Children's Home

	Sophia Primary School We are helping K.B. and Sushila Basel to develop a school in Nepalgunj, Nepal, near the India border. At this point we have 92 students in grades K-4. We are hoping to add a grade each year. Many of the students are children of our pastors from the villages and there is very little opportunity for them to have a quality education in the remote areas they live in. One of the difficulties in establishing churches in the villages is that leaders are reluctant to stay when their children need education. Many capable village pastors are lost to the cities as they migrate there for the sake of their children's education.
	KB & Shushila KB and Sushila Basel direct Sophia Primary School and are its founders. They also pastor the church located on the mission compound and oversee a growing number of village churches. K.B. was an educator before he received the call to the ministry and is extremely capable in heading up an educational institution. His dream is to grow the school into a Christ centered campus that offers a first rate education for grades K-12.
	Children Sponsorship The children that come from the villages require feeding as well as school expenses. We have classified them as Category I. These students need $40 a month to cover food, uniform, shoes, stationary, books and school fees. The students in Category II live in Nepalgunj and come from very poor families. They do not require food but only need help for their school expenses. To sponsor these students is $20 per month. There are students in the school who come from middle income families. These students' families are able to pay full tuition for their children and the fees they pay have helped to bring the school to its present stage of development. As the school's reputation grows it is becoming a desirable place for Nepali parents to enroll their children and the quality is improving each year.
	Campus The buildings are made of mud brick and plaster, the roofs are grass. It doesn't look like much but it's a good insulation in the hot months when the temperature can easily exceed 110 Fahrenheit! Rooms are kept tidy and clean and the overall environment of the grounds is very pleasing. We have purchased additional property that adjoins the rear of our current property and we will be constructing a main church building there. This will allow the school to expand toward the front of the property where the church in now located.
	Classrooms Each class has their own room with desks and chairs. The materials and the books in the library are pretty sparse but it's a beginning. Many of the children come in pedal driven "school busses" and though they are not exactly safe, they're a good low-cost alternative until we grow to the point where we can provide a bus.
	Rebecca Chaudhary Tharu My parents and elder brother pastor a church in our village. They are leading the Tharu congregation in the church. I am the youngest in my family. My parents brought me to Nepalgunj and left my brother Ayub and I in a believer's house. I got the chance to live there and study in Sophia Primary School. I am very happy to study. I want to be a nurse and serve the Lord and help the poor people when I grow up. Catagory I $40
	Samiksha Dhital My father is a church leader in Gospel Assembly Nepalgunj Church. I got a chance to study in Sophia Primary School. I am so happy to be studying here. I give thanks to my God first and my parents for all their love and care for me. I want to do God's work. I want to be a good singer and worship the Lord. Catagory I $40
	Srijana Paudel My father is a gospel worker in Gospel Assembly Church Nepalgunj. I can not speak clearly from my birth. I try to speak but it is hard to pronounce the words. I wanted to study in a good school. God has given me a chance to study in Sophia Primary School. I am happily learning here. I want to be a nurse and do God's work. Catagory I $40
	Alisa Paudel My father is a gospel worker in Gospel Assembly Church Nepalgunj. I wanted to study in a good school. My father is poor. He can not send me to school but God has given me a chance to study in Sophia Primary School. I am learning here. I want to be a social worker and do God's work. Catagory I $40
	Dhiraj Chaudhary Tharu My mother died in the time of my birth. I was her first child. My father married my mother's younger sister and she cares for me. My father is a gospel worker. He is leader of Dang district churches. We live in Nepalgunj. I got a chance to study in Sophia Primary School. I am very happy to study here. I want to be an evangelist. Catagory I $40
	Bhagya Thapa My father is a gospel worker. He has no other job. He has many children. That's why he was unable to send me to the school. But by God's grace my brother and I got a chance to study in Sophia Primary School. I am learning nice things. I want to be a nurse. Catagory I $40
	Prakash Thapa My father is jobless. He has many children. That's why he was unable to send me to the school. But by God's grace my sister and I got a chance to study in Sophia Primary School. I learning quite a lot and I want to be a social worker. Catagory I $40
