Pana* is an extrovert always bubbling with joy and kindness toward others, though she is affected by Down’s Syndrome. She came to Mukti as a four-year-old toddler and now she is eighteen. In her initial days here, her walk was unsteady and she was prone to catching cold frequently...
Renuka* is new at the Mission and sought shelter with her three children after being abandoned by her husband who was in an extra-marital relationship. Left to fend for herself, with three small children, she didn’t know what to do and how she was going to manage. For some time sh...
In November India explodes with the highly anticipated start of the Hindu festival, Diwali. The whole of India is lit up during this festival of lights. Mukti residents that have families are excitedly picked up from the front gate at Mukti Mission, which for a few hours becom...
The Testimony of Suwernabai We have copied the testimony below, written several years ago. Suwernabai passed into the presence of her Savior this month at the age of 90. Suwernabai praises the Lord for the 60 years the Lord has granted her to serve Him, first of all am...
This story is the second part of the story first presented in the November (Fall/Winter) Edition of MuktiKIDS. And they all are aware of the ‘miracle baby, who arrived just a week or so before Christmas, little Joy Naveen…. A call came from the...
The circus holds few advantages for women in India. Authorities in the circus can misuse and abuse women over and again. Unhappily, a circus performer is what Anish’s* mother was. A ‘Good Samaritan’ woman was instrumental in rescuing her from this profession and Anish&...
CRITICAL PRAYER NEED: Pray for a young 13 year old resident girl who has dengue fever. She has had a violent seizure and is in hospital in a coma. Jeremiah 33:3 Tells us to 'call on God and He will show us great and mighty things.' Pray for a miraculous healing.
Suwarna Akka: Suwarna Benjamin Athawale, aged 93 went to be with the Lord on 15 September 2021. She arrived at Mukti Mission at an early age, as a young girl. She worked in Mukti in different roles, as a Bible teacher in Pandharpur, as House Mother of Everlasting, and as a hou...
Although it’s technically a crime in India to persecute someone according to their ancient caste, it’s undeniable that this still happens in modern India. Rearing its ugly head as an entrenched, all-too-accepted practice, it makes victims out of innocents like Kumar. After h...
“Everyone jump on!” the Mukti staff ordered the 60-plus children encircling us. Soon the train chugged off to the big city where a summer holiday spree to an amusement park awaited. Since day trips are infrequent for Mukti children they wriggled with excitement and cu...