Daniel and Avitha’s school for the disabled!

In many countries there is little or no schooling available for children and young people who have difficulty with walking, seeing, hearing or learning. It is for that reason that Daniel and Avitha Victor founded the ministry of Agape Rehabilitation Center and Able Computers, which serves the physically disabled community of Chennai, India. You can learn more about Daniel and Avitha at their website: http://www.indiapartners.org/partners/arc.php

Agape's goal is to help disabled persons gain economic independence. As of 2005, Agape has served over 400 people, providing computer training free of charge and without regard to caste, gender or creed. Agape's training includes specialized courses for persons with all kinds of physical handicaps, including orthopedic disabilities, dwarfism, and the deaf and blind.

Agape Rehabilitation Center and Able Computers together comprise the vocational component of the Victors' mission. The spiritual component of their mission is met through Jesus Enables Ministries, whose mission statement outlines its goals: "Reaching persons with disabilities with the Gospel of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, for salvation and discipleship." JEMs, as Jesus Enables Ministries is known, hosts one-day retreats for the disabled called "Get-to-Follow Jesus," and an annual three-day spiritual retreat called "Get-to-Know Jesus." Many students have accepted Jesus into their lives as a result of these retreats.

I will tell you more about this wonderful ministry in the future.