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Sept 2008
D.C. in USA
D. C. Kaushal once again travels across the continent at the age of 71 to meet old friends and make new ones
in the United States who will work with him and Living Hope Ministries through prayer, relationship, and of
course financial support. On this trip he is requesting help to build the first phase of the orphanage. The
ground/first floor of the building will accommodate about 50 children and residence for house parents.
D.C. in USA
D. C. Kaushal once again travels across the continent at the age of 71 to meet old friends and make new ones
in the United States who will work with him and Living Hope Ministries through prayer, relationship, and of
course financial support. On this trip he is requesting help to build the first phase of the orphanage. The
ground/first floor of the building will accommodate about 50 children and residence for house parents.
Nov. 22, 2008
D.C. Reports from India
We have completed the boundary wall in the front section. The bore-well digging work is complete. We are
waiting for the power supply to be connected before Christmas. And we will begin work on the Children
Orphanage foundation once the power is supplied. Please pray as we need funds to build a water tank This
would supply all our construction and Children home water needs. We also, immediately need a 5KV generator
to help in our construction work as we have regular and very long power cuts. This generator would cost us
about US$ 2500. Please pray with us for this.
D.C. Reports from India
We have completed the boundary wall in the front section. The bore-well digging work is complete. We are
waiting for the power supply to be connected before Christmas. And we will begin work on the Children
Orphanage foundation once the power is supplied. Please pray as we need funds to build a water tank This
would supply all our construction and Children home water needs. We also, immediately need a 5KV generator
to help in our construction work as we have regular and very long power cuts. This generator would cost us
about US$ 2500. Please pray with us for this.
February 9, 2009
Email from DC
Thank you so much for your earnest prayers for the power connection at Mercy Children Home, Amritsar
(Punjab). We are happy to share with you the good news that today the Lord in His Mercy enabled us to receive
the power connection at 7.30 pm Indian Standard Time. Praise the Lord we now have light over the project site
after 4 1/2 months of constant plea to the authorities.
Please continue to pray for the work as it progresses and that the Lord will meet every need.
Let us stay in touch.
DC
Email from DC
Thank you so much for your earnest prayers for the power connection at Mercy Children Home, Amritsar
(Punjab). We are happy to share with you the good news that today the Lord in His Mercy enabled us to receive
the power connection at 7.30 pm Indian Standard Time. Praise the Lord we now have light over the project site
after 4 1/2 months of constant plea to the authorities.
Please continue to pray for the work as it progresses and that the Lord will meet every need.
Let us stay in touch.
DC
2008 LHM Newsletter in PDF This is current as of Jan. 2009 and you will find it very
informative.
informative.
February 23, 2009
Email from DC
Dear praying friends,
We will be dedicating and laying the foundation of the Mercy Children Home Building, Amritsar (Punjab) on 1st
march at 3.30 in the afternoon. Please remember us in your prayers.
We have got the electric poles and the wires fixed at the project site but no electricity meter as of today, so we
cannot use the electricity till that is done! Please pray for this as well.
Yours in Him,
DC
Email from DC
Dear praying friends,
We will be dedicating and laying the foundation of the Mercy Children Home Building, Amritsar (Punjab) on 1st
march at 3.30 in the afternoon. Please remember us in your prayers.
We have got the electric poles and the wires fixed at the project site but no electricity meter as of today, so we
cannot use the electricity till that is done! Please pray for this as well.
Yours in Him,
DC
May 8, 2009
Call from DC
Continue to pray for a contractor and also for laborers who can withstand the heat of summer.
Please see recent pictures of the completed walls and construction on foundational walls on Orphanage Page
We are grateful for all your prayers and support and we praise our Jehovah Jirah for His provision
Call from DC
Continue to pray for a contractor and also for laborers who can withstand the heat of summer.
Please see recent pictures of the completed walls and construction on foundational walls on Orphanage Page
We are grateful for all your prayers and support and we praise our Jehovah Jirah for His provision
June 5, 2009
Email from DC
Dear friends,
Thank you so much for your prayers and support. We know being so far away from you, it may be difficult at
times to understand what your support means to us but let me express our sincere gratitude for the faith and
trust you have placed in me and this ministry to serve the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. Without your
support and prayers we could not do this much. With your help we were able to see new text books and some
better and (more in quantity) food products for the children of Living Hope School for Slum and Street Children.
