The Most Joyful Event in our Orphanage

I asked Pastor Barun Senapati what was the most joyful event in the orphange that he founded and maintains in Orissa, India. Here is what he answered:

The conception most people have of joy is that it means getting something which makes refreshment and gives joy to oneself only. However, that is not primarily what joy is. “JOY’ means releasing someone from social, physical, educational, spritual, and/or emotional poverty.

Bethany Trust in Kessinga, Orissa, India is an organization that focuses basically on social work. Children's Ministry is one of the parts of Bethany Trust. We are taking care of many children who are socialy, physically, educationally, and spiritually impoverished. Most of the children do not have parents. They are from backward and remote areas in Kalahandi as well as other district in Orissa State. They had never gone to a town or city. They have never traveled to long distance places. They knew nothing about Christ. They were living under superstition and according to their parents’ blind belief they were acting as well as they were illiterate.

Indeed it is a Joyful event for us that they are changed. Now-a days they are released from social, physical, educational, spritual and emotional poverty. Though many of them are from Hindu background some of them have accepted Christ as their personal Saviour and their Lord Jesus Christ. Some children have come to know about our true God. Many of their parents came to know about the Lord Jesus Christ. The children are being provided with food meals, uniforms, and other clothes. hygiene supplies and school supplies, all of which are most needed things in their lives. They are being given good education.
As a matter of fact we are so glad to see the changing and progress that are taking place in various areas in the lives of the poor and orphan children. We think this is the real joyful events where by God’s name will be glorified and His Kingdom will be flourished in different parts in Orissa state.


PRAYER REQUESTS:
1.Pray for our poor and orphan children home next year we are planning to increase the numbers of children that so we need the helping hand of God.
2.Pray for our Day care center where 201 children are studying.
3.Pray for our Evangelism and church-planting ministry.
4.Pray for our widow care ministry.

MAY GOD BLESS YOU

Rev. Barun Senapati
Founder – Chairman
Bethany Trust