Child Protection India Project #63001

Need Diapers & Milk powder for 14 babies in India

by The Hope House

Project Report | May 11, 2026
A Heartfelt Thank You from Hope House

By Ruby Nakka | Executive Director

Dear Supporter,

Greetings to you from Hope House.

It gives me immense joy to write to you once again and share how your kindness and generosity have brought hope, healing, and love into the lives of some of the most vulnerable children entrusted to our care.

During the financial year 2025–2026 (April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026), we cared for 20 children with special needs at Hope House. By God’s grace, five of these precious children were placed into loving adoptive families — four in the United States and one in India near Chennai. Sadly, due to severe medical complications, we also experienced the heartbreaking loss of one child. Though the pain of that loss remains with us, we continue to cherish the brief time that child was surrounded by love and care.

As you know, every child who comes to Hope House has significant medical and developmental needs. We worked tirelessly to ensure that each child received the best possible medical care through the renowned Christian Medical College & Hospital (CMC), Vellore. Today, we are overjoyed to receive regular updates from the adoptive families. Some children have already started play school, while others are thriving through homeschooling. What touches us deeply is how these families are intentionally helping the children remain connected to their Indian roots — celebrating Indian festivals, preparing authentic Indian meals, and embracing the beautiful culture from which these children come.

This year was especially meaningful for us because Hope House completed 20 years of service to children in this region. To commemorate this milestone, we hosted a special gathering on February 6th with nearly 200 local supporters. On that memorable day, with the support of medical students from CMC Vellore, we inaugurated a small children’s park — a joyful space filled with laughter, play, and hope.

We also unveiled an ambitious strategic vision for the future. Over the next five years, we hope to extend our work beyond the walls of Hope House and reach nearly 1,000 individuals living within a 10-kilometer radius of our community. After twenty years of caring for children within institutions, we now sense God leading us into a new chapter of community transformation and outreach.

As we reflect on these twenty years, one truth stands above all else: Hope House exists because of faithful supporters like YOU.

We have never depended on large corporations or massive funding sources. Instead, this ministry has been sustained through countless small, sacrificial, and compassionate donations from ordinary individuals who chose to care. Every meal served, every surgery completed, every child comforted, and every life transformed has been possible because people like you believed these children deserved love, dignity, and a future.

Thank you for standing with us through every season.

Thank you for loving children you may never meet.

Thank you for giving hope.

May God bless you abundantly for the compassion you continue to share with the children of Hope House.

Until we meet again through our next report,

With a grateful heart,

Ruby Nakka
Hope House

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Jan 8, 2026
2 kids are placed in homes and two are waiting.

By Ruby Nakka | Executive Director

Dear Supporter of the Hope House,

It is with great joy I write this letter to give you a little update about our work. But, before I do that, let me wish you a very happy new year. May this year bring all the goodies that you had been hoping for.

Since I wrote to you last, we were able to place two children in loving homes through inter-country adoption and two have completed the processes and awaiting to go to their forever homes through inter-country adoption. All four children found homes in the United States of America.

We have been getting updates from those two families which have taken their children home and it is absolutely heart warming to see our children getting adjusted into their families so well. One little boy of 2 years of age who had been placed in a home was shocked to see snow for the time in life. His expressions on the photos were priceless. We couldn't have asked for anything better these updates.

During the month of November, we were stretched too think because three children were admitted as in-patients at the same time with different kinds of illnesses. Hospital requires each child to have at least two care takers and we didn't have enough caretakers to look after all the children (those that are in the hospital and those that are in the adoption agency). By God's grace, all the staff chipped in more than they are required to and we crossed this challenge with a big smile on our faces.

In the month of December, we also witnessed a death of a child due to medical complications. As much as we pretend to be prepared for such eventualities, when it does hit us, we are never prepared and it takes a huge toll on all the staff who care of that particular child.

Month of December passed off with a lot of joy and happiness because quite a number of people had visited and supported us with their love and generosity.

Its people like you who make this work click every day because almost all of our support comes from individual donors like you. But our individual donors have provided with such generosity that there was not single day we had experienced where we didn't have resources to look after these children nor paid the salaries on time. God has been so gracious and kind that He has been providing for us just adequately enought to meet our needs on time. We say thank you to you for trusting us in doing this work. Its our sincere hope that you will continue with your support to care for these vulnerable babies.

With richest new year's greetings

Ruby Nakka

(Director - The Hope House)

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Sep 10, 2025
Four children are awaiting to go to their homes.

By Ruby Nakka | Executive Director

Dear Friend,

Good Morning and greetings to you from the Hope House. It always gives me immense pleasure to write this updates to let you know how our babies in the adoption agency are doing.

I have a very special story to tell you: A 12 old baby girl was surrendered to us by her family with a very serious medical problem. On the 13th day, our staff found her to be cyanotic (looked blueish for lack of oxygen). We immediately rushed her to the hospital and they put her on life support. Two weekds into her admission, doctor asked me to visit the hospital immediately and I knew that this child may not be doing well. When I reached the hospital, the consultatant took time to explain all that was happening and how she is not responding to any of the treatments. Hospital wanted us to sign the papers and with a heavy heart we did and told all the staff members to be mentally prepared for any eventuality.

30 days after her admission, I got a call from the same doctor saying that has recovered and she can be taken home. I couldn't believe my ears and I kept asking the doctor about how it happened. She also couldn't explain but attributed it to the Almighty. Our joy knew no bounds and brought her home.

Today, she is 2 years old and thriving. She is alive because so many of you choose to stand with and for these children with your generosity. All the children in our adoption agency are children with special needs and they are 14 in number. Our challenges are much greater but you make them easier on us on a daily basis.

Currently, four children are matched with the families in the US and they all are expected to leave by end of October, 2025. This is absolutely amzing and thrilled to know that more and more children are going to be growing up in homes.

Primarily these babies have five different needs namely Salaries, Milk Powder, Diapers, Medicines and Transportation. In the month of April, India's largest philanthropic organization came forward to fund the salary expenses of all the staff in the adoption agency. We praise God for His mericies for providing. We hope and pray that you'll continue to be a partner of this work to help more children to live in homes through adoption.

I would love to hear from.

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