It was a wonderfully warm welcome - and then what I learned broke my heart.

Our bus came to Shiloh Church in the south Indian city of Chennai. Church people stood around the front steps, and little girls stood in the center. As we each came up the steps everyone applauded and a different little girl put a lei made of fresh flowers around our necks. Mine hugged me.
Then we went to the lower level - ard it's an orphanage. These 19 girls had lived through the tsunami three years ago, but one or both of their parents had died.
At first they were grabbed up and became slaves. The Indian government found out, released them, and placed 34 girls to here. 15 have graduated from school or adopted.
Now these 19 girls are sweet, beautifully dressed, happy kids singing praise songs and going to church and school. They're receiving medical care, love - and salvation.
And they regularly return to their tribe in their island south east of India and tell their surviving relatives - that Jesus loves them.
Chuck Olson