Oh What a World! We enjoyed a white Christmas in Peach Tree City, GA, where my brother and sister are raising their family. They serve at Operation Mobilization with an international team of evangelical worshipers, leaders, travelers, all volunteering to share good news to those who haven't yet heard and minister to the needs of the poorest of the poor. The Dalit are India's people trapped in the lowest rung of the caste system who "...endure near complete social isolation, humiliation and discrimination based exclusively on their birth status. Even a Dalit's shadow is believed to pollute the upper classes. They may not cross the line dividing their part of the village from that occupied by higher castes, drink water from public wells, or visit the same temples as the higher castes." -William Haviland.
"Education has been one of the only mechanisms of upward mobility for Dalits...Basic literacy is a fundamental right but also a means to empower deprived populations." -Sukhadeo Thorat
OM is raising support from churches all over the globe in order to build schools for Dalit children that will offer not only basic literacy, but a full curriculum to prepare them for the pursuit of their dreams.
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