...beauty instead of ashes, oil of joy instead of mourning, and garments of praise instead of a spirit of despair... Isaiah 61:3
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Our Vision for Orphan Children
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The Mission of Oil of Joy Ministries is to rescue as many abandoned orphan children as we can off the streets of India from a painful life of starvation, abuse and suffering to a life of protection, love and hope.
Meet our Orphans
Mercy Home Orphanage
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Anu Orphanage
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Harshith
Date of Birth: January 12, 2009
Harshith comes from very orthodox idol worship family. His father passed away past 5 years ago and his mother is mentally disabled. This boy was totally abandoned with no proper food and shelter and there is no proper help for the education and future. So, one of our local social worker found him and brought him to us. Therefore, this child is under our complete care and certainly needs full sponsorship.
Vinay N.
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Date of Birth: September 23, 2004
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​Vinay's parents have gotten legally separated because his father was an alcoholic. His mother was not able to take care of him so he was taken care by his uncle and aunt. Due to their own personal burdens and responsibilities, they were also unable to take care of him anymore. So they have put Vinay in our children's home. He was brought to us by his mother. He will need a sponsor to finish school and he was to go into IT tech field.
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Pradeep
Date of Birth: Unknown
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Pradeep is around 14 years old. His mother, being a single parent, was not able to take care of him. She had no job and Pradeep was undernourished. Through the help of a friend, she brought Pradeep to our home for his well being. He is enjoying his stay with us and is now in school.
Vignesh
Date of Birth: August 12, 2007
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​Vignesh comes from very orthodox idol worship and traditional ritual practicing family. His father is dead, and his mother is doing house servant work making $40 per month to feed the family. Vignesh was abandoned with no food, clothing, education, or shelter. This boy is totally uncared by the family, relative and society. Therefore this boy needs full care.
Ashwin
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Dharshan
Date of Birth: ? 5th grade
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Ashwin’s comes from a very poor family. He is left uncared for with no provisions from his father who is absent. His mother is facing lots of hardships and sufferings. So, she decided to join the child in our Mercy Home Orphanage for his complete spiritual and physical care. This boy needs total full sponsor.
Date of Birth: December 18, 2005
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Dharshan is a semi orphan boy. His mother is very poor and works as a dishwasher going house to house trying to earn enough money to survive. She only makes $25 a month and that barely feeds her let along Dharshan. She just couldn’t care for him and he was begging for food. She finally brought him to our Anu orphanage for his survival. Dharshan wants to be an engineer so he will need to continue school through college.
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Pavan Kumar
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Date of Birth: September 25, 2009
Pavan Kumar comes from very orthodox idol worship family. His mother is physically and mentally disabled. This child is an abandoned one. He comes from a very poor background, no proper food and shelter and there is no proper help for the education and future. This child is totally abandoned. So one of our missionary found this child and brought to him to us. Therefore this child is under our complete care and certainly needs full sponsorship.
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Date of Birth: October 26, 2003
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Vikram is a semi-orphan child. He lost his father due to alcoholism and his mother to heart problems. She went somewhere and we still don't know where she lives. There was no future for Vikram until somebody brought him to our orphanage. Today he is enjoying education, shelter, and the gospel. He needs full care and sponsorship. He recently lost his sponsor and needs a new one until he finishes school.
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Nithin
Date of Birth: March 28, 2008
Nithin’s father is dead. His mother Selvakumari is from a name shake Christian family that is very poor and under privileged. She has been ill treated by extended family members. No way for her survival and future. They were being rejected by their family and society. She felt depressed and lost hope to live. Through our church believers she attained church and rededicated her life to Christ. She asked us to take in her son for his welfare. This boy need full caring sponsor.
Karthick
Date of Birth: August 8, 2006
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Karthick comes from a very orthodox idol worship family. His father abandoned the whole family and mother is mentally disabled. Karthick was totally abandoned. He comes from another District in Karnataka and a very poor background. He is underprivileged, no proper food and shelter and there was no proper help for his education and future. So, one of our missionary found him and brought him to us. Therefore, this child is under our complete care. He want to be a pilot and will need sponsorship through college.
Manjunath
Date of Birth: April 12, 2003
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Manjunath's parents passed away due to chronic heart problems and Manjunath become an abandoned child. There was no future or care for this child. He went through many hardships and finally his relatives brought him to the orphanage home where he enjoys schooling and good care. He needs full care and sponsorship. He recently lost his sponsorship and need another one until he graduates college and can get a good job as a defense officer.
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Krupa
Birthday: February, 5, 2015
Krupa comes from very poor and downtrodden family. She belongs to a Telugu community. She was abandoned by his father who was an alcoholic. He left the family and married another woman. There was no income for their survival. This family has three girls but no future for them. Her mother is working as a dishwasher in other people’s homes for her survival and makes $20 per month, so this child needs full care.
