Third day in Bapatla India.  The children think we should be able to say all of their names.  I can't pronounce some of them, and so many children look alike. All are so adorable and ready for love.  It has been a busy time tiring to access what needs done most in order to benefit the children.  We started helping the children write the letters to their sponsors.  We have 85 children from 4 years old to college age.  It is an undertaking, but seems to be moving along.  The children have holiday tomorrow so they won't be in classes.  We should be able to finish up the letter and pictures tomorrow or the next day.  We have a great team with many people of many skills.  Buck seems to be pretty good with plumbing and has fixed many faucets.  Travis is good in engineering and a good problem solver.  The ideas are coming together about what we are hoping to accomplish while we are here.  Right now there are two merry go rounds that are in need of repair, the slide was broken and dangerous.  The monkey bars are also in need of fixing.  We have someone who is planning on fixing and painting the playground equipment.  Many classrooms do not have table and chairs for th younger children.  Lumber had been ordered and many new benches and table will be made by the team.  We are getting estimates on the girls hostel as it is in dire shape.  Very molding because of all the water problems. They will need to power stray and treat the mold before painting inside and out of the girls hostel.  The main gate has been broken and we have estimates to get a new one installed.  This is a huge saftey issue for the girls.   The girls hostel is about a mile from the boys hostel and school.  Two new sets of uniforms have been ordered for the children.  The bibles they have been reading out of are very tattered and torn. They are still able to read from them daily, but are in need of new ones.  After a long day of working and playing with the children, the team will take a rickshawbike into town and do a little shopping and seeing how it is here in downtown Bapatla.  Please keep the children and team in your prayers that we are able to accomplish all that God intends.     God Bless,    Penny Wright

2nd Day At REACH

Our first full day at Reach Home in India and my 1st time here, and it's been amazing!  Although I came to serve the children in India, it's clear that I am already receiving more that I could ever give.  We started the day at 7AM joining in with the children in their morning devotions.  They are SO spiritually excited and praise God in a way that is totally contagious!  They praised God in song and then took turns reading from the Bible.  Then after breakfast they started their school day.  Our day was filled with providing dental care for the children, teaching quilting classes and preparing painting and  maintenance projects for the week.  I am so thankful to be here, as I have heard about Reach Home through my parents for over 30 years.   They always felt to blessed to have met Kusuma (who oversees the orphanage) over 30 years ago, and supported her in setting up the orphanage.  God is so amazing! 

Sylvia Lukin

Namaste.  It has been 3 years since our last visit to Reach Home.  We have missed the children very much and are all excited to see them. We finally made the long trip to Bapatla India. Reach Home Orphanage.  It was a long tiring trip, but well worth it.  We were greeted by the children all lined up and ready for hand shakes and love.  We will try to keep you posted as to what is going on here in Bapatla, and what the children are doing.  They are full of big smiles and excitement to see the team arrive.  We are having a meeting later tonight to discuss projects and needs.  I personally want to thank all the the generous supporters that have contributed funding in order to make the projects possible.  As sponsorship coordinator of Reach Home I want to thank all of the wonderful sponsors who sponsor a child in order to give them a better live.  All the team is well, all look forward to the next week with the children.  God Bless  Penny Wright