Latha's story:  "I am R. Latha, 18 years old. I was admitted to RTU Children’s Village soon after my birth. Till now I am under the care of our Thatha Bro. James Kimpton in RTU. I studied in the care of RTU until my final school exams at R.C. Little Flower School. I got 705/1200 marks in +2 public exam and applied for the Diploma in Civil/Computer Engineering course and have been selected for that. Soon I am going to join in Udhayam Polytechnic at Rameswaram."

Brother James writes:  "This is the time of the year when we have to find places in colleges for all our teenagers who have finished their normal schooling.  Already 60 of our children are in a wide range of colleges for professional studies.  It is our rule that they may pursue studies which are employment-oriented and for the girls, a safe place to stay once employed.  Most of the girls go for nursing or laboratory technician courses.  We are having to find suitable places for another thirty youngsters.  The cost of these advanced courses run at an average of Rs.40,000 per year per student, that is about £500 or €650.  As you can see, to find such finance for around 90 young people each year is a big drain on our finances.  This year 14 girls will start at three Schools of Nursing and 13 boys and girls will be going for various polytechnic courses, eg motor mechanics and electrical engineering. "

Read about other young people embarking on their professional studies  in our latest Newsletter, by  downloading a pdf copy. 

In the Newsletter Brother James also writes about the new admissions to RTU's Children's Villages this May. Many are from AIDS backgrounds and are HIV+ themselves.

"I am fully aware of the fact that Jesus so many times insisted and emphasised: 'Whoever receives one such little child, receives me.'"

Also in the Newsletter is news of a new Director for RTU in India. Read his personal introduction on our 'About' page.