Dedicated Women

Sangita orphanage is run by Paul and Grace Moses but there are 5 ladies who work there full time looking after the daily needs of the children.  We have been privileged to witness the dedication of these women.  The women (pictured here live) at the orphanage and care for the 68 children who live there 24 hours a day 7 days a week.   Each lady has a story as to why she has ended up at the orphanage.  Shobha is the social worker at the orphanage.  She and her daughter both live there.  Shobha was a destitute woman, her husband had an affair and beat her, he left her for another women and her husband and her in laws treated her very badly.  When he left her she was ostracised from the family and felt she had nothing to live for.  She has large scars on her body which are a daily reminder of the beatings she had. She was going to commit suicide when an evangelist told her that her life wasn’t worthless and gave her the number of Grace Moses.  Shobha has been working at the orphanage now for 7 years.  Shobha’s daughter goes to a local school.  The other women all have similar stories of their husbands leaving them for other women.  Madhavi is 25 and she has also been working at the orphanage for 7 years.  She has a son and he lives at Ebinezer home.  Lalitha is unmarried and was raped when she was younger, her daughter from that rape is 13 and also lives at Ebenezer home. They get to see their child every 3 months All the ladies have found a home together.  Their personal stories, dedication to their job and the care they have for the children is very humbling and is an example to us all.