CARE FOR INDIA

Dear Friends,
As you know, the Care for India ministry has been hampered

since the violent riots against the Christians in Orissa, India two years

ago. Things have calmed down a whole lot since then in that area,
though the needs are still very great. I know that you have a deep love
for the people of that area and we at the ministry would like to give
you an opportunity to share in a special need that we have.

As you may remember, the home that was inhabited by the Naik family
was completely destroyed during the violence. We have been told that the Hindu militants had to burn the
house three different times so it would be completely destroyed, as it would not burn in one strike. For
many years, that home had been used to offer hospitality to the servants of Christ that came to work there.
Missionaries and friends from England, Germany, Switzerland, the USA, Canada and many parts of India
had been housed there, including the first missionary to reach out to the people of G. Udayagiri. There
many lives were touched by the Lord and challenged to go into fulltime ministry as pastors and missionaries.
For many years, there was no church building in the village, so that home served as the church for the
people of G. Udayagiri. Though rustic and primitive by American standards, for many years. the home had
been a place of special hospitality to all who entered.
Brown Naik’s family has been renting an apartment in Bhubaneswar, several hours away, since the fires,
and would now like to return to the G. Udayagiri area to continue their ministry there. Things have calmed
down, and building a new home in a neighboring village is a very real possibility. Brown’s uncle is willing
to give a piece of land to the family for their house; however the cost of building a 3 to 4 bedroom home
will be around $70,000. As soon as it is completed, this home will offer the same hospitality as before to
visiting short term missionaries and friends from overseas whose desire is to continue sharing Christ with
the people of that area.
If you would like to participate in building this home so the ministry to Christians and non-Christians can
continue in that area, please know that any amount given toward this project will be used for materials and
labor. As much of the work as possible will be provided by volunteers.
If the Lord is leading you to help in this way, please send your gift to:
Union Center United Methodist Church
128 Maple Drive, Endicott NY 13760-6303
Memo: Orissa Project

Thank you so much for your prayers, your love, and your support.
In Christ,
Allan Brown
Dr. Allan Burns, Board Chairman       Rev. Brown Naik, Mission Rep Coordinator
allanburns@usa.net                            brownnaik@aol.com