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 Silna's Story
-My name is Silna. I am 7 years old. I come from a very poor tribal
family in a northern-India village. I am the only child of my parents.
My father worked as a farmer but would get drunk and beat my mother
every day. He often sold my family’s belongings and used the money for
alcohol, leaving us with hardly anything. One day my father became ill
and died the next morning. My mother and I were left to provide for
ourselves. Poverty crushed us and we did not have any food to eat or any
clothes to wear. Our house was broken. I could no longer go to school
and study like the other children. I wanted to play but there was
nothing for me to play with. I was often hungry and sometimes I had to
go to my neighbor to ask for a bite of food.
The church I attended with my mother was very compassionate towards us.
Our pastor heard of our desperate situation and brought me to June’s
Children’s Home in the city of Asansol where I currently live. Now I
have friends who are like siblings to me. We play together and I have
begun going to school again. I love staying here in the Asansol Home. I
feel happy again. I pray
every day to Jesus Christ for my mother. Please pray with me so that my
mother and I can remain in Jesus in the days to come.
You can help children like Silna. $30.00 will cover a child’s education,
food, clothes, and medical needs for a whole month.
Give them a hope to know that they have a purpose. Give them a
love they only dream about. Give them a brighter future so they can be
taught to reach the lost in their generation. The chances of these
children’s lives being promising are slim. However with the Lord’s grace
and your ongoing support, they are able to live as conquerors. Please
keep these children in your prayers.
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Did you know ?
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35,000 children will die of malnutrition and preventable
diseases.
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Over one billion people worldwide live in poverty, mostly
women and children.
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Each year, more than 12 million children under five years of
age die in India.
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130 million primary school children have no access to
education in India.
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An estimated 250 million children work in the developing
world.
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There are 100 million street children in the world.
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7,000 Nepali girls are sold to brothels each year.
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There are 100,000 children living on Calcutta’s streets.
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