Bethania Foundation India

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Invest in the future of God’s children in India through our Comprehensive Campaign

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A ministry inspired by God’s love to bring wholeness and
hope to children in India

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Welcome To Bethania Foundation!

Bethania Foundation India is a Christian mission working to bring hope and wholeness to orphaned, abandoned, disabled and destitute children in India.

Bethania Kids defines nurturing as providing love, food, clothing, shelter, medical and dental care, and emotional support. Equipping means providing education and vocational training, and the development of a vision of service to others. The message is simple: Jesus loves all children and cares deeply for them regardless of the circumstances of their birth. Through Jesus’ love they will change their world.

Bethania Kids was founded in 1987 as a Christian ministry to provide a home for nine orphaned children in Kannavadi, Tamil Nadu, South India. Since then, the Bethania Foundation has grown to serve nearly 1000 impoverished children, women and families in 15 separate sites: four residential homes (2 for girls and 2 for boys) in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh; nine care centres providing day care and after school care in Tamil Nadu and tribal areas of Odisha; two centres to meet the needs of differently-abled children; and, six Women’s Empowerment Programs where women learn skills to enable them to support their families. The Bethania Kids staff in each home, care centre, and program are committed to providing top-quality and individualized care for every person served while assuring them of God’s unconditional love for each of them.

Get Involved !

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We invite you to join our ministry! Here are a few ways you can actively participate

Become Our Partner

When you make a gift to Bethania Kids, you make a huge difference in the life of at least one child and often many more than one. From the very first gift, we consider you a valued partner in this important ministry to God’s children and families in India. You become a vital part of the Bethania Kids family, and we want to: get to know you better; hear what you like about Bethania Kids; answer your questions about the children and the ministry; ask for your suggestions about ways we can serve together more effectively; learn about particular aspects of the ministry that interest you; explore how we can help you introduce Bethania Kids to more of your circle of family and friends – whatever we can do to make our partnership with you stronger!

Sponsor A Child

Our unique sponsorship program connects you with not just one child, but an entire community. When you become a sponsor, we link you to a Bethania Foundation India residence home or care centre and send you regular information about the children, staff and families in that particular community.

Sponsor a Fund-Raising Project

We have all had wonderful times participating in community activities to show our love and support of a “good cause,” an individual or group that needs our help.

Share The Ministry

Bethania Kids is a ministry that speaks to the hearts of many who follow Jesus and offers a very real way to answer Jesus’ call in the letter of James to “look after orphans and widows in their distress.” You may encounter opportunities to share the powerful stories of our children in conversations, in presentations, meetings, in classes, in newsletters, in email and text messages, in social media platforms and more.

Visit Our Children

A visit to Bethania Kids homes and care centres in India is a life-changing experience in many ways. Alan Lull, lay minister at St. John’s West Bend (Lutheran Church), who has traveled to India many times says, “Traveling to India brings people closer to the Lord. Their lives are changed!” Meeting and talking with the children and staff of our homes and care centers gives visitors a clear understanding of God’s work being done through Bethania Kids and the crucial importance of their support for the ministry. Every visitor brings gifts of the heart that are meaningful to the children and staff, and the children shows the results of God’s great love in their smiles and happy and healthy manner and activity. You will receive an enthusiastic welcome wherever you go and see for yourself how your gifts are used.

Creative Giving for Special Projects

Most of us know the pleasure of seeing another person enjoy a gift we have given them, particularly the joy and excitement children display even with the most basic or simple gifts. Their eyes light up and big smiles grow on their faces. This is actually a form of stewardship, and from it we have learned that it is truly more blessed to give than to receive.
Each of the children in our Bethania Kids family has a unique background story, and we are blessed as we become their stewards. Some of these children have experienced the loss of family and loved ones due to natural disasters, extended illnesses, abuse of many kinds, rejection, abandonment or fear of isolation before coming to the Bethania Kids family. These cherished children flourish when exposed to the loving kindness offered by our Christ-centered Bethania Kids ministry and dedicated staff members. They are safe, happy and healthy. They learn about and develop a love for Jesus Christ and for one another as they live a new life with Bethania Kids