JELA NEWS: Joyful Start for Eight Girls

JELA is working in partnership with Lutheran World Service – India to provide a future of hope for these young girls from the slums of Calcutta. We invite you to join our mission of love.

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Aparna Mondal 11 Years 4th Grade	Dhruti Das 10 Years 3rd Grade	Pinki Mondal 10 Years 4th Grade

Supriya Adhikari 8 Years 2nd Grade	Rakhi Singh 9 Years 2nd Grade

Diya Sadhukhan 10 Years 4th Grade	Piyasa Pyne 11 Years 5th Grade	Saraswati Singh 10 Years 2nd Grade

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Giving Children a Future of Hope

Maps of India and Kolkata

The Japan Evangelical Lutheran Association (JELA) has partnered with Lutheran World Service India to provide essential housing, food and education to eight children living in Ultadanga, a slum area in Calcutta.   JELA Senior Advisor, Lowell Gretebeck and Asia Program Coordinator, Shimpei Narabu recently traveled to Calcutta to meet LWSI leadership to discuss this new initiative to help these needy children.  Currently, JELA is seeking donations to help these eight young girls 2017.   The total cost to support one child for the year is approximately $1200 U.S. dollars.   We invite you to join us in this important mission program to help the  children  of Ultadanga.