Odisha Father’s House – Children’s Home for Girls

We launched The Odisha Father’s House project in the spring of 2009, and it continues to thrive. At the moment, we have built two spacious family children’s homes – one for boys and another for girls. We have also completed the construction of a Christian school, enabling our children and others from impoverished backgrounds to receive high-quality education. Many of the children who were initially rescued have grown up and graduated from the project. They are now studying in colleges, getting married, finding jobs, and continuing to walk with the Lord. Here is the story of how this project was launched.

The anti-Christian persecution in Odisha lasted for almost a year. There were seven refugee camps where Christians were hiding from their persecutors, running away from angry mobs, rape and fire. Those who survived in the jungles now were in danger of dying because of the lack of food, clean water and medicine. Many people died in the camps because of the unhygienic conditions. Those who tried to go back to their villages, hoping to rebuild their homes, had to come back to the camps.

The persecutors have agreed between themselves not to sell bricks and cement to Christians. People went through the loss of their loved ones, had their houses destroyed and looted, they were lost and didn’t know what to do next and how to continue to live. After some time, refugee camps were closed and the orphan children had no place to go. They were doomed to become street beggars, even though sometime ago they had everything. They had Christian parents, homes, friends, but now they had lost all of it…

We were crying when the first exhausted little girls arrived at the Father’s House. In the evening when it was time to go to bed, they all were sitting at our bed, not saying anything, just holding our hands. At first they were sleeping under the beds, because they felt it was more secure. When they saw us they tried to hug us with their tiny hands, hoping to receive a little bit more love and affection. We extend our gratitude to all the supporters who have helped us over the years in raising these children. As previous groups of children complete the program and graduate, we welcome new orphaned children who are in need of support. We sincerely invite you to consider supporting this project through a monthly donation.

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