He greeted me with a huge smile and a handshake that rattled my bones. Prakash Jadhav serves as the overseer of fifteen young orphan boys at the Junnar Boys Home in Junnar, India. He also is the dining hall manager.

What impressed me the most about Prakash and other pastors and leaders I met at this conference was how many of them grew up in this very same orphanage that has been operated by the Assembly of God denomination since 1950! And there were several generations of orphaned men represented who eventually returned to this place to serve the younger orphans in full time ministry.

Yet nobody was more genuine and loving and hospitable to me than Prakash. Each morning he specially prepared hot tea for me (and sometimes cookies) when I arrived at the dining hall an hour or so before breakfast (jet lag makes me a very early riser). We laughed together often about silly things! Yet there is no doubt this man is dedicated to this work for the Lord and His people.

Prakash did not let me go away without a final smile and bone-jarring handshake (my right arm’s activity was limited temporarily due to my heart pacemaker that was inserted about a month earlier). I was impressed with what I saw in these men! And the boys were so sweet! Junnar Boys Home is an oasis in a troubled land for these dear little people without parents. Generations of them have been blessed to grow up in this Christian home in the midst of Hindu idolatry.

Chuck King
International Director
Heaven’s Family

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