Medical Camps

For years, Anil and other ministers have been organizing medical camps to serve the needs of the poorer communities.  For this camp, Doctor P. Jeremiah donated his time and expertise for the free ear, nose, & throat (ENT) clinic, while transportation and medicine were donated.  The overall expense can be around $1000 USD depending on location and scope.  This is one way our donations can go so much farther in this developing economy.  Many of these communities do not have easy access to medicine or healthcare.  These camps could be the only time these people will see a doctor for years, while they continue to suffer from many common and preventable ailments. 

Please consider donating to this cause, allowing Anil to continue to arrange these Medical Camps.  Any donation can be sent to Oregon City Church of Christ, where it will be assured all funds go directly to the Medical Camps.  Please make checks to Oregon City Church of Christ with a memo of "India Medical Camps".

Loving Others As Ourselves | Anil Kumar

Here is Anil telling us about his grandfather's belief about loving others as ourselves, which is what Jesus taught us to do.

They showed us great love and generosity in India.  Here is a video showing their hospitality.

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Irlapadu: Village Congregation

Irlapadu is a small village in Andhra Pradesh that sits about 8 miles outside Chilakaluripet.  Anil and the church in Chilakaluripet have been supporting the small, mostly female, village congregation for several years.  The village has strong Hindu and Catholic roots, and have consistently discriminated against the church of Christ that met in a small shed outside one member's home.  When the opportunity to buy land for a church building came up, Anil jumped at it, pawning his wife's gold to use as a down-payment.  Though the land has appreciated in value, Anil is still trying to pay off the interest to his $3,000 loan (that's a lot of money in India).  The small structure they were able to build was promptly torn down by the anti-Christian Hindus from the village.  The congregation is still without a proper structure to comfortably worship in, but faithfully meet regardless.  Please pray for these brothers and sisters as they continue to spread God's love in this village, and search for the funds to buy a proper building.

Irlapadu Video

India Pictures

Myself and Ben Headrick on our way to India

The first of many banners welcoming us.  Anil was a wonderful host!

Welcome parade

Birthday celebration.  They feed YOU the cake!

Our home for a month

Funeral

Night School

I love this little girl!

Village congregation

Morning workout

Anil

Dressed up for the wedding

Indian Christian wedding

Lunchtime

Indian food is amazing!

They serve it, and eat it, with their hands

There's actually quite a system to eating, so I watched closely

Preachers from nearby villages

Mobile Bible School

Mobile Bible School

Bay of Bengal

Bay of Bengal

Local scavenger lady

Church women and children

Ben preaching

The kids were so cute!

Communion

Church women and children

Sunday school

Vacation Bible School - Kickoff parade

Vacation Bible School

Vacation Bible School

Drawing time

Nap time

Kids!

Memory verses were very popular

Street drinks

Modern Shopping Mall

Women's fellowship

Taxi

Local lorries

Our lovely neighborhood

Carrom

So cute!  And always barefoot

India pride

Ready to go

Kids!

Banners for everything!

Future church leaders

Current church leaders

Working so hard

Beautiful sarees

Waiting...

Another banner

The blue church building (Mobile Bible School)

The key to life

Doorway

Village women

Buffalo

Great men

Village home

Cheers!

Hindu lights

English Class

English Class

At just the right time...

Anil serving a local woman

Local scavenger

Chilakaluripet

Chilakaluripet

Local worker

Medical Camp

Medical Camp

Medical Camp

Medical Camp

Definitely not like Domino's at home

Everything was chicken (no pork or beef)

Modern traditional

Their local Hindu god

Street art

Ancient temple carved out of a cliff

Monkeys!

Cool elephant god carving

Ancient temple

Lounging Buddha 

The Fam

The Fam + Ben

Temple games carved into the floor

First time on an escalator 

Milkshake break

Ronald McDonald, alive and well!

I got the American Cheese Supreme Chicken

Boat ride to an island adventure

Safety first!

Welcome

Thumbs up

Their Jurassic Park

Their Jurassic Park

Watch out!

Island adventure

Hindu temple

Baby and a baby

Anil and his wife, Baby

Women's fellowship

Traditional henna

Lunch

World Bible School

Syam and his family

Naresh waiting

Traffic

Chilakaluripet

Chilakaluripet traffic

Village drummers

Drums

Garlands galore!

God's word is universal

Village widows

Flowers in her hair

Baby's beautiful niece

 The monkey god was everywhere in the area

Blacksmith machines

Men's fellowship

Political banner.  We met the lady on the right.

Naresh and Moses (and Naresh's family) - Anil's right-hand men

Farewell celebration

Farewell celebration