The Mission for the Rural People is a team of committed men and women of God dedicated to helping children and the elderly in the Guntur District of Andhra Pradesh in southern India. Eight years ago we established an orphanage in Vellatur, which is a village in a rural part of Andhra Pradesh near Hyderabad. At the orphanage we help poor children abandoned by their parents or who have lost one or both of their parents to Aids or illness as a result of the harsh conditions here. Our ultimate goal is to provide care for at least 500 homeless and unwanted children. The orphans come from the slums, leper colonies, poor families and tribal villages. They come from the streets. Often rejected by their families and society they are left to beg for the very necessities of life. They come to us for shelter, clothing, food, education and the message of the Gospels. Currently we are helping 60 children but this is just a small percentage of those who desperately need help. We invite you to support our work and become a part of this ministry by sponsoring one of our orphans.