F O U R T E E N
{years of loving on the children of India}
Hello Everyone,
We hope that you have had a blessed year in 2018 and that you are looking forward to the holiday season and the beginning of a new year.
We at the Joshua Tree are entering our fourteenth year of work in India and are praying and hoping for a year of hope and peace in 2019. The past two years in India have been a time of extreme distress as we have seen hundreds of Christian ministries, orphanages and schools shut down by anti-christian elements within the Indian government and the general population. Many churches have been destroyed and their pastors and congregations have been forced to flee to other regions for their safety. We have also seen some of our close friends lose their lives because of their Christian faith.
The persecution of Christians in India and around the world is on the increase but despite these difficult times our ministry partners in India are continuing to share the love of Jesus and message of His resurrection life with everyone they meet.
We are partnered with 8 pastors who are operating Joshua Tree Mercy centers where children living in slums receive food, clothing and education. We also provide care for widows and families living in leper colonies and operate a Hope Home for 100 young girls who have been rescued from sex trafficking.
Currently, we are in the process of starting a new Joshua Tree Mercy Center in a red light district so that we can provide education and care for children of sex workers in hope that they can escape the cycle of poverty and prostitution that their mothers have been forced into. Many of these children will be forced into prostitution around the age of 12 just to avoid starvation.
The bible teaches us that God desires for us to “loose the chains of injustice, set the oppressed free, share our food with the hungry, provide shelter, clothe the naked and care for widows and orphans in their distress”.
Our mission at the Joshua Tree has always been to help children, widows and lepers the best way we can with whatever resources we have available. We do this by partnering with local Indian pastors who are in touch with the people living in their communities and know best how to provide for their needs. We also rely on the prayers and financial support from our Joshua Tree family. Please consider becoming a child sponsor today. You can have a major impact on a child’s future by donating just $15 per month. Your donation will provide education, clothing, food and other basic essentials for a child hoping to escape a life of poverty.
Thank you for your support and prayers!
Peace and Blessings,
Cliff & Amy White
Pastor Joseph visiting children living in the red light district.
New outdoor class for red light district children.
Distribution of blankets and clothing for leper colony children.