School's Out, Summer Has Come!
May Update

Dear RHM Friends,
Greetings once again in the Precious Name of our Lord JESUS.

Remember to check out RHM's YouTube channel, and the BLOG on the website. We're trying to make posts more regularly, and these avenues will keep you informed concerning some of the ministry going on here, and also what to pray for. I believe you'll enjoy seeing the videos of the various ministries, perhaps making it more real to your hearts.

School ended for most all the children in India in March or April. Only a few colleges or institutions have any classes or exams during May, usually the hottest month of the year. I don't know what the temps are in reality, but some days the sweating is almost non-stop except for a few of the night hours. HOPE's lawyer, a believer from Hyderabad, is currently in a hospital, having had some kind of stroke. Many of the HOPE children have rashes and various little issues due to the heat. Pray for them, and for the widows & elderly who are surely suffering more during this season. School reopens in early June.

As you scroll down this page, you can see photos from HOPE's "Graduation Day". We distributed prizes for the children who had the best marks in their classes when we had our Scripture Exam in March, and the highest overall marks for the 7 exams held during this last school year. You'll see one photo of the 17 HOPE children who received prizes, a total of 34 HOPE children attending the school. A few of the prizes were for best attendance or good behavior. Continue to pray for HOPE's financial situation, as it certainly needs more designated funds in the months to come.

The children in this HOPE area have lots of opportunities to attend "CBC's" (Children's Bible Club", very similar to Vacation Bible School). Several churches have their own CBC or VBS programs during this 6 or 7 week summer period. The HOPE children helped to lead a CBC in the town of Karlapalem this week, 162 children attending the final day. It was awesome, but excessively hot. I definitely attribute these 3 days of pouring sweat to the resulting health issues which I had a day later. But the Lord is faithful ALWAYS, and so getting strength again.

Pray for those in the ministry we are a part of in another area of India (as I've said many times, security risks prohibit us from using their names and location). The brother leading the ministry, his wife, and at least 3 of the girls in the girls home have been sick recently, I'm sure the heat playing a part there also. Pray for Brother Wesley and I, as we are scheduled to travel to this area of India in about 5 days (the 16th), not returning to the HOPE area until the 22nd. The brother has already notified me that, due to a recent "cyclone" in that area which brought high winds and heavy rains, the electricity may be lacking while there. I wish I had an emoticon to help express to you my anticipation of possible 100 plus days and hot nights without even a fan (haha). Praying for a miracle to get the power on, or grace to endure. He's faithful. We need to go to this area about 3 or 4 times a year to distribute funds for a girls home, prisoners families and widows.

The widows & elderly ministry is going great, brothers Wesley, Prasanth and Raju leading that ministry in different areas. With the rainy season ("wet monsoon season") possibly hitting sometime in June, we're trying to get as many huts/homes built or repaired as possible while it is dry. Continue to pray for His anointing as the brothers go and do the various ministry among the elderly. Because of the affect of the heat, I'm not planning to join these younger whipper-snappers in ministry until sometime in June.

Thanks for your prayers and support! Bless you.

Brother Dan

"Whatever you do, do all things to the glory of GOD." 1 Corinthians 10:31