Fishhook International Inc

Currently Fishhook is working to make a difference in India through two native partners.  We work to serve the people of India in three areas:

1. Offering hope through Jesus Christ
2. Caring for destitute widows and orphans
3. Helping the poor become self reliant

Some of the projects that we sponsor in India are:

• The Living Hope Children's Home where about 200 orphans and destitute children live.  They are fed, sheltered, educated and well-loved by people who love the Lord.  It costs $35 monthly to provide for each child.
• The Lydia Home for Children is home to 11 orphans, 7 of whom are HIV positive.  As they are cared for, educated and loved, their faces shine with the happiness that every child needs.  And they are a fun-loving bunch.  The Lydia Home is alive with singing, laughter and joy!  Providing for these kids costs $50 monthly.
• In the first week of May each year we conduct a 5-day Vacation Bible School where about 5,000 children attend.  It is a wonderful opportunity to share the love of Jesus with those who have never heard the Gospel.
• Our nursing school, the Jaya Para Medical Institute, trains young people who have a desire to serve through medical care but who have no opportunity for that kind of education.  Upon completion of the 2 year program, they are prepared and certified to provide home health care in villages with no access to medical facilities.   Murugalakshmi, a nursing student from a lower caste, expresses the gratitude the students feel:  "I thank God and the nursing school officials for giving me this chance and helping a girl from most backward caste to do nursing."

Claudia O'Neil, a Lexington resident who sponsors two children in India through Fishhook, had this to say:

"I feel so very personally blessed, and it brings tremendous joy to me to know I have a small part of what God is doing and what He uses to bring about His purposes simply because He loves mankind with a passion.  Thanks, God, and thank you, Fishhook."