Rice bags, literacy and the gospel

My wife just started a new program in her junior Sunday school class a couple of weeks ago.  It has since spread to other classes and families outside her class.  The program is Mission India's Sonlight Rice Bag Project, and it is designed to spread grass-roots awareness to churches, organizations and families of the the plight of illiterate women and children in India, and as a result to spread the gospel through literacy projects to these women.

200 million women are illiterate in India.  If my US census figures are correct, that is over 1/2 the population of the United States.  Discounting children from the census numbers that means it equates to almost every adult in the US being illiterate.

From what I've heard from other sources, the Rice Bag Project has spread to over 300 different groups, and should go even further.  Take a look at it, and join us in supporting this tremendous ministry opportunity.

 del.icio.us  Stumbleupon  Technorati  Digg 

 

What did you think of this article?




Trackbacks
  • No trackbacks exist for this entry.
Comments
  • No comments exist for this entry.
Leave a comment

Submitted comments will be subject to moderation before being displayed.

 Enter the above security code (required)

 Name

 Email (will not be published)

 Website

Your comment is 0 characters limited to 3000 characters.