Huge thanks to our amazing supporter who has bought new bikes for Godwin, Daniel and Augustine who all live in the Rhema Gardens. They are thrilled. A great way to get to school, play with your friends and have fun, previously they were sharing one bike with Godwin’s sisters.
Godwin loves cycling, like many 7 year old boys, and during lockdown cycled 26 times around the Gardens to raise money for Hope Gardens what a superstar!
You are amazing! in one week we smashed our target and raised £10,710 to support our medical centre and our after school clubs
As a result of the pandemic we need to extend our opening hours of our medical centre and subsidise the increased amount of patients. This boost of £5,355 will enable our medical centre to meet this increase in demand and give access to healthcare to those most in need.
Our afterschool clubs are shifting to bring educational support to those children who have huge gaps in their education due to the disruption to their schooling since March. Many children are in need of specialist learning support which Hope Gardens can now provide thanks to your generosity.
It’s straight forward to give just head to our appeals page. here https://hopegardensindia.org/appeal
Gold Milan reports on the current situation in India and the work that Hope Gardens is playing to support those most in need.
Vasthi updates us on the strong storms hitting the area
“Our cattle caretaker Mr. Jeyanayagam congregation member of Rehoboth Rhema Revival Church, Cumbummettu has had his house's roof blown up by a severe wind that hit Cumbum last week.
It is raining here daily and the wind is at its peak in the nights. While their family, which consists of himself, his wife, his son, his daughter in law and two grandkids (little girls), were all sleeping by 11:00 pm in the night, there was heavy rain and a heavy wind and the tin sheet roof of their entire house was blown up and it fell on the roof of another house which was two houses next to his house.
Thankfully no injuries were caused to any of them including the children when the roof and the things attached to it fell on the ground. They immediately came out and went to Rev. Prakash's Church which was nearby and spent the night there. They are staying there and are in a plan to rebuild their roof. Until then Rev. Prakash and Mr. Jeyanayagam's relatives are taking care of the entire family.
God protected all of them in this accident and thankfully they are all safe.”
On 26th April, the day the London Marathon was due to run, we asked our supporters to take on a 2.6 challenge of their own.
Godwin who lives in the Gardens with his family joined in this too! He cycled 26 times around the beautiful grounds of Hope Gardens on his sister’s bike! We are so proud of him and thrilled that he inspired so many others to do a challenge too. What an amazing little boy Godwin is. He did 26 laps in 30 minutes!
Watch Godwin’s challenge here!
To support Godwin many of you took to the challenge as well. A huge shout out to so many grown ups and children and dogs who did their 2.6 challenges too and donated! In a day we raised £661 which is fantastic! Thank you Amelia, Alice, Nate, Charlotte, Xander, Edmund, David, Albie, The Flemmings, Karen and Toby the dog for your fundraising!