Due to severe heat, like most schools in the National Capital Region, we were compelled to close the school
earlier than planned (May 19th). Praise God for answering your prayers for the children that not one child
suffered heat stroke. We were also able to send children on their break by conducting a two day Vacation
Bible School. Sona, Sakshi and Subodh worked hard to make this a pleasant, enjoyable and memorable time
for the children. The theme this year was the Love of God expressed in His grace and mercy. Thank you so
much for your support dear friends.
Auditors - In the midst of all these activities, we are also rechecking all our accounts and corresponding tallies
with all receipts and accounting vouchers before we have the auditors finalize the accounts for the year ending
31st March 2009.
5/8th Acre parcel of land of Mercy Children Home - I write this time of good news dear friends. After 1
year, 3 months, and 11 days, because of your prayers and God's extreme grace and unfailing promises, we
have now in possession of Living Hope Ministries the 5/8th acre piece of land that you may recall is on the
North side and we were not able to build a boundary wall on.
Mercy Children Home building - The children home foundation on this piece of land is now up to DPC level
with 37 pillars of rebar sticking up waiting for the next phase of construction. We have to wait for two weeks for
the dirt that was filled inside and around the building foundations to settle and compact before we work on the
pillars, BUT then we also hope that the LORD would provide funds in June to progress. It has been challenging
but not discouraging as we wait on the LORD for the monies for the overhead water tank supply. The summer
heat is brutal on the cement and concrete and brick and they need steady and plenteous supply of water which
is fairly difficult these days.
For all this work I need to stand and watch almost all the time otherwise the labor force is quite complacent and
irresponsible. Oh well. . . . . we just really appreciate you thoughts and prayers dear friend. Praise God for
answering the prayers of the saints like that for the 5/8th acre piece of land.
Last week Sakshi and Subodh (Kathryn was with them) finished serving the children in 4 villages in Punjab over
a two week period. Children from 17 villages came together and in all 450 children were touched by the love of
God. They shared on the same theme that they had prepared for the Slum School children in Gurgaon. We
request your prayers that when they return in July to Punjab for Children's Ministry they may be able to reap a
harvest of souls and lead children to salvation. We are asking God for a greater number of children to be
touched.
Church planting in Punjab and Ferozabad
We have 68 people who have confessed their faith in Jesus from middle and lower middle class including
several Dalit families in Ferozabad which is in the state of Uttar Pradesh. Remember Brother Achal Singh and
Praveen Kumar who are reaching them.
Pastor Surjeet Singh in Punjab met with an accident and he had severe bruises on his face, and legs. We
praise God for saving him from further injuries.
Three young children at Pastor Heera's church in Punjab died last week due to heatstroke. Please pray for the
grieving families. Brother Gurpal (one of our Bible School graduates) had spinal injuries as a result of beating
by his cousin brother who was under the influence of alcohol. He is recovering in the hospital.
Please remember D.C. and Sona as they travel to Punjab tomorrow morning. Please pray for protection from
the severe heat wave.
I urge you to pray with us as we seek the Lord's face this week on finalizing the contractor to overtake the
construction work of the Mercy Children Home.
All Praise and Glory belong to Him alone.
With our prayers and love,
DC & Sona
Email from DC
Dear friends,
Thank you so much for your prayers and support. We know being so far away from you, it may be difficult at
times to understand what your support means to us but let me express our sincere gratitude for the faith and
trust you have placed in me and this ministry to serve the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. Without your
support and prayers we could not do this much. With your help we were able to see new text books and some
better and (more in quantity) food products for the children of Living Hope School for Slum and Street Children.
Due to severe heat, like most schools in the National Capital Region, we were compelled to close the school
earlier than planned (May 19th). Praise God for answering your prayers for the children that not one child
suffered heat stroke. We were also able to send children on their break by conducting a two day Vacation
Bible School. Sona, Sakshi and Subodh worked hard to make this a pleasant, enjoyable and memorable time
for the children. The theme this year was the Love of God expressed in His grace and mercy. Thank you so
much for your support dear friends.
Auditors - In the midst of all these activities, we are also rechecking all our accounts and corresponding tallies
with all receipts and accounting vouchers before we have the auditors finalize the accounts for the year ending
31st March 2009.
