We hope youll join us on this virtual mission trip a journey of the heart.

Mother India Life Through the Eyes of the Orphan Father to the fatherless, defender of widows this is God, whose dwelling is holy. God places the lonely in families. Psalms 68:5-6 Trinity Presbyterian Church Sunday, August 18th, 7pm Youre invited to stay after the film for coffee and a time of discussion. Childcare provided.

I have come more and more to realize that it is being unwanted that is the worst disease that any human being can ever experience. Mother Teresa

Destination #2: Tenali, India

Join us on the second leg of our virtual mission trip, as we journey to Tenali, India, by watching a short, but very compelling documentary: While other films may focus on statistics, this film tries to better understand life through the eyes of MOTHER INDIA: Through the Eyes of the Orphan the orphan, using in-depth interviews with seven of the kids, which provide real insight into the magnitude of their individual pain and struggle. The film also examines the As the filmmakers developed relationships with each of the kids, they were inspired to do more than just tell their stories. They decided to take action to try rescue a pair of the youngest of the children, a brother and sister, from spending a life on the streets. What transpires is both inspiring and heartbreaking.

The Story.
David Trotter and Shawn Scheinoh, first time filmmakers, showed up in Tenali hoping to find kids who would be willing to trust them enough to show them life through their eyes. Filmed over the course of two weeks in 2012, the film follows David and Shawn as they develop relationships with an entire makeshift family, made up of 25 abandoned (mostly older) orphans who live on the streets near a railway station.

circumstances that led each to a life alone (usually because of parental death, abuse, or abandonment); It also attempts to illustrate what the kids must do to simply survive on the streets, such as begging for food or money, and sleeping on cement with no shelter or protection from weather, insects, criminals. and drunks. Mother India does not shy away from showing the presence of sexual abuse amongst the kids, drug addiction and HIV, the sad results of train-hopping, and other issues that plague their often short lives. Neither does it discount the joy in the simplest things, the interdependence of relationships and the hope of a second chance.
Deshraj, 5, When asked what he dreams of for his future...

I have no dream. I must eat today thats all.