Esther Children's Home

The Esther Children's Home is a ministry of the Church of God in Eluru, Andhra Pradesh, India. As of March 2008 there are 36 children who live in this home. Some are street children who have no idea who their mother or father is. Other children have a mom or dad, (some have both), but their parents are so poor that they can barely support themselves, let alone their children.

Building Hope Ministries is thankful that generous sponsors have provided month-to-month financial support, through Building Hope Ministries, for each child. This alone is a tremendous praise report.

However, as children come and go, and as the lives of our current sponsors are in a state of continual transition, the need will arise one day for a child to have a sponsor. If you are interested in this, please send an email to sponsor@buildhopenow.org and we can place you on a waiting list.

For a donation of only $30.00 per month, this will supply food, clothes, medical, school supplies and miscellaneous needs, such as haircuts, for your sponsored child.

Building Hope Ministries recently traveled to the Esther Children's Home in January 2008 to witness first-hand the changes that sponsorship has made. The children now have more food to eat, more clothes, and more important than anything, more hope and a confident spirit.

Currently, the children are staying in a home in Eluru, thanks to the generosity of a family who has willingly provided half of their home at a very low cost so these children have a place to rest their heads at night. 25 girls sleep in one room and 11 boys sleep in another. While the conditions of this home are good, and it is certainly better than living on the street, we know that they can have a better lifestyle. Building Hope Ministries hopes to build a permanent structure for the Esther Children's Home by the year 2010.