Sahana
Sahana’s story is one of resilience and courage in the face of adversity. Growing up, Sahana and her family lived next door to her aunt and uncle’s family and they often spent time together. One day, her aunt, who was expecting a baby, went to stay at her mother’s house for the delivery—a common practice […]
Heera
Heera attended school from 1st-9th grade while living with her loving grandparents, whom she cooked and cared for. However, Heera’s life took a tragic turn when a married man invaded her privacy in the most horrifying way. One day, while she was bathing, he secretly recorded her with his phone. That fateful night, he crept […]
Gamya
Gamya’s early life was marked by tragedy and hardship. Her parents, who both suffering from alcohol addiction, passed away and left her to navigate the world alone. She attended a government school from 1st-5th grade, but circumstances forced her to drop out. With no one to care for her, she found herself working as a […]
January 2025 Issue
January 15th, 2025 Happy New Year! Let me begin by saying we are so grateful for your prayers and support this past year. The girls had a wonderful Christmas and were provided with some special gifts and were able to begin the new year with hope for a better life and a brighter future. We […]
Vinya’s
Vinya, aged 15, arrived with us at New Horizons House in March, 2023 having been exploited by her own aunt and cousin. Vinya’s aunt neglected to care for her own daughter Tiya by enabling her drug addiction and selling her as a sex worker. Under the guise of going grocery shopping, Tiya then brought her […]
November 2024 Issue
November 14th, 2024 Holding our Share of the Night I recently finished reading Shannon Sedgwick Davis’ 2019 book To Stop a Warlord. In it, Shannon tells her powerful, true story of an unlikely alliance to help stop the atrocities of warlord Joseph Kony in Uganda and South Sudan, proving that there is no limit to what we can accomplish, […]
October 2024 Issue
October 14th, 2024 Dear NHH Friends & Supporters, We hope this newsletter finds you well as we head into the Fall Season! Southern India was hit with historic flooding this past month. The Budameru River flooded 40% of the city and stranded 275,000 people in a dozen residential areas. Thankfully New Horizons’ campus was not […]
September 2024 Issue
Savithri’s Story Back in August during a Sunday morning video call to India, we had the chance to hear an extraordinary story about one of the New Horizons House girls. Her name is Savithri (pseudonym), and she is currently staying at the New Horizons Transition House. Johnson, one of our NHH directors, shared this story […]
August 2024 Issue
Dear Friends of New Horizons House, Did you know that every Sunday morning, a group of our Board Members has a video call with our team in India to discuss updates, share stories, and brainstorm ideas to ensure that NHH continues to thrive? We look forward to it each week, and it’s a great opportunity […]
Deena
Deena came to us at New Horizons House having been sexually abused by her stepfather. She grew up never knowing her biological father, but recently, she discovered his identity. Upon learning that he was in the hospital, suffering from kidney disease, Deena began visiting him regularly. These visits have been transformative, filled with open, honest […]