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Mukta’s Story – Part 2

Mukta was an angry and difficult teenager, contemplating life’s challenges along with the loss of her leg and facial disfigurement.

Mukta’s parents could not care for her and so she came to Mukti to live, a Christian community, based near Pune in India where destitute women and children irrespective of their background are accepted and cared for.

In Sanskrit, the word ‘mukti’ means freedom, liberation and salvation. This is fitting, as Mukta found peace for her plight at a Vacation Bible School program where she became a Christian. A new life had begun!

Mukta’s inspirational story continues in our next post.

Shown above is one of Mukti’s “flower families”.

Mukta’s Story – Part 1

Over the next couple of posts, join us on Mukta’s journey, from a child trying to make sense of the hand life has dealt her, to a life changing transformation giving back to those that helped her.

As a young child, Mukta helped her illiterate parents herd goats. One day this bare footed child stood on a thorn which lodged in her foot. Too poor to seek medical help, the thorn festered and by the time help was sought, her parents had the choice of saving her life by amputating her leg, or losing their daughter.

After amputation of her leg she contracted tetanus and her jaw and face became deformed. Mukta’s parents could not care for her. Discover what happens to Mukta in our next post.

Satish’s Story – Lasting Hope

Satish from Bangalore was able to finish his education obtaining a degree.  He went to work in the commercial world in both the USA and Australia.  Returning to Bangalore and to the church, school and community that had supported him in those difficult early years, he decided it was time to give back. He setup a small business to help fund himself so that he could take on the role of the business manager for the school. It has now grown to almost 600 pupils, and still takes on children whose family simply can’t pay for their education.  In reality the alternative is no education or life skilling.  In addition, both Satish and his wife are youth pastors at their local church.

Satish’s Story – A Growing Hope

As Satish grows, his attendance at the local school saves him from dangerous work with his dad and helps him to prepare for life. When his dad committed suicide, the school leaders helped him and his family to cope, as did his friends.  With his determination, education and the life skills he was learning at school, he decided to do his best, potentially even achieving a university degree.

Satish’s Story – A New Hope

Recently, we met a guy called Satish from Bangalore City Mission (BCM).  Over the next couple of days we’re going to tell you his story – from selling his vegetables off a cart through a tiny school in somebody’s front room to becoming the business manager of the same school which now has 600 children and a tremendous reputation.  Which one of the kids in the photo do you think is Satish?

Can’t Do Without Literacy

Can you imagine not being able to go places because you can’t read the signs? We read, we write but we so easily take it for granted. Steer distribute funds to a number of agencies which make an enormous difference through much needed literacy programs.  If you would like to support literacy through Steer, contact us via https://www.steer.org.au/contact/

Choices Being Overwhelming

With a huge number of agencies to choose from, we deeply appreciate the ways in which our Steer ministry partners help us to choose the most appropriate missions to financially support.

Last year Steer Incorporated distributed over $3,000,000 to 400 different missions.
If you would like to part of one of our programs go to https://www.steer.org.au/programs