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Alfred and Carmen Birnur report on
progress from Dharwar, India.
In fact the last few
months it has really been a testing time for us.
We have taken a new girl
into the home. She is 8 years old. Her mother is a house maid and unable
to care for her. She is one of three children. The first two days she
told horrible lies in the school to try and get someone to send her
home.
We had to go through
humiliation as teachers told us she is saying that she is not given food
etc. The day after we took the girls to get new shoes and got her a pair
too. After that she told the other girls she is so happy she does not
want to go away at all. Such is the way of life here among the poor they
are so deceived and will say or do almost anything to get for themselves
irrespective of truth and integrity toward those who are caring for
them.
Helping out in the kitchen
at Naomi's home.
In August we are took in
a 15 year old girl. Her father brought her here and he pretended to be a
servant of God. In fact he was here to apply for a job in our ministry
but we all felt that something is wrong with him. Later his wife called
us in private and said that he is a drunkard and beats them so badly
that they have broken bones in their bodies. We felt that the Lord
wanted us to take this girl as her mother petitioned God for her
daughter's safety. There are now five girls in the home.
The Boy's Home (Obed's
Home) is going very well. We have six boys. Most of them have HIV
positive poor parents. The youngest boy is only five. His father died
within the first two months of his stay with us.
We have also gone through
the hardest time in our ministry so far this last month. We have been
severely harassed and threatened by people who are big gang leaders and
very dangerous. Everyone, children and staff, fasted and prayed and
confessed their sins before the Lord as the Lord instructed us through
the book of Nehemiah. After that we have not had any more attack from
them. It just showed us how much the enemy hates the work we do and how
important it is to have intercessors backing us in prayer.
We also received some
very happy personal news from Alfred and Carmen during the summer about
a very special occasion in their lives. Alfred sent us a photo of their
second baby - born on the 8th of May 07 at 11.29pm. His name is called
Danayal Alfred Birnur (Hebrew) - Daniel.
Naturally all of us at Seeway would like to
send our
heartiest Congratulations to them.
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