5/8th Acre parcel of land of Mercy Children Home - I write this time of good news dear friends. After 1
year, 3 months, and 11 days, because of your prayers and God's extreme grace and unfailing promises, we
have now in possession of Living Hope Ministries the 5/8th acre piece of land that you may recall is on the
North side and we were not able to build a boundary wall on.
Mercy Children Home building - The children home foundation on this piece of land is now up to DPC level
with 37 pillars of rebar sticking up waiting for the next phase of construction. We have to wait for two weeks for
the dirt that was filled inside and around the building foundations to settle and compact before we work on the
pillars, BUT then we also hope that the LORD would provide funds in June to progress. It has been challenging
but not discouraging as we wait on the LORD for the monies for the overhead water tank supply. The summer
heat is brutal on the cement and concrete and brick and they need steady and plenteous supply of water which
is fairly difficult these days.
For all this work I need to stand and watch almost all the time otherwise the labor force is quite complacent and
irresponsible. Oh well. . . . . we just really appreciate you thoughts and prayers dear friend. Praise God for
answering the prayers of the saints like that for the 5/8th acre piece of land.
Last week Sakshi and Subodh (Kathryn was with them) finished serving the children in 4 villages in Punjab over
a two week period. Children from 17 villages came together and in all 450 children were touched by the love of
God. They shared on the same theme that they had prepared for the Slum School children in Gurgaon. We
request your prayers that when they return in July to Punjab for Children's Ministry they may be able to reap a
harvest of souls and lead children to salvation. We are asking God for a greater number of children to be
touched.
Church planting in Punjab and Ferozabad
We have 68 people who have confessed their faith in Jesus from middle and lower middle class including
several Dalit families in Ferozabad which is in the state of Uttar Pradesh. Remember Brother Achal Singh and
Praveen Kumar who are reaching them.
Pastor Surjeet Singh in Punjab met with an accident and he had severe bruises on his face, and legs. We
praise God for saving him from further injuries.
Three young children at Pastor Heera's church in Punjab died last week due to heatstroke. Please pray for the
grieving families. Brother Gurpal (one of our Bible School graduates) had spinal injuries as a result of beating
by his cousin brother who was under the influence of alcohol. He is recovering in the hospital.
Please remember D.C. and Sona as they travel to Punjab tomorrow morning. Please pray for protection from
the severe heat wave.
I urge you to pray with us as we seek the Lord's face this week on finalizing the contractor to overtake the
construction work of the Mercy Children Home.
All Praise and Glory belong to Him alone.
With our prayers and love,
DC & Sona
August 8, 2009
Phone call from DC
Please Pray,
The work continues on the construction of the children's home despite temperatures that have reached 118
degrees F. Two laborers became very ill due to the heat. Please pray for the protection of these laborers from
any natural problems such as wind, rain, or cyclone. Also that their would not be any hindrances from people.
The roof is scheduled for completion this August 15 or 16.
Phone call from DC
Please Pray,
The work continues on the construction of the children's home despite temperatures that have reached 118
degrees F. Two laborers became very ill due to the heat. Please pray for the protection of these laborers from
any natural problems such as wind, rain, or cyclone. Also that their would not be any hindrances from people.
The roof is scheduled for completion this August 15 or 16.
May 8, 2009
Call from DC
Continue to pray for a contractor and also for laborers who can withstand the heat of summer.
Please see recent pictures of the completed walls and construction on foundational walls on Orphanage Page
We are grateful for all your prayers and support and we praise our Jehovah Jirah for His provision
Call from DC
Continue to pray for a contractor and also for laborers who can withstand the heat of summer.
Please see recent pictures of the completed walls and construction on foundational walls on Orphanage Page
We are grateful for all your prayers and support and we praise our Jehovah Jirah for His provision
May 8, 2009
Call from DC
Continue to pray for a contractor and also for laborers who can withstand the heat of summer.
Please see recent pictures of the completed walls and construction on foundational walls on Orphanage Page
We are grateful for all your prayers and support and we praise our Jehovah Jirah for His provision
Call from DC
Continue to pray for a contractor and also for laborers who can withstand the heat of summer.
Please see recent pictures of the completed walls and construction on foundational walls on Orphanage Page
We are grateful for all your prayers and support and we praise our Jehovah Jirah for His provision
January 2010 Newsletter
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