Renee met Dr. Babu 10 years ago when he was visiting the U.S and was speaking at her church. She was impressed with the loving work he and his wife, Dr. Sally, were doing for the poor people of the jungle area of Tamil Nadu, Southern India. They began a genuine friendship. Renee has coordinated many fundraisers for The Good Shepherd Orphanage, School, and Hospital over the last 10 years. Examples of donated supplies from fundraisers include a playground, money for needed equipment, over 1000 books to start a school library, and over $50,000 worth of medical supplies (antibiotics and surgical supplies). She has also started and manages a monthly sponsorship program for the Good Shepherd Orphanage where people sponsor a selected child each month and can receive regular updates and letters from the child. Contact Renee if interested in sponsoring a child.
Dr. Babu and Dr. Sally were raised Hindu and had conversions to Christianity as young adults. They had an arranged marriage, as is customary in their culture. They were working in a big city in India with lucrative medical practices when they felt that God was calling them to help the poor jungle people of Southern India. They quit their jobs and moved into a village where they started providing mostly free medical care to villagers who lived hours away from any medical services and were unable to travel to them. They had not foreseen what would happen next, people started bringing them orphans to take care of. They couldn’t turn them away. Several moved into their modest home and the numbers started growing. In 1987 they were able to acquire land and build The Good Shepherd Orphanage. Today they have approximately 50 children and also an elderly blind widow that the older girls help care for.
Over the last 10 years Renee has communicated with some of the children and received letters from her family’s sponsored children. She noticed how gifted some of them were in painting and drawing. She and her husband Robert own Island Creations that features home decor, jewelry, and artwork. She felt inspired to sell the children’s artwork out of their store on their behalf. Dr. Babu discussed this with the children and they were very excited about painting pictures to send to America. They began to paint and the first paintings were beautiful and creative. The child who paints the picture gets money for their college and vocational expenses when they are ready to start their adult life. Finances also go to the orphanage to help with special needs. Dr Babu’s brother is an artist and he helps instruct the children in their art skills.
Dr. Babu and Dr. Sally were raised Hindu and had conversions to Christianity as young adults. They had an arranged marriage, as is customary in their culture. They were working in a big city in India with lucrative medical practices when they felt that God was calling them to help the poor jungle people of Southern India. They quit their jobs and moved into a village where they started providing mostly free medical care to villagers who lived hours away from any medical services and were unable to travel to them. They had not foreseen what would happen next, people started bringing them orphans to take care of. They couldn’t turn them away. Several moved into their modest home and the numbers started growing. In 1987 they were able to acquire land and build The Good Shepherd Orphanage. Today they have approximately 50 children and also an elderly blind widow that the older girls help care for.
Over the last 10 years Renee has communicated with some of the children and received letters from her family’s sponsored children. She noticed how gifted some of them were in painting and drawing. She and her husband Robert own Island Creations that features home decor, jewelry, and artwork. She felt inspired to sell the children’s artwork out of their store on their behalf. Dr. Babu discussed this with the children and they were very excited about painting pictures to send to America. They began to paint and the first paintings were beautiful and creative. The child who paints the picture gets money for their college and vocational expenses when they are ready to start their adult life. Finances also go to the orphanage to help with special needs. Dr Babu’s brother is an artist and he helps instruct the children in their art skills.
