March 1st begins the Festival of Colors, a widely celebrated holiday in northeastern India (including our orphanages!), as well as the countries to the north of India, like Nepal and Bangladesh. It is a Hindu spring holiday, accompanied with throwing colored powder, called abir, and colored water. Its origins lie in the delight Krishna had [...]
Posted on February 26th, 2010 by TMF
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Mark your calendars for yoga at Sacred Streams! 50% of the proceeds from the 2:00-3:30 dharma class on February 27 will benefit The Miracle Foundation. Opening the heart to compassion is one of the core tenets of yoga. In an effort to embrace compassion, the center of enlightenment, Sacred Streams Yoga strives to perpetuate our [...]
Posted on February 22nd, 2010 by TMF
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Our very own Elizabeth Davis is finally home from her trip to India! She made the long journey to hire two new directors to manage our orphanages. Suresh Mehta will be living at Sooch Village, and Subash Koul will oversee Rourkela and Bhawani. Their focuses will be to further the implement the standards and programs [...]
Posted on February 19th, 2010 by TMF
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The Daily Texan published an article in the February 11 issue about Caroline’s amazing experience in India, which led to the creation of the Miracle Foundation. Here’s the link: http://www.dailytexanonline.com/life-arts/foundation-transforms-lives-1.2149042
Posted on February 19th, 2010 by TMF
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January 26th was Republic Day in India, a holiday similar to the 4th of July. This day recognizes the day the Constitution of India was put in place, and is usually celebrated with a large parade in Delhi and a shortened school day for India’s children! It is also tradition on this holiday that India’s [...]
Posted on February 19th, 2010 by TMF
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A few months ago, a young woman named Katelyn Meyers contacted us requesting information on the possibility of interning in India. She told us of her previous experience volunteering with elementary and junior high school students in Kenya and how eager she was to work with our children in India. Needless to say, we were [...]
Posted on February 10th, 2010 by admin
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We started the new decade off with a bang by welcoming Manjeet Pardesi back to the States! Manjeet has been with TMF as our Country Manager for several years. He is usually very busy overseeing all of our orphanages in India, so he doesn’t make it to Austin often. We were thrilled to have him [...]
Posted on February 10th, 2010 by admin
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The Miracle Foundation had a wonderful end to 2009 — it was busy, busy, busy (hence, the break in blog updates!). So sorry to those who were anxiously waiting for more news about TMF! So, here’s what happened: In mid-October, the orphans, housemothers and volunteers in India celebrated the Hindu holiday called Diwali, or Festival [...]
Posted on February 5th, 2010 by admin
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