29 September 2009
Young Adventist raises money for fruit of the heart
Andhra Pradesh, India
Melody Tan
An Australian Adventist church member has raised enough money to provide blind children at a school in India with luxury fruit for a year.
Last year, Stephen Aveling-Rowe produced a musical album and DVD entitled My heart can sing, which consists of 12 of his favourite Christmas carols, performed by himself on the cello and his mother on the piano. Proceeds from the sales have enabled the Bobbilli Blind School in Andhra Pradesh, India, to spend 2500 rupees (approximately $A60) a month on fruit such as grapes and pawpaw for its students for an entire year.
There are about 180 children at the Bobbilli Blind School, operated by Asian Aid, a supporting ministry of the South Pacific Division. Stephen decided to help the students from the school after visiting them in 2008.
Stephen thinks it would be important for villages to be provided with a pack of Christian books in local languages, as it could make a big difference in the lives of people in India.
Watch the InFocus interview with Stephen.
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