Our young adults

Hello everyone,

This month I was in Jaipur with our “kids” that are living there—the youngest has already turned 21. From now on, I will only be visiting them once a year. First, because it’s quite far –The distance from Khajuraho to Jaipur is more than 700 km, which means a 14-hour train ride. And second, the young adults there are now fully independent, which allows me to focus more on the little ones at the Nane Home in Khajuraho. The good thing is that the young people in Jaipur all have mobile phones now, so we’re always in touch. I’m very happy to have seen them and to have found them all healthy and looking great.

Here is some information about their jobs: Mamta is working at a “beauty palace” and loves it. Gayatri is working as a receptionist in a jewelry store. Sonu and Vinod work in a laundry service with the goal of one day starting their own business—they told me they get so much work each day that they can hardly keep up. Vikas is doing something related to the internet, though I didn’t quite understand it—no matter how much he tries to explain, I’m not very tech-savvy. Rajani has landed a very good job at a bank, where she’s responsible for giving out loans to customers. She says she really enjoys it for now because she’s learning a lot and has a good salary, but she knows her life won’t end there. Amir works for a car cleaning company and told me he loves it because when he hands the car back to the owner and sees their face light up, he feels proud of his work.

The only one not working right now is Jeenat. In recent years, she has fallen behind with her studies. Her father has a serious addiction problem, and her mother fell into depression because of it, so Jeenat took it upon herself to care for her parents. But now she’s very tired of not having her own life, and finally, she has decided to learn a profession. Like Mamta, she would like to work in a beauty palace. Right now, we are looking for a room for her, and after that, we’ll find her a place to train as a beautician.

Our young people are very grateful for the opportunity their sponsors gave them at a crucial moment in their lives. I join them in their gratitude—without the needed support of the sponsors, I wouldn’t be able to accomplish much. I’m also very thankful because when I informed the sponsors that their “child” no longer needs financial assistance, they all told me they’d like to continue contributing their monthly payment to support another child. This is truly fantastic! And, on a personal note, I took it as a compliment—it seems I’m doing my mission well if the sponsors want to continue supporting!

Thank you, and we send our warmest regards.