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Purpose of this blog

The purpose of this blog is to facilitate and celebrate His faithfulness as He builds this bridge of faith between the hearts of our community here in Hawaii and Mussoorie, India. That we would be one church under the authority and grace of Jesus Christ.

That He would grow a sincere love between our communities despite the time and distance barriers. Where we would be brothers and sisters, sharing with one another in need, of one accord, practicing hospitality.

We would want this blog to be a resource for all of our upcoming initiatives in building this bridge of faith. (For example, in the setting up of future mission trips, praise reports, the children's devotions, the success and failures of our self sustaining initiatives, and prayer requests.)

We pray that as we seek His favor, He will give us favor in our respective communities.

The True Story of the Beginning of the Boys Home at The Firs

About twenty years ago an eight-year-old boy was taken by his father to a village some distance from his own. His mother had left home the week before because her husband never gave a thought to their four children. So after the mother left, the boy's father took his two sisters and older brother, one at a time, to a village and left them. The young boy never understood where they were all going.

On this particular morning, the father told the boy that he would be going with him to a different village. The boy was excited to get to go with his father. When they reached the village, the father stopped near a shop and talked to the owner then gave him some money. The father told the boy to stay there, then disappeared. They boy was frightened and wanted to go to the father, but a stronger boy got hold of him and said that he now belonged to the shopkeeper. The man brought the boy to his home, and he was given a place to sleep in the grass behind the cows and was given spoiled leftover food to eat. He was the new slave of the household, and they gave him a list of things to do. When the boy forgot anything on the list, they beat him mercilessly.

Well, the young boy failed to meet their expectations. So not long after, he was thrown out of the house. He wandered down the road, not knowing where it would lead. After a few hours, he found an old, rotting tent with two men inside, who turned out to be robbers. He was surprised when he saw them eating rats. They were very hungry. Two more men joined them. After some time, they got very angry and even thought about killing the boy to feed themselves. The boy started crying and pleaded for his life. Finally they let him go. So the boy ran and ran and ran, not knowing where to go.

Four days later, he ended up in the jungle but found nothing to eat but leaves. Eventually, he came upon a house, and a lady came out and took him in. The boy stayed there and took care of her herds.

A few weeks later, the boy saw some foreigners walking by, so he ran to ask for some biscuits and chocolates, because that's what the other boys used to always do. They saw this boy and felt God's mercy on him. The lady said that if they wanted, they could take the boy along with them.

This boy's name was Bablu, and those foreigners were Joe and Prakash, and this was the beginning of the children's home at Mussoorie, India!

Monday, March 5, 2012

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