	Sandeepa Thapa My father earns money by doing labor work and mother is a servant in the church office. My mother is a Sunday school teacher also. My parents are unable to send me to school. But because of God's grace I have got a chance to study in Sophia Primary School. I give thanks to God for His love and all provision for me. I want to be a nurse and serve the Lord. Catagory I $40
	Prasant Thapa My father is a laborer and mother is a servant in the church office. My mother is a Sunday school teacher also. My parents are poor. So they could not send us to school. But because of God's grace I have got a chance to study in Sophia Primary School. I give thanks to God for His love and all provision for me. I want to be a nurse and serve the Lord. Catagory I $40
	Deeksha Hitang My father was a drug abuser. My family was suffering due to the unmerciful environment in the family. My father spent a lot of money on drugs. After we received Jesus my father was delivered. I wanted to go to school but could not but now because of God's grace I got a chance to study in Sophia Primary School which is my best desire. I give thanks to God for His love and care for me. I want to be a good teacher when I grow up. Catagory I $40
	Mohammad Ali My father is a rickshaw puller. I am from Muslim background. My father, myself and my twin sister have received Jesus Christ and we are Christian now. I attend Sunday school every week. I am learning Godly things here in Church. I was sad that I could not go to school before I believed in Jesus. I prayed for my study and by God's grace I got a chance to study in Sophia Primary School. I am happy to learn here. I want to be a good social worker and share gospel among Muslim people. Catagory II $20
	Sahanaj Bano My father is a rickshaw puller. I am from a Muslim background. My father, myself and my twin brother have received Jesus Christ and we are Christian now. I attend Sunday school every week. I am learning Godly things here in Church. I wanted to go to school and learn many things like my friends but due to our poor condition he could not send me to school. I prayed for my study and by God's grace I got a chance to study in Sophia Primary School. I am learning many things. I want to be a nurse and share gospel among Muslim people. Catagory II $20
	Nisha Chaudhari My father works in the church office. His salary is less in this job. Our whole family is depending on him. I wanted to study in a good school. I did pray for my study. I got a chance to study in Sophia Primary School. I really thank God for hearing my desire. I want to be a teacher and do God's work. Catagory II $20
	Nita Chaudhari My father works in the church office. I attend Sunday school and learn good things. I am happily learning good things here. I desired and prayed to God to study in a good school. I got a chance to study in Sophia Primary School. I want to be a nurse when I grow up. Catagory II $20
	Anugraha G.M. My mother is a community field worker. My father and mother both are gospel workers too. I prayed for an opportunity to study. God heard my prayer. I got an opportunity to study in Sophia Primary School. I am learning so much. I want to be a teacher and do God's work. Catagory II $20
	Ankit G.M. My mother is a community field worker. My father and mother both are gospel workers too. I wanted to go to school. I got a chance to study in Sophia Primary School. I am so happy learning here. I want to be a doctor and do God's work. Catagory II $20
	Anmol Gurung My mother is a Sunday school teacher. My family is depending on my father's small job. My whole family serves the Lord part-time. Though there are financial problems, God has given me a chance to study in Sophia Primary School. I wanted to study and prayed for this. I really thank God for His love for me. I want to be a pilot when I grow up and do God's work. Catagory II $20
	Bibek Sanjali My father has a small business. I am the first Christian in my family then my parents accepted Jesus. But before receiving Jesus my study was very poor. I did not have good education. I did pray to God for my study. God heard me so I got a chance to study in Sophia Primary School. I am very happy now. I want to be a teacher when I grow up. Catagory II $20
	Chetan Dhital My father is jobless. We are poor in finance. I wanted to go to school. But could not go because my father had nothing. I cried and prayed to God for my study. I got a chance to study in Sophia Primary School. I am so happy and give thanks to God. I want to be social worker. Catagory II $20
	Kasmin Sunar My father is a policeman. I wanted to go to school. But due to lack of money I could not go to school. I prayed to God as my mother taught and really I got a chance to study in Sophia Primary School. I am so happy to learn here. I thank to God. I want to be a doctor when I grow up. Catagory II $20
	Saugat Nepali My father was jobless. Therefore we had to suffer for our daily needs. We received Jesus. I was nervous that I would never get chance to study in a school. I prayed to God for my study. I got a chance to study in Sophia Primary School. I thank God for answering my prayer. I am very happy to learn here. I want to be a social worker and serve the Lord. Catagory II $20
	To sponsor a child please email Shane Zachary shane.zachar@gmail.com Or Write us At: CompassionAsia P.O. Box 82080 Baton Rouge, La 70810

