GRACE THIRD WORLD FUNDGTWF is providing a new electricity generator for the Home which will enable power to be available on site during the regular scheduled cuts! [Aug-08]
Following the death of Rev Else in May, the charity committee has elected Mr Ray Richardson of Peel, Isle of Man to take on the leadership role of GTWF. [Jul-08]
Whilst in the island to speak at Rev Elses's funeral, Grace Childrens Home Manager Timothy Babu has enjoyed Manx hospitality with us and taken away much to tell the children back in India! [Jun-08] .
With sadness we announce the death of our founder and chairman Rev Matthew F Else who passed away on 18 May 2008. Please bear with us while we update the web site. The work continues. [May-08]
Old News...
New arrival at the GCH
Some of the young lads living in the Grace Children Home have been selected to join the pool for the Andhra Pradesh state basketball team!
Buy a buffalo!
Presentations around the UK
Successful operation in Chennai
A big thankyou to AFD Software of Ramsey, Peel Charity Shop, Gaiety Theatre, Manx Radio, the Isle of Man Government, Blythswood Care and the many churches around the UK who continue to contribute to the work in India.
-- Grace Third World Fund
As the new web site develops and comes of age we hope to build up a substantial archive of current affairs articles relating to developments at GTWF.
On the left hand side navigation bar you may observe our primary news items, which are linked on every page of the site. Below are further summaries of news in brief:
[18-05-2008] With sadness we have to advise that our chairman and founder the Rev Matthew F Else passed away on 18 May 2008. We hope to post a tribute on this site as time permits.
Timothy Babu, manager of the Grace Childrens Home in India came over specially for the funeral and gave a moving tribute about the work done at N G Palem
The work continues in India and any donations to GTWF in memory of Rev Else may be sent, as ever, to the treasurer Mr S Else (details found on the Contacts page - see link bottom left).
[16-10-2007] Grace Children's Home manager Timothy Babu and his wife Sheela are now celebrating the arrival of their first child. A little girl has been born and a name is currently being decided upon. Timothy and Sheela have been married for three years now and a number of GTWF trustees were able to join them for their engagement celebrations early in 2004.
We wish them all the very best at this happy time and over the next few months. The planned travelling party originally scheduled for September is now going out in November and looks forward to seeing the young family.
Talks are currently underway to investigate the feasibility of acquiring an additional parcel of land adjoining the grounds of the GCH in N.G. Palem. This would enable greater self-sufficiency of the home due to the potential to grow more cash crops. Additional land purchased in previous occasions has enabled the planting of high cash yield crops such as teak trees and bananas.
