Beads Unlimited are a company that Grace Nadin-Salter uses for her jewellery business - Just Grace Jewellery. Grace taught all the girls at Bethel and Joy how to make wire and bead bracelets when she visited our projects in India in July. Beads Unlimited often send out great email newsletters, and Grace read that they

Our friend Dan Bennett decided one Sunday after a church service, that he had to run 50K for India Direct and that he was going to raise £1000 for us. We were stunned. That anyone would want to do that, let alone for us, overwhelmed us. Dan set off on a dark morning in

Last month, our treasured member of staff, Johnson, had a heart attack. He underwent emergeny surgery to fit a medical stent (at a cost of around £2,500) and is happily now fit and back to work. His wife Rosie was delighted to have him back at Joy alive and well, and so are we.

Joe cycled 64 miles on the 10th of July from Manchester to Blackpool to raise money for India Direct. The ride stated at Old Trafford, at the Manchester United football ground and finished at the mirror ball on Blackpool's seafront. Joe's dad was taking part in the ride, and Joe decided to join him to

We took part in this years' FSI challenge at Thornbridge Hall, Ashford in the Water, in the beautiful Peak District.  The weather was hot and cloudless when our 8 runners set off.  The starting point was under a bridge on the disused railway line behind the hall.

18 teams of 4 took off to a shot-gun start at 1.30pm after a bacon roll and a strong coffee. The weather was superb for the event, warm and sunny with a gentle breeze. Tytherington Golf Course is challenging with “lots of sand” as one of the winning team told us.