I met someone this week who adopted 501 unwanted little girls. He legally adopted every one of them, built homes for them, and even built schools--elementary through Ph.D.--for them to attend.
Yeah, I was pretty amazed, too. His name is Dr. P.P. Job, and he is from India.
To give you an idea of the status of girls in India, this is the greeting given to a woman on her wedding day: "May you be the mother of a hundred sons."
In India, almost no one wants a daughter. Here are some of the tragic statistics that Dr. Job shared:
- 2,000 girls go missing in India--every day.
- 5,000,000 girls are aborted in government hospitals in India--every year--simply because they are girls.
"From abortion and infanticide," says Dr. Job, "it goes on to denying education to the girl child, later to abuse of women. When a boy is born, there is celebration. When a girl is born, there is mourning."
The story for these 501 girls is doubly tragic. They were orphaned when their parents were murdered. Their parents were Christians and were killed for their faith.
Dr. Job and his wife know something about that; their 2 sons were killed for their Christian faith. Michael was 21 and in medical school, and his older brother, John, was murdered a few years later. Dr. Job and his wife started this amazing orphanage in their honor.
In India, there is no lack of children for the insatiable child-trafficking industry, and 501 suddenly orphaned little girls would have been prime targets for recruiters. Thankfully Dr. Job and his wife took them in--and continue to take in others.
Each one is one more little girl off the streets and in school.
One more little girl who will not be trafficked for sex or labor.
yes it is great. I am planning to start a special school in Mangalore.
Posted by: reji | December 16, 2009 at 12:14 PM
May God bless Dr. Job and his wife and you, Diana, for your work in helping these children!
Posted by: Katy | October 19, 2009 at 12:10 PM