We received the following update from Love Through Me International Ministries regarding their previous prayer request for Nani.

Following is a letter that Dr. Ruby sent to members of "Friends of Jeevan Jyoti Charitable Trust (Foundation)" on Facebook.

Dear Friends in Christ,

You may have thought me insensitive as I have made no reference to the depression and recession that is affecting so many in your countries.

Following is an e-mail update we received from Milla Happonen of Caring Hands in Uganda:

Robert comes from a family of five kids. His mother’s HIV infection caused her medical expenses to be so high that she was unable to pay for house rent. She ended up sleeping on the street with Robert. The other children were put in an orphanage. A good Samaritan allowed her and Robert to sleep in a church. We taught her to make beads and slowly she regained her strength. She got her children back, pays for rent and has enough to eat. The children went to school this week.

Dr. Gene Smith and his wife Arlene, medical missionaries working for World Challenge, recently returned from holding medical clinics with Doctors For Life in KwaZula-Natal, South Africa. Below is a report from Dr. Smith.

The Caiazzo's, a missionary family we help support in Nicaragua, recently sent us an update about celebrating Christmas with the children of Rancho Grande and Cerro Verde, feeding centers in the mountains of Nicaragua.

We recently received an update from Dr. Ruby of Jeevan Jyoti Clinic and Community Centre in India, a ministry World Challenge helps support. She has established a balwadi and is beginning to teach the children English.

A charitable organization established by a Finnish woman received the President’s Export Award. Caring Hands was established by a Fida International missionary, a Finnish-Canadian woman named Milla Happonen. The paper jewelry Caring Hands produces bring self esteem and creates a source of income for HIV positive women. The award was presented by Uganda’s president, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Friday, October 3, 2008 in Kampala.

An update we received from Milla Happonen of Caring Hands in Uganda:

An e-mail we received from Milla Happonen of Caring Hands in Kampala, Uganda