An adventure awaits you in South Asia!
South Asia has one of the fastest growing economies in the world, but this growth comes at a cost.
Despite a growing middle class, a terrible rift exists between the rich and poor of this mainly Hindu country. More than just dollars and lifestyles, this gap began generations ago in the caste system, and it has left the lower-caste people of South Asia without hope.
In the South Asian culture, daughters are viewed as costly. Not only is a girl’s family expected to pay the expense associated with raising her but a bride-price, although outlawed, is still commonly expected by her future husband’s family.
In far too many cases, baby girls are killed or abandoned. Orphanages are filled with girls who have been dumped by their families and are desperate for love and attention.
South Asia also faces public healthcare challenges and continues to exile sufferers of leprosy from their communities into leper colonies.
The poor, abandoned, and outcast in South Asia need a new future.
Ministry:
Your team will serve in Southern South Asia with one of our strategic ministry partners, Sarah’s Covenant Homes.
Part of South Asia Christian Ministries, Sarah’s Covenant Homes cares for over 160 children through Southern South Asia. Some children come to SCH simply malnourished; others come with severe disabilities and health challenges. However, no matter where they fall on the spectrum of ability, each and every child who comes through SCH is loved unconditionally, fed, and given a place to sleep, play, and be a kid.
While at SCH, ministry opportunities include:
- Administrative Tasks: With over 160 children, keeping up with medical and legal files is a full time job. Simply updating files, transferring information, or other basic administrative tasks is a big help.
- Work Projects: From washing walls to installing a swing set, you might be asked to clean, paint, or perform light maintenance around the property. Doing this takes a the weight of a chore off the shoulders of the staff who live and care for these children around the clock.
- Relational Ministry: The foster families, missionaries (and their kids), South Asian staff (nurses and grandmothers, known as “ayahs), provide for the basic needs of the children. They need to laugh and be encouraged, to have someone share stories with them.
- Kids Ministry: Maybe it’s joining preschool time on the roof, Circle Time at Jubilee house (for older girls and young adults), or simply holding a baby, you’ll be able to share God’s love with each child you see. You’ll discover that despite any physical or mental disability, each and every child is so full of the ability that really matters – understanding, receiving, and giving love.
Will you share God’s love in South Asia by loving on the least of these?
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