In 2008, we did our very first outreach project in three rural village schools…SWEATERS!  Those kids have grown!! We’ll also be distributing many hats that were lovingly made by the ladies (and one gentleman 😉 )at SACC in Dade City, FL.  In December & January we were able give away over 400 sweaters to village school children.  Thank you for your giving!!  Thank you for your generous help!

Summer of 2011 ~ Mosquito Nets!

With your help, just over 400 mosquito nets were delivered to children living in poverty in villages of Jharkhand, India.  We are working hand in hand with two remote village schools and were able to provide all the children and staff at both schools with mosquito nets to help protect them from malaria which often results in death.

(Top photo) Nets being unloaded from the jeep after a 10 hour ride from the city & (Bottom photo) Pushpyar with one of our school girl receiving a mosquito net.

Thank you for helping in Bundles of Blankets!

With your help we were able to get 100 blankets into the hands of 100 of our neediest students.  Winter has been harsh this year, and something as simple as a warm blanket can be the difference between health and ongoing sickness for our students.  Thank you!

EXCITING OPPORTUNITY TO  CONNECT WITH A CHILD!

Pushpyar Lakra is traveling to India in July and will be able to personally deliver gifts to each individual child. This is a great way to connect with your sponsored child or (for those who are not sponsors) to bless a child who has not been sponsored yet!  Simply choose from our two easy options below : “We-Pack” or “You-Pack”

PLEASE NOTE: All packages or donations must be received no later than June 23rd, due to packing restrictions. (Give your package to the Lakras on Sundays or mail to them at  PO Box 233, Lima, NY 14485.)

The “We-Pack” option: Mail us a check for $10 & we put together a fun pack for your child! Please include a letter to your child.  

This year’s “We-Pack” Fun Packs will include: A colorful drawstring bag, beach ball, airplane glider (for boys) OR coin purse (for girls), 1 sheet of stickers, 2 friendship bracelets (so they can share with a friend!), bouncy ball, a bag of candy, pencil & a small stuffed sea turtle or dolphin.   Your $10 will cover the cost of gift items as well as shipping fees.

The “You-Pack” option:  Purchase small gifts (from the list below) & pack in a clear, quart size, zip top bag.  Also include $5 to help with luggage fees and a letter to your child.  Gift must weigh no more than 2 pounds. Please DO NOT send used items and DO NOT gift wrap any items. Thank you!

Acceptable gift items: Toothbrush & toothpaste, washcloth & soap,  toy cars, finger puppets, bouncy balls,small stuffed animal, key chain, yo-yo, plastic jewelry (for girls), stickers, hard candy (no chocolate or liquids),   Socks, small notepad or notebook, pens, pencils, pencil toppers, pencil sharpeners and washable markers/crayons or colored pencils (ONE package of these may be accepted outside the quart size bag)

PLEASE DO NOT include sharpie/permanent markers, toy guns/weapons, temporary tattoos or war related items.

For all Fun Packs: We HIGHLY recommend that you send a LETTER and a PICTURE of yourself, or your family. A letter and a picture will probably be the most encouraging item in your gift package!

If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact us via email (HopeBeyondToday@yahoo.com).
Thank you! God bless you.

Many, many thanks to the staff & students at Oswego Community Christian School as well as the members of Believers’ Chapel North, who all generously and abundantly put together gift packs for our kids at the J village school.

The children were thrilled with the gifts and letters from America.  Thank you for helping us share the love of the S*n with these precious children.  Thanks to Mike for packing all 12 totes!

We saw great m*racles as Kim and Meagan brought 9 totes FREE of cost, though normally excess luggage fees are $150 per piece….G*d is faithful!!! 

We’ve out grown using our motorcycle as a family vehicle! {Hee, hee…just kidding Grandmom…we haven’t used it as a family since Livy was a baby.} Pushpyar still uses it regularly for meetings, visits to the J school as well as countless other errands he needs to run.   We have been renting a vehicle every time we needed to go to the J school, go to gatherings as family as well as on S*ndays…running us about $30 per day.  We recently were able to purchase a 12-year-old van from friends of ours.  We thank G*d for the new ease with which we can travel together as a family!