Mukti means Salvation Oh! What a beautiful sunrise. Aren’t we all going to worship the sun god? Exclaimed Swati*. Having come from a very staunch family background, Swati was fully aware of the idolatry that was so rampant in her home and neighborhood. Swati was 9 years old when she came to Mukti Mission and these practices were fresh on her mind. She did […]
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Steam seemed to rise to the sky from the ground, returning from the sky only to stick to me like an unwanted blanket. Summer afternoon heat in south-central India can be brutal.
At the age of four, Pushpa* witnessed her father’s death and then watched throughout her childhood as her mother, dying of AIDS, grew sicker and weaker.
With my arm lightly draped across Jarita’s* shoulders, I sat next to the sobbing three-year-old (who had positioned herself in the corner of the room) as tears pooled in my own eyes as well.
The girls were about to go on the much-awaited trip. During the summer holidays, many of the resident girls return to their families. However, for some girls, Mukti is their only home.
When Shraddha* very unwillingly came to the Mission, she seemed to be a quiet and gentle young woman. But the admission records gave witness to the fact that she was capable of being quite the opposite.
There are communities where women are kept under house arrest, providing sexual services for ‘clients.’ Where ‘guards’ profit from the money paid by the clients while the women are given only the bare essentials for survival.
Transition trauma loomed for the graduating girls of Mukti’s Manorama Memorial Girls’ High School. They were receiving their 10th-grade certificates, a huge milestone.
“What will we do? There’s no work for me here. How can I support our family?” Bimlish’s* husband sadly exclaimed to his wife.
The significant highlight and outcome of the Orchard Projects is that the children are educated to the post-graduation level. They are enabled to soar to greater heights in their education, physical health, and social life. The impact of the project extends to the families, as children have been able to share the love of God with them. There is a significant decrease in crime, alcoholism, and family violence, and a rise in nutritional levels in their communities.
Succumbing to family pressure and her dreams, she had backed out of a vow made to the Lord and things went downhill from there. When her hopes for studying further fell flat and she was driven almost to suicide, she was reminded that the way out was by clinging to God’s Word.
How many residents has Mukti Mission helped since its founding in 1889 (135 years)? What an interesting question, with many complications in providing an answer!