bleeding, due to frostbite, their bodies shivering and trembling with cold. They were wearing just old, thin Tee-shirts; the mother put on a short-skirt and the boy was wearing shorts. This is not the first time that I see poor people suffering like this, for I live among them and I am like anyone of them.. But that wintry morning, something strange and surprising happened to me. Seeing their misery made me cry and I prayed quietly to God asking him to make me someone who will be of some help to the poor and needy when I grow up. And I strongly believed that it was God's call to His ministry. As time goes on, I remembered my prayer that cold, wintry morning. Throughout my High School years I desired to become a doctor so that I WOULD BE OF HELP TO THE POOR AND THE NEEDY. But it never happened. Because it was not what God had intended for me. Again, at College I plan to pursue Law degree to be ABLE TO HELP THE POOR AND THE NEEDY, who were being victimized by the cruel money lenders. But this never happened as it is just my own agenda and mission. But after 20 years God let it happen by making me both the physical and spiritual doctor and lawyer of the poor people of North-east India through serving Him as a church planting pastor and through the ministry of Covenant Children's Home.
In January 2002 the long dreamt orphanage
called “COVENANT CHILDREN’S HOME" was started taking into its care 14
children orphaned by ethnic clashes, drug addiction, and AIDS. Presently, the
Home is taking care of 490 orphans. Besides, there are more than 70 orphans who
are in need of care but are held back due to lack of financial support for them.
Theme song of Covenant Children's Home He
is the Lord of Hope for all the
destitute,
HOW CAN I SUPPORT A CHILD? You may transform a child’s life through the ministry of
Covenant Children’s Home by supporting an orphan. $ 40 supports a child for 1 Month $480 supports a child for 1 Year Please
send your tax deductible gifts to:
ANM
COVENANT CHILDREN'S HOME M
o t t o : T h e m e : You
can be part of this great challenge in
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