Sunday, December 12, 2010

Hope for Future Charitable Trust - Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu - Dec 12, 2010


Today, we visited the Hope for Future Charitable Trust Orphanage. We met with the director of the orphanage, Rev.J.D.Glaxon and spent the rest of the day with the children. The orphanage has been in existence for 4 years, but has already made an incredible impact in the community of Poonjeri Mamallapuram, a small village about 50km south of Chennai. There are 26 children at the orphanage and each one is taken care of as if it were Glaxon’s own child.

Tae had a notepad and had each orphan right down their name on a piece of paper – it was amazing to see that each one, even the youngest at 4 years old, could write down their name in English, when many of them don’t even study in English. Lastly, Glaxon also shared his vision with us on expanding his orphanage to support a vocational training center.

Having received vocational training himself, Glaxon strongly believes that such a center will help give the orphans the skills they need to lead a more successful life and eventually use those skills to help those in need.
Rev Glaxon




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