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Gateway Medical Clinic
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Gateway Medical Clinic
opened in April 2000. The Medical Clinic treats an average
of 240 patients monthly. The Clinic is open Mondays,
Wednesdays, and Fridays 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM. Services are
freely provided.
Gateway Medical Camps are held once every three months in
different places in and around Bangalore (mainly Medical Clinic
area and slum areas). An average of 160 patients are given
free check-ups and free basic medicines at each Camp.
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Gateway Free School |
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Playtime for Free School
children
Arithmetic Instructor
Brother Kamal with Grade 4 students
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Gateway Free School began operation in November 2000.
English is the language of instruction. Gateway Free
School serves and educates children from poor families (see
Muniraj’s testimony below). Presently, 91 children are
enrolled (47 boys and 44 girls). They are from ages 2
1/2 to 16 and are divided into 11 groups (pre-nursery to Grade
Six). Gateway provides the students with: tuition,
education, stationery, meals, clothes, and medicines.
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My name is Muniraj. I am 10 years old. I am the
smallest boy in Grade 5 at Gateway School. I live in
Gateway Boarding. My older sister, Ganga, works in houses as a
maid. My younger sister, Annamma, works as a helper in Gateway
School. My mother and father drink alcohol. My father also
gambles money. My family is from Hindu background. Annamma
and I have come to know God personally.
I want to become
a preacher. I want to spread the Word of God to all
the people in the world, so that all may go to heaven.
I want to tell the people that Jesus is coming soon, so that
all people may be ready for Him. One day there was a
lack of money in my family. I prayed to God to help my
family. Then my friend came to our house and gave some
money to help them. I thank God for answering my
prayer.
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Gateway Boarding |
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Gateway Boarding Home provides needful children with the essentials for
living, including room and board as well as schooling (see Shyam’s
testimony). Presently, 25 children are being cared for—15 boys and
10 girls, some orphans and some from single parent families. The
boarders are provided with extended help, such as supervision with their
homework. This provides for them the opportunity to keep up with
their studies, more so than the day scholars.
Gateway Boarders and Staff standing outside Gateway School
Playtime
for some of the Gateway Boarders
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My
name is Shyam Seenappa. I am 10 years
old. I stay in Gateway Boarding. I
am in Grade 6 at Gateway School. My
mother's name is Kaveri. My father's
name is Seenappa. They passed away about
three years ago. My older sister, Geetha,
and my younger brother, Santosh, also stay in
Gateway Boarding. My family went to
temples and worshiped idols. We had
idols in our house because we thought they
would give us blessings.
Geetha and I never stayed at home. We
used to roam on the roads—drinking, smoking,
robbing, seeing bad movies, and doing all bad
works. We had a gang of friends who were
also street children. One day, when
Auntie Theresa saw us passing by, she brought
us to her school. Our parents gave
permission for my sister and I to attend
school and stay in the boarding. I have
studied at Gateway School from Kindergarten
Class.
Gateway School is also a meeting place for
prayer. Geetha and I have received God
personally into our lives. While
attending the prayer meetings, I was looking
for a miracle. On one occasion, there
was a woman who came to a meeting. There
was a demon in her. Auntie Theresa
prayed over her and the demon left. This
was the first miracle I ever saw in my life.
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