India

The first BCH foreign ministry started in 1995. We have seven boys in care and have been renting a house. The model and philosophy is just like our homes in the U.S. Abraham and Elsie Thomas are houseparents, administrators, church planters, etc. They are busy people with seven boys, plus son Finney and twins Achsah and Ann.

The two oldest boys, Linson and Saju have recently been baptized--a big step of identification with Christ in this predominately Hindu country of a billion people. Santhosh and Ancy Menas are relief houseparents and increase our ability to have three homes in the Trivandrum area.

We have now opened a home in Churachandpur.  That was our 2006 VBS project.  This also includes some widow care and the development of a bakery vocational training project.