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Manor Home’s owner Randy Questad helps start orphanage
Little Lambs International (LLI), is an organization focused on caring for and educating abandoned and abused children throughout the world. LLI was founded in January 2006 by Randy Questad, Alvar Helmes, and Ryan Ruotsala.
History: In November of 2005 the need for an orphanage was realized after Dr. Syam Kumar (who works with the Apostolic Lutheran Church of America) expressed his concern to Alvar for the orphans in his area and in the churches he works with. The Dr. said that there were over 300 orphans in the churches in and around Rajahmundry, India, and most of them had lost their parents to HIV/AIDS. He said that they were currently sleeping on the concrete floors in the churches, with the pastor’s giving them what little food and clothes they could afford. Alvar then contacted Randy and Ryan, asking if they could be in charge of founding it, and doing the fundraising for it. Both readily agreed, and after a month of planning and fundraising, we went there in January 2006 to open the orphanage!
Visit their web site for more information: www.littlelambs-intl.org