SUMMER '08 APPEAL UPDATE 2008-08-04 A few weeks ago (in June) we were informed that the owners of the property (Bethel House, Begapore, West Bengal, India) that we rent and run our children’s home from was to be placed on the open market, leaving us with the dilemma of having to find alternative accommodation for all our children and staff. Although the owners had offered us the property first we chose not to purchase it due to a number of unresolved disputes over ownership and access. Having said that, we didn’t have an alternative building available to us. However, we had recently purchased a plot of land in the next village with a view to building a larger purpose built children’s home for 26 children, plus a community church and a maternity clinic. So, following much consideration and prayer we decided that the best option was to inform all our partners of the situation and press on in faith towards beginning the work on the new land. However, we were a bit concerned about asking people directly for help with raising the £25,000.00 needed to complete the basic construction of the new children’s home, but agreed to trust God, write the letter, and hope that everyone would be understanding. Well, we can report now that the response has been absolutely overwhelming. By the end of the first week we received donations totalling £22, 500.00 and have since received the full amount we requested totalling £25,000.00!! As a result, Richard was commissioned by our trustees to go immediately to India to spend a week with our Indian trustees and meet with the various agencies involved with the construction of the new children’s home. It was a tremendous pleasure for Richard to tell the children and staff that the building work would now begin. The boys were so excited when they were shown the architects plans and all want to help, where possible, with its construction. The present status with the new building is that although progress has been hampered somewhat by the present monsoon rains we are very pleased to say that the new land has been cleared of ‘jungle’, the foundations are being dug out, a main access road has been built and the trucks are now able to move in with building materials. It has been estimated that our present 16 boys plus a further 10 new ones will be able to move in to their new home by November / December of this year. Subject to funding, once this stage is complete, further work will continue to provide 2 class rooms, a library and additional on site staff accommodation. While in India Richard travelled to Calcutta to meet with the owners and discuss the future of Bethel House. The outcome of the meeting was very favourable and the owners agreed that the property would not be officially sold until our boys have been relocated, i.e. when the new home is built and ready for them to move into. Again, this is a fabulous result and allows us the grace period that we were all praying and hoping for. Finally, if you are one of our partners and were able to donate we hope that you will get at least as much satisfaction as we get from being part of an organisation that is providing security, a hope and a future for some of the poorest children and young people on our planet. May God bless you. Richard and Tracey     SUMMER '08 APPEAL 2008-06-28 Dear Reader This is a special appeal for your help concerning the children in our care in India. Please let me explain. For the last few years we have been renting a property we call Bethel House which we have been running as a home for destitute young boys.  At present we have 17 boys aged between 5 and 13 years of age living there. All 17 are doing extremely well and have benefited no end from the love and care they have received from Stepping Stones. Obviously, we want to continue to provide the same level of care as well as provide accommodation and support for more children from similar circumstances. With this in mind we purchased some land with the hope that we would build a similar home for girls and continue to rent Bethel House for the boys. However, the family that own the Bethel House (boys home) property are going through a dispute and have consequently put the house on the market. We have been offered the opportunity to purchase the house but have been strongly advised not to by our local solicitor and our board of trustees in India due to a number of unresolved issues concerning the present owners. In addition, we have only been offered the house without any adjoining land and access is severely restricted. The owners have given us one week to decide if we wish to buy the house or not. If not, they will sell it to a local buyer who has already made a suitable offer. This is a serious situation in which our children are facing the imminent eviction from their home. Our response has been the following: 1. To not purchase the house on the grounds that without the adjoining land it would be unsuitable. Also, there are many unresolved issues with the neighbouring land owners. 2. To negotiate with the present and future house owners to allow us a ‘grace period’  in which to relocate our boys at another suitable home. 3. To make the building of our new children’s home on our newly acquired land an absolute priority and push for its construction as quickly as possible. At present we have already completed building a security wall around the new site and builders will begin laying the foundations for the new home once we give them the word. This is where we need your help. Although we have sufficient funds in hand to lay the foundations we are at least £25,000 short of our target figure to complete the basic construction. Our request is simple – Please consider giving as much as you can afford towards the building of our new children’s home. I know that it will be a sacrifice but whatever you give will make a massive difference to these and countless children in the future.  