Sophia Primary School

KB & Shushila

Children Sponsorship

Campus

The buildings are made of mud brick and plaster, the roofs are grass. It doesn't look like much but it's a good insulation in the hot months when the temperature can easily exceed 110 Fahrenheit! Rooms are kept tidy and clean and the overall environment of the grounds is very pleasing.

We have purchased additional property that adjoins the rear of our current property and we will be constructing a main church building there. This will allow the school to expand toward the front of the property where the church in now located.

Classrooms

Rebecca Chaudhary Tharu

Catagory I $40

Samiksha Dhital

Catagory I $40

Srijana Paudel

Catagory I $40

Alisa Paudel

My father is a gospel worker in Gospel Assembly Church Nepalgunj. I wanted to study in a good school. My father is poor. He can not send me to school but God has given me a chance to study in Sophia Primary School. I am learning here. I want to be a social worker and do God's work.

Catagory I $40

Dhiraj Chaudhary Tharu

Catagory I $40

Bhagya Thapa

My father is a gospel worker. He has no other job. He has many children. That's why he was unable to send me to the school. But by God's grace my brother and I got a chance to study in Sophia Primary School. I am learning nice things. I want to be a nurse.

Catagory I $40

Prakash Thapa

My father is jobless. He has many children. That's why he was unable to send me to the school. But by God's grace my sister and I got a chance to study in Sophia Primary School. I learning quite a lot and I want to be a social worker.

Catagory I $40

Sandeepa Thapa

Catagory I $40

Prasant Thapa

Catagory I $40

Deeksha Hitang

Catagory I $40

Mohammad Ali

Catagory II $20

Sahanaj Bano

Catagory II $20

Nisha Chaudhari

Catagory II $20

Nita Chaudhari

My father works in the church office. I attend Sunday school and learn good things. I am happily learning good things here. I desired and prayed to God to study in a good school. I got a chance to study in Sophia Primary School. I want to be a nurse when I grow up.

Catagory II $20

Anugraha G.M.

My mother is a community field worker. My father and mother both are gospel workers too. I prayed for an opportunity to study. God heard my prayer. I got an opportunity to study in Sophia Primary School. I am learning so much. I want to be a teacher and do God's work.

Catagory II $20

Ankit G.M.

My mother is a community field worker. My father and mother both are gospel workers too. I wanted to go to school. I got a chance to study in Sophia Primary School. I am so happy learning here. I want to be a doctor and do God's work.

Catagory II $20

Anmol Gurung

Catagory II $20

Bibek Sanjali

Catagory II $20

Chetan Dhital

My father is jobless. We are poor in finance. I wanted to go to school. But could not go because my father had nothing. I cried and prayed to God for my study. I got a chance to study in Sophia Primary School. I am so happy and give thanks to God. I want to be social worker.

Catagory II $20

Kasmin Sunar

My father is a policeman. I wanted to go to school. But due to lack of money I could not go to school. I prayed to God as my mother taught and really I got a chance to study in Sophia Primary School. I am so happy to learn here. I thank to God. I want to be a doctor when I grow up.

Catagory II $20

Saugat Nepali

Catagory II $20

To sponsor a child please email Shane Zachary

shane.zachar@gmail.com

Or Write us At:

CompassionAsia

P.O. Box 82080

Baton Rouge, La 70810