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Sisters Ahanti and Krupa used to constantly bicker with each other. They would fight at home, or worse, be out roaming the streets. They didn't care about their family or their studies. But when they enrolled in a Gospel for Asia Bridge of Hope center that all changed.
Unma Kapoor is Ahanti and Krupa's mother. Her children's constant arguing added to her already stressful life. "The girls used to fight each other at home. They used to use bad words and disobey," she said. "But now they are attending Bridge of Hope, and they are totally changed. They have this sisters' love between them, and they don't fight anymore."
Ahanti admits that she used to disobey her parents before she enrolled in Bridge of Hope. But since attending the program she has begun helping her family. "I no more roam around and quarrel with people," she states. "Now, whatever the things my mother and my father say I obey and do them because I love the Lord." She is shown here assisting her mother in the family's blacksmith shop.
Krupa has also learned how to lead a disciplined life since attending the Bridge of Hope program. "We never learned discipline at our home," she remembers. "The teachers at the center taught us how to live our life."
Through her children, Unma learned about Jesus Christ and began relying on Him for peace in her life. "After sending my children to Bridge of Hope, they come and tell about Jesus, and they say how He loves us, how Jesus answers our prayers," she recalls. "I used to listen to them, and I started to pray to Jesus and read the Bible."
When the Bridge of Hope center that Ahanti and Krupa attend first opened, the local people were skeptical. But that changed after they saw how the children's behavior dramatically improved.
"Before coming to this Bridge of Hope center, the children were not managing themselves properly," says Hamid Verma, the center's project manager.
"But once they get into our Bridge of Hope, our teachers and the project manager are personally counseling them," Hamid says. "They are teaching them how to dress, how to comb their hair and how to maintain their health and hygiene."
More importantly, the children have also learned how to respect their parents and elders and how to speak kindly to each other.
Because of Bridge of Hope, Unma, Ahanti and Krupa—and hundreds of other families throughout South Asia—are living better lives filled with peace and hope.
date posted 11/27/2009