Due to malnutrition, aids and a host of fatal diseases, millions of children in India are left alone with no one to care for them. Statistics are showing that more than 150 million of these children are working somewhere as common and bonded laborers, can you even imagine that, my heart hurts thinking about it. Then what about one out of six little innocent girls, don't even live to see their 15th birthday, something is very wrong with this story.
SPARK International is in the process of obtaining land to erect a building where housing, food and education and teaching of God's word will be provided. The SPARK team is made up of highly qualified, compassionate and loving educators that are Christians in a Hindu country, and are well prepared to make a safe and secure home for as many homeless children as we can house, and when our first home is full, we'll build another.
God provides that every one of his children be given an opportunity to grow and develop into a productive, educated, and contributing member of their community. SPARK International is prepared to follow God's plan and change lives. It will provide hope, promise and a future for the children of India who have no place else to go.
There is legislation in Congress right now that could help these children and others.
The Women and Children in Crisis and Conflict Protection Act (H.R.1413) and its companion legislation in the Senate,
The Protection of Vulnerable Populations in Humanitarian Emergencies Act (S. 559) will ensure the United States government -- in addition to providing emergency food, water, and shelter -- works to protect women and children from the violence, exploitation, family separation, and emotional distress that can occur during and after emergencies.
