no-longer-a-slumdog

No Longer a Slumdog
Being able to eat every day is no longer a luxury for the many children in GFA Bridge of
Hope.
Furthermore, as the staff observes the children, they can learn
what other items the children need—things like toothpaste and
towels that many of the children have either never heard of or
never even considered using before.
These physical necessities were in desperate need in Tamil
Nadu and Sri Lanka after the devastating tsunami in 2004. It
tore through South Asia, killing an estimated 200,000 people,
flattening whole villages and leaving more than a million people
homeless. 2
There was a young woman named Mariyam whose life was almost
destroyed by the monster waves. Before it hit, her husband
made about Rs. 500 per day (US$11.00) selling fish. The family
ate well, and the children were able to attend school. But that was
before he lost all his fishing boats. Without the boats, there was
no income.
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