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SPRING UPDATE FROM ANGELS' PLACE!

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Clean Water for Angels' Place!

Some exciting news at Angels' Place. Click below to learn more!

Clean Water for Angels' Place - James Connection Angels' Place has a new water purification system! With a generous grant from Toyota we have installed a complex reverse osmosis plant to guarantee our children pure water. Presently, water is collected for the campus from three sources: public water supply which we store in a large tank at the high...

James Connection Executive Director Jan Swensen was recently interviewed on WORD-FM. If you want to hear the story, click at the link below!

The Ride Home - Thursday, June 8, 2023 - The Ride Home with John and Kathy The Ride Home with John & Kathy! Buckle in for a Thursday full! Like… Indian Orphans with a Pgh connection ... GUEST Jan Swensen ... lawyer who’s practiced in Pittsburgh for over 50 yrs, and the Executive Director of the James Co Hope in an age of Nay-saying ... GUEST Dr Carl R Trueman ... Depar...

SPRING NEWS UPDATE ON ANGELS' PLACE!

Spring 2023 Update: News from Angels' Place - James Connection As you may know, Jim Ice and I were finally able to visit Angels’ Place after the pandemic restrictions ended. We each wrote lengthy reports of our visit which are posted on this web site. (click here to access the article with reports.) Please give them a read. They are lengthy but comprehensive ...

COMPUTER CLASSES AT ANGELS' PLACE

One of the big efforts over recent years at Angels' Place is in vocational training, including in computer training. Here are a couple of photos from the Fall 2022 visit by Jan Swensen and Jim Ice to Angels' Place.

JAN SWENSEN AND JIM ICE VISIT ANGELS' PLACE

Jan Swensen and Jim Ice traveled to Angels' Place in October, and we have prepared a report on their trip. They checked on the children, staff, programs, and facilities. Click on the link below to read the update!

https://jamesconnection.org/2022/12/22/fall-2022-update-jan-swensen-and-jim-ice-visit-angels-place/

A JULY 2022 UPDATE FROM ANGELS' PLACE:
DIGITAL TRAINING, A VISIT FROM DOTERRA AND MORE!

https://jamesconnection.org/2022/07/06/a-july-2022-update-on-angels-place/

A July 2022 Update on Angels' Place - James Connection After all of the challenges brought on by the pandemic, Angels’ Place is filled once again with learning and activities and the sound of children’s laughter! Vocational Training Expands Last year we launched a program called “Building Digital Natives.” Its name is curious, we know, but it de...

UPDATE FROM ANGELS' PLACE

It has been much too long since we posted a Facebook update for all of our followers out there, but we have been posting about activities through the fall and into the winter at Angels' Place. The children are staying busy, and the staff are making sure that they have plenty of opportunities for learning and growing. Read more below!

https://jamesconnection.org/2021/11/15/we-are-so-grateful-here/

"We are so grateful here!" - James Connection We are pleased to report all children are doing well despite an outbreak in November when 18 children tested positive for Covid-19. These children were immediately isolated, received medical attention, and are now back to enjoying all the opportunities available at Angels' Place. If you want to lear...

BUSY SUMMER AT ANGELS' PLACE

It has been quite a time over recent months at Angels' Place, and we are sharing a recent update. Click below to learn how the children are staying busy and healthy during the current time.

https://jamesconnection.org/2021/08/16/a-busy-summer-at-angels-place/

RECENT UPDATE

For those of you who did not see the most recent update on our website, here is the news from Angels' Place. As many of you know, the Covid-19 pandemic has been acutely felt in India. We are grateful to say that the children of Angels' Place have been safely quarantined.

https://jamesconnection.org/2021/05/29/may-update-from-angels-place/

May Update from Angels' Place - James Connection The Covid-19 pandemic continues to bring much suffering to India as a nation. We pray for comfort for those who mourn so many lost and pray for hope as vaccination efforts continue. We are grateful to report that the children and staff of Angels’ Place remain safe, and we bring this update in the ...

ANN McCAMY: VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT

Have you read our feature story on our wonderful James Connection volunteer Amy McCamy? Click below to learn about her many contributions, and we are delighted to report that she has also recently joined the James Connection Board. Thank you, Ann!

https://jamesconnection.org/2021/03/25/spotlight-volunteer-ann-mccamy/

Spotlight Volunteer Ann McCamy - James Connection Ann McCamy joined the James Connection volunteer team in early 2020. Inspired by the relationship her sons had with their sponsored child, she wanted to help facilitate more of those precious connections. So she took on the rewarding, though often daunting, job of managing our bi-annual letter drive...

