More embroidery

All this work has been done by hand. The Lydia Free Tailoring School for Women sports one fancy embroidery machine, but all the students must first learn to embroider by hand. Note the great attention to detail. See the previous post.

Tailoring is an art form!

The elaborate airbrushing and embroidery work seen here has been done by one of our tailoring students. Being a seamstress or tailor in India means not only knowing how to alter or stitch clothes, but also having expreience with clothing design and artistry. Our tailoring students could give any NY city runway designer a run for their money!

Study Time

Gayathri, the girls' leader, overseas a study session in back of the main building. Currently the children must study on the floor. Praise God that the Platt family from NY has been inspired to spread the word and raise money to purchase over 60 study desks (at $45 each) for the children! Various individual sponsors have also contributed to this pool (note Yamuna's bold smile!) for their sponsored child. Thank you to all of you who have seen this as a priority to help advance the academic performance of the kids at Miracle Garden.

Relaxing

After a Saturday morning of helping out in the storage room, Kalai Selvan (showing off the Cricket bat), Sathish (playing with the Tinker Toys), and Vignesh (finishing his lunch) relax on a mat in the shade.

Yes, we all fit in!

YES, all 26 of the boys in the previous picture fit into the new van, which holds 30 kids in seats (and a few more when packed "Indian-style" on laps, etc.). Teams that visit Miracle Garden will also benefit by being able to travel in this brand-new van, which is comfortable and spacious enough for luggage.

A NEW VAN!

Yeah! Our NEW mini-bus is finally here at Miracle Garden. The boys (and Bull the long-haired chihuahua) had to check it out and give it a test-drive. Now the kids have reliable transportation (that doesn't need to be push-started) for school, ministry, and special events. THANK YOU Christian World Relief and the many others who helped make this gift possible! Now our children are mobile!

Our Dogs Playing BBall

Blaze and pals playing BBall

Basketball anyone?

Miracle Garden boys enjoying their new basket ball court. Big Sathish (with ball) is working on some passing drills with the older boys.

Buildings from the Mayfield Towers Dorms

The two new dorm buildings are seen here from the second floor of the Mayfield Towers college dorm building. The closer building is almost ready for roofing on the first floor and the other building is ready for the lintels.

Higher and Higher

This picture was taken last week, when the building was at the 7 foot level. It is now almost ready for the first floor roofing to be set. Thank you to everyone for your prayers and support as the new dorm buildings are in their midway stage.