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Allwin John
Birthday: October 29, 2002
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Allwin was living in a remote area with his parents. The father was a driver but due to personal issues, he left them and ran away to an unknown place. His uncle brought him to his house but as days passed, he became a financial burden to him so Allwin was brought to Anu Children’s Home. His mother also left to another city but does come twice a year to visit him. He lost his sponsor and needs a new one until he is old enough to get through school and get a job as a custom officer.
Vijay Sarathy
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Date of Birth: 3/9/2008
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Vijay, is the son of late Selvaraj and his mother’s name is Nagajothi. She is a widow living in a rural area village in Tamil Nadu and is greatly struggling for her survival. She was facing much hardship to take care of her child. She comes from an idle worshipping background and strongly followed the village traditions and custom. Through a traveling evangelist, she accepted Jesus Christ as her savior and was given courage to trust for her survival. However she couldn’t care for her son properly. He was found with improper clothing and food. She begs us to have mercy on him and to take him into our orphanage for his survival.
Our Precious Orphans Kneeling To Pray
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Venu G.
Date of Birth: December 3, 2009
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Venu's father died due to over drinking. He stays with his mother and his younger brother. They are very economically backward. His mother is suffering from various kinds of diseases. Even though she is a patient, she is working as a coolie to fed her children. Because of her financial condition, she asked us to take care of him. Venu was barely getting one meal a day.
Sunil S.
Date of Birth: January 1, 2009
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Sunil's father is a drunkard and jobless. He is suffering from kidney disease and his mother is working as a housemaid. He has 2 brothers. They are very economically backward. So her mother is unable to send these children to school because she cannot even feed them let along send them to school or cloth them. She asked us to take care of Sunil.
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Sunil N.
Date of Birth: April 3, 2011
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Sunil's father died of cancer and his mother is alive. She is suffering from stomach cancer. She is being taken care of by her neighbor. She cannot work and is unable to take for her child. She asked us to take care of her son as she knows her time is short.
Sudharson Gowda
Date of Birth: September 6, 2013
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Sudharson's father abandoned the family as soon as he was born. His mother is working as a coolie and taking care of three children. She came to our church one day and shared her story with us. She was going to commit suicide along with her children. We shared the Gospel with her and decided to take Sudharson into our orphanage.
Prashanth
Date of Birth: October 13, 2011
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Prashanth's father is intoxicated all the time and doesn't supply food for the family. His mother is a handicapped woman. He was found begging for food on the street of this village. We were asked to take him into our orphanage for his survival.
Prasanna Raj
Date of Birth: August 21, 2013
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Prasanna's father is a chain drunkard and has stomach cancer. He is jobless. His mother is a housemaid. He has one elder sister. The parents cannot fed both the children or give them any basic needs. They approached us to take Prasanna into our orphanage.
Naveen G.
Date of Birth: July 27, 2008
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Naveen's father died due to over drinking. He was living with his mother and younger brother. His mother is suffering from various kinds of diseases and still works as a coolie to feed her children. She is struggling all alone to care for them and she asked us to take Naveen into our orphanage.
Charan S.
Date of Birth: September 2012
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Charan's father is a drunkard, jobless and roams on the road side begging for money to support his habit. His mother is a patient and falls sick very often. There is no food in the home to take care of the child's basic needs. He was begging for food on the streets of the village. She asked us to care for Charan for his survival.
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Manjunath M.
Date of Birth: August 24, 2009
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Manjunath's father died to sickness. He lives with his mother and younger brother. They are from an economically backward class. They live in a hut which is very dangerous. They have no proper food or accommodation. She is unable to take care of her children. When we visited her place, she requested us to take care of Manjunath. He is now in Grace Home.
Gangadharan C.
Date of Birth: April 14, 2011
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Gangadharan's mother is mentally disabled and his father is a chain drunkard and jobless. They are unable to care for this young boy. They approached us to take care of Gangadharan. We took him into Grace Home.
Chandhu S.
Date of Birth: January 1, 2007
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Chandhu's father has kidney problems and is jobless. His mother is a coolie with minimum wages. She is unable to feed herself or her children. We were asked to care for Chandhu. We took him into Grace Home.
Charan N.
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Charan's mother died due to seeing the conditions of Charan's growth. She was mentally disturbed by seeing her own child with mental illness. His father deserted him with his old grandmother. She is 70 years old and she is also an orphan and unable to care for him. She lives in a hut. Her conditions are very backward. She was introduced to our church and asked us to care for Charan. He is now in Grace Home.