UPDATE FROM THE JAMES CONNECTION: ALL CHILDREN HAVE RETURNED TO ANGELS' PLACE

We have prepared several stories on activities at Angels' Place and with the James Connection, which we will share in the coming days. We will start with this report on the return of the rest of the children to Angels' Place. Thank you for all of your support during this difficult time!

https://jamesconnection.org/2021/03/25/the-children-are-back/

The Children are Back! - James Connection We are happy to report that the children have returned to Angels’ Place. Throughout the months of quarantine, Angels’ Place provided rice and dal to the families of the children, so that they would have nourishment while away from the orphanage. Their return has progressed gradually, and as we w...

A BELATED THANKSGIVING MESSAGE

We sent out the following message by email, but it seems only appropriate to share it with our Facebook following as well. Read on for the latest news from the James Connection...

With the arrival of Thanksgiving comes an opportunity to reflect on what has been achieved at Angels’ Place during the fall of this very challenging year and to offer our thanks for blessings in the face of the daunting challenges. We are so grateful for the community of support that has made it possible for us to provide shelter for the children and food for the children of Angels’ Place throughout the pandemic. As we mentioned in our recent letter, your donations have made an impact, and your continued support is needed as we approach the close of 2020.

Through the fall, children in grades 7- 12 have returned to Angels’ Place and resumed their education in accordance with public health guidelines applied through the school system. Angels’ Place is also providing supplementary opportunities during the time of the pandemic: on-site tutoring and writing instruction, library access, and special counseling sessions to support the mental health of the children during a stressful time. The lemongrass cultivation has continued this year, and sales are providing a stream of earned revenue that supports the expenses of the orphanage – and also supports employment for local farmers in the community.

We ask for your continued prayers for the children and the staff of Angels’ Place. The pandemic has presented challenges to us all, and The James Connection has been working diligently to keep the children safe and healthy during this time, to help them continue their education, and to provide them with secure shelter and a nourishing diet – all of which your generosity has made possible. We need your donations now - perhaps more than ever before. As you consider your year-end charitable donations, please take time to support us again - either online at www.jamesconnection.org or with a check payable to James Connection sent to PO Box 751, Monroeville, PA 15146.

We give our thanks for you, for the staff of Angels’ Place, and for these wonderful children; and we wish you a safe and healthy Thanksgiving that reminds you of the many blessings that we have even in difficult times.

With prayers of thanksgiving,

The James Connection

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JAMES CONNECTION CORONAVIRUS UPDATE: THE CHILDREN SLOWLY RETURN UNDER PUBLIC HEALTH GUIDELINES

Angels' Place has seen the first return of children to the orphanage, 41 of the older children who are observing clearly defined public health guidelines. We posed a series of questions to Sanga, who manages Angels' Place, and we have put the questions and answers in a single post to share as the most recent news.

https://jamesconnection.org/2020/07/04/july-update/

A CORONAVIRUS UPDATE FROM THE JAMES CONNECTION

The children of Angels' Place are in home quarantine during the pandemic, but we are making sure that they receive food during this difficult time. Read on for more information on how the James Connection is continuing its work in the face of challenging circumstances.

https://jamesconnection.org/2020/05/06/coronavirus-update/

Coronavirus Update - James Connection To our generous supporters of the children at Angels’ Place: We write with an update concerning the management of Angels’ Place during the Coronavirus quarantine. The state of Manipur, where Angels’ Place is located, has largely been isolated from the pandemic, and the children are all doing f...

A CORONAVIRUS UPDATE FROM THE JAMES CONNECTION

All of us in the James Connection community have faced our own challenges due to the Coronavirus, and as you are supporters of Angels’ Place in India, your concern surely extends to the children that we have worked so hard to nurture there. We are writing to update you on how the James Connection is managing the current Coronavirus crisis as it impacts Angels’ Place and to identify our priorities.

The link below identifies the priority action areas for the James Connection and Angels' Place. Thank you for your continuing support through this challenging time.

Coronavirus Update - James Connection All of us in the James Connection community have faced our own challenges due to the Coronavirus, and as you are supporters of Angels’ Place in India, your concern surely extends to the children that we have worked so hard to nurture there. We are writing to update you on how the James Connection ...

ANGELS' PLACE RESPONDING TO CORONAVIRUS

Life continues at Angels' Place as the world responds to Coronavirus. The children are being kept on campus in order to protect their health, and in the meantime work is being done on various parts of the facility, including the area being used for vocational training.

We include here a recent picture from the Angels' Place library, one of the resources available to the children.

We have been working on some website updates. Have you seen our Testimonials page? As one supporter says, "Angels' Place is an oasis of order, love and hope in an environment of confusion and hopelessness."

Pass it on to someone who might be interested in what people get out of their support for the James Connection!

https://jamesconnection.org/testi/