The PC5 Session 2 is here with us in India this week.  Reilly has reviewed their first day and we wanted to share her thoughts with you.  Check it out! PC5 in INDIA : First Day: Late Wednesday night, we finally arrived in Chennai to our final destination at Rising Star. The next morning was orientation day where we ... ...

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    One time a year Rising Star Outreach has the opportunity to host the BYU Nursing Program in India.  These nurses are here for three weeks to learn, teach and assist those in need that are affected by leprosy.  They are put to work in the colonies and on campus and they travel to far away leprosy colonies to deliver aid and education.   ...

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Villivakkam is a colony that is located in a neighborhood in Chennai.  This is a larger colony that usually hosts the meetings of the colony leaders from the surrounding areas.   After fixing the well at Vandalur we went directly up to this well as we heard that they had a problem with one working, again for over a 2 year period.  We...

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This well started off as a scouting trip.  We heard that they were having a well problem and when we showed up they had two hand pump wells.  One was the governments well that was broken, and then there was this one.  Another NGO had placed this well but it has sat broken for years.       After talking with them we...

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The first well project with Rising Star Outreach and People Water was located in the leprosy colony of Walajabad.  This is a small colony started in 1972 with a population of about 54 people,  12 of which have leprosy, leaving 42 others without.  There are 14 total families who live without proper water, toilet and electrical facilities.  We are here to help with their water issues, with...

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  What a great first day of school we had! The students were very excited to begin classes at the Peery Matriculation School, and the day began with a few words from Principal Xavier.       Principal Xavier welcomed the students back, and congratulated the entire school for doing so well on their end of the final exams, especially the 10thstandard girls who...

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  Rising Star Outreach was represented once again at the Youthjamz 4th Annual Concert event! This was definitely their biggest and best concert yet! The event was held at the famous Del Mar Fairgrounds.  It was truly a spectacle complete with five amazing and energetic bands, tasty food, raffles, prizes and cheese on a stick!  Over 500 tickets were sold and the place...

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Rising Star is very excited to have the help from People Water to restore water pumps to our leprosy colonies here in Southern India.  Here is just a piece of what Cody Barker (Chief Water Giver) has to say about his first day in the field.       "The first colony has an open well which is about 40 feet deep and...

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