Do small things with great love

This morning I read that Mother Teresa said...

“the task is not to do big things but to do small things with great love.” 

It was a great encouragement to read this and to be reminded that little things are significant when love is found at the centre of it all. I guess this is one of the reasons why at www.projecthelpindia.co we love to use #smallstepsbigpurpose - time and time again, we see how a little goes a long, long way. 
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For those who have been following my recent trip to India, thank you for your interest and support. In a few short weeks we managed to see a lot, achieve a lot and explore ideas, make plans and develop an exciting vision for the year ahead.

While we were in India we: 

• purchased quite a lot of valuable teaching resources for our centres. 
• purchased a fabulous brand new laptop for our office
• directed some urgent funds to trade in our jeep (which will be of little value in 24 months because the state government bans all diesel vehicles once they our 10 years old)
• blessed each one of our staff with some greatly appreciated gifts
• we provided further funds to some families who completely lost everything they owned in the recent monsoon floods
• assessed learning needs for our students

We are also thrilled to be able to commence paying our five teachers, director and administrative officer in Punjab with a small monthly salary (up to this present time, they have kindly volunteered their time and energy).

Next we hope to purchase:

• further stationary and workbooks for our students
• school backpacks for our 600 students to give as a Christmas gift
• an electric sewing machine for our Women’s Centre in Kotdwara

And in 2024 we hope to:

• provide daily meals for the students in the five Punjab Centres
• start a Community Centre (with a focus on tailoring) in one of the jungle villages
• start a Technology Centre in another of the jungle villages
• start a Disability Centre in Punjab 
• explore how we can develop and deliver a drug awareness program for our students in Punjab
• explore the possibility of a pop-up medical clinic to support our centres in Punjab.

Each one of the things that I have mentioned above, while small steps in themselves, definitely come wrapped in great love. We are confident that these things will have a significant impact in the lives of the children, their families and community. I can't wait to share more with you. If any of these things are of a particular interest to you, please let me know.

I am so grateful to my friends and supporters of Project Help India whose kindness, compassion and generosity make all of this possible. Thank you again for helping us to bring love, hope and purpose to some very special people.
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Our teaching team from Kotdwara and Bijnor - an inspiring group of educators to work with.