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 far as the calendar is concerned and the days lying immediately ahead, there are no further planned operations at the present time. However our immediate work in this area concerns Manga Lakshmi whom has recently had surgery on her leg to correct deformity caused by polio.
See our main photo gallery for further pictures of Manga following her operation.
Note here though the Iliazarov Ring Fixator apparatus which is always a feature of Dr Gopalakrishnan's polio-corrective surgery in Chennai.
Here Manga is seen with Isle of Man schoolteacher Mrs Emily Richardson
Manga will need years of physiotherapy, exercise and other rehabilitation in order to gain full mobility and reach her potential. As is the case for the other post-op children at the home, she will have access to all the resources she needs and the day-to-day support and encouragement to continue making progress.
Manga has been singled out for special praise by GCH Manager Timothy Babu on account of her fortitude and positive attitude before and after what is a needful but traumatic surgical procedure.
It is always impressed upon children receiving this particular treatment that their perseverance and self-discipline in the post-operative stage will be key to deciding their speed of development. With this in mind it is worth remembering the following:
