Rock Solid, THE youth group of Holy Trinity Church, Hurdsfield in Macclesfield, held a sponsored 'Lock In and Stay Awake' event in the church, when they pledged to stay awake for 24 hours!  One or two managed it..!  Grace and Paul Nadin-Salter, of India Direct were very moved by their efforts to raise money for

Johnson, the gardener, continues to work hard in the garden.  A new pump has just been installed to the garden well, to help him with the watering which was a huge task.  The cyclones caused a lot of damage to the garden but it has recovered well under his expert hand. The children's

Cyclones have hit the area recently and caused some damage to the buildings and garden. A bolt of lightning hit the roof at Joy which caused  damage to the electrics in the building. No one was hurt, they were in the prayer hall at the time. Praise God for their protection. Annie arranged for the

An art exhibition was held in Rainow two weeks ago.  Local artist Eileen Haworth, a long time supporter of India Direct, sold one of her lovely paintings to the highest bidder.  She then very generously donated the funds to us. The exhibition took place on the weekend of the 19th November at the Church centre

Bethel Children on TV! Annie was approached by a TV company who wanted to film children in a children's home celebrating Diwali.   It was broadcast on Diwali day.   This was great fun and all the children had a wonderful time being on TV.  Annie will send us a CD later so that we can upload

Thank you so much for your kind and generous donations to our Christmas Direct scheme.  This is an annual project that enables the children in our care to have a fantastic Christmas in India.  Photos of the children opening their cards and enjoying their Christmas to follow as soon as we receive them.