Bright Morning Star was set up to support the work of Reverend Timothy Jalam, the founder of Prabhat Tara Sanstha in India. The aim of Bright Morning Star is to provide financial and prayer support to Timothy and his work in India. The UK-based volunteers running Bright Morning Star brings with them a set of skills to move Timothy’s work forward and provide reliable advice, care and financial help from the UK.The team is made up of the following members:
- Paul Hartnell – Chair: Baptist Minister, providing pastoral skills and spiritual guidance
- Tricia Dean – Prayer Co-ordinator: Physiotherapist, Co-ordinator Bright Morning Star Tailoring
- Sue Bartlett – Child Sponsorship Co-ordinator: retired Physiotherapist, providing hands-on medical experience
- Hubert Cooper – Treasurer: retired Missionary (India), Missions Co-ordinator
- Sharon Esnard – Administrator: Accountant, providing planning and organisational skills
Bright Morning Star is a registered charity: registered charity no. is 1116708
PRABHAT TARA SANSTHA – “liberation and empowerment”
Having been brought up in an orphanage himself, the Reverend Timothy Jalam, together with his wife, Anjana, recognised the problem facing those living within the red light districts in the Maharashtra State. To meet the need they founded the Christian charity Prabhat Tara Sanstha:
- Housing, clothing, feeding and educating the children of prostitutes in the Home of Hope
- Supporting sex workers dying from AIDS and, with the mother’s consent, ensuring that their children are not sold into the sex trade
- Supporting sex workers through adult literacy and tailoring training
- Providing sex education and information on safe motherhood, together with AIDS-awareness seminars with adolescents and health workers
- Fighting for the rights of these women to be recognised as citizens of India and therefore eligible for education, healthcare and government allowances
- Where possible, providing clinics and medication to the sick and dying
Prabhat Tara Sanstha receives financial support from the First Presbyterian Church, Colorado, USA, Limbury Baptist Church in Luton, England and individual donors. Pastor Timothy liaises with the Ramabai Mukti Mission concerning the running of the home for 25 boys from the red light districts.
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