At the age of four, Pushpa* witnessed her father’s death and then watched throughout her childhood as her mother, dying of AIDS, grew sicker and weaker. Pushpa’s mother wanted her to become a doctor, but she was never to see th...
The following story was written by Chevan Bhosale*, it has been edited for clarity. Greetings in the name of Jesus. My name is Chevan Bhosale, from a small village in central India. If you want to know what it means to be a blessed life,...
Who are the residents of Mukti Mission? The older the resident, the more likely they are an orphan. With no living mother or father, they were either abandoned somewhere and brought to the Mission by caring individuals, or they were brought by re...
The Mission grounds seemed a beehive of activity. The relentless, steamy-hot sun blazed directly overhead. Staff workers conferred in meetings and others hustled across the grounds to various departments to seek answers to urgent questions...
“Won’t you please take my tiny granddaughter?” pleaded the elderly woman. “Her mother died shortly after giving birth to her.” The young man—her son—who stooped next to her, looked up and ...
Have YOU ever considered volunteering for Mukti Mission? (One might ask, 'Why not?') There are two areas where YOU can volunteer - In India at the Pandita Ramabai Mukti Mission and right here in the USA! INDIA COVID is becoming less of a con...
This story is in Memory of Velma Scott Knobel Velma passed away in February 2022 - she would have been 84 this month I grew up in a family of eight siblings. Velma and I were very close as we grew up. Our family was not rich and as...
This true story was told by one of the house-parents at one of Mukti's Orchard Projects. One day, my mother went to draw water from a nearby well when she was terrified by an evil spirit. She ran trembling back to our home and dropped into bed. A...
The words were agonizing. The note was delivered by the policeman. “A teenager has been abandoned by her parents on the railway platform. Is there a possibility the Mission would give her shelter?” Soon the forlorn girl arrived at th...
Residents come and go at Mukti Mission but all are impacted. Your investments in the lives of Mukti residents is tangible encouragement. Here is Kroupa's story. Hello? Yes? Who is there? It was a weekday morning and I was busy preparing t...