Of course we are trusting God as always for His provision but, as we have discovered, he almost always provides finances for his work through the giving of those who are generous. To send your donation you can do one of the following: 1. Go to the SUPPORT section on the HOME PAGE, download the bank mandate/ gift aid form and follow the instructions. 2. Send a cheque made payable to STEPPING STONES MINISTRIES with a note stating what your donation is for. 3. Simply give us a call on 07969988778 If you are a tax payer we can claim a further 28% from your donation in Gift Aid from the goverment if you let us know your name and address. Richard is flying over on 4th July to initiate the building of the new childrens home. He will update you how the project develops over the Summer. Thanks for your kind generousity and God bless you. Richard and Tracey Pashby     APRIL '08 UPDATE 2008-04-18 Tracey and Rich flew over to join with our partner organisation Stepping Stones - India in Ranaghat, West Bengal on 2nd March. The purpose of the trip was to organise and deliver a teaching and worship conference exclusively to new Christians that have recently found faith in Jesus Christ. Rather than plan a huge event, we decided to restrict access so that we could focus upon teaching and encouraging people that are now attending Stepping Stones church groups. The 3 day conference went very well at Bethel House where we erected a huge colourful tent, stage, lights,electic fans, sound system and provided 3 meals a day + accommodation for 70+ delegates. Teachers were Tracey, Richard, David B and our good friend Pastor Arfan John and our Indian Secretary Sanjoy and Treasurer Boni interpreted. The ministry was awesome and we were all encouraged by the word, worship, testimonies and the sense of Gods presence. There was a wonderful feeling of family and we really enjoyed getting to know everyone and getting a better understanding of what the real needs are in some of these very poor communities. Feedback from the conference was extremely encouraging and we are seriously considering making it an annual event. As always, it was great to spend time with our 17 boys at Bethel House. They are just so wonderful. They are all enjoying school and have just moved to a new school building which is closer to their home. They thoroughly enjoyed all the gifts, photos and cards that we shared out to them from sponsors. They are learning and growing so fast now and always open to learning new things. I was suprised that they all listened and participated fully in the 3 day conference and even led some of the worship with songs and dancing. Amazing to think that they are still only 6 to 13 years of age. The boys love to play and at every opportunity they arrange games that they can all play together. Inclusion is very important to them and it is lovely to see how they help each other out in play, study, chores and when someone is sick. Regarding the purchase of Bethel House and adjoining land; after much consultation with the owners of Bethel House, our Indian Trustees and our legal advisers, we have decided to no longer go ahead. It was decided that there were too many legal risks involved with purchasing the property at this time. However, we have agreed to renew our original rental agreement with the family which we have enjoyed for 2 and a half years,so far.   Not purchasing Bethel House has left Stepping Stones with enough finances to purchase a portion of land from the Farmer, Sudhir Nyak, which we negotiated for nearly 3 years ago. He has agreed to sell us half an acre initially with the option to purchase a further 3 acres as and when we can raise the funds. I am pleased to say that as of earlier this week, we now officially own a prime piece of land next to our India office in Doyabari which is in shouting range of most of our Trustees and close to local schools and amenities. Obviously we are all very excited about these developments and we thank God for this provision. We are presently building a boundary wall and new building plans are being drawn up for the new Childrens Home which will accomodate 25 girls, a Health Clinic for young mums and their children and a Community Church that will be used for Health Seminars, after school clubs for children as well as Christian Worship. It was also good to visit some of our students new and old and to see how they are doing in their studies and places of work. With our latest developments we are hoping and looking into ways that we can employ some of them at the new centre. Obviously, all these developments require finance and we are particularly looking for sponsors for the 25 girls and staff at the new home and health clinic. Each girl will cost about £20 - £25 per month to care for and educate. Please contact us if you want to know more. Finally, thanks for reading and I hope that you will enjoy looking at the gallery which is full of pics of the work taking place through Stepping Stones in India. God bless you Richard and Tracey       END OF YEAR REPORT - DECEMBER 2007 2008-04-17 Dear friends It is with great pleasure that we are writing this year’s annual report. What an amazing year it has been, with lots of exciting things to tell you about.  I can tell you that we are very pleased with how things are developing and we truly thank God for allowing us to be part of this wonderful work. You can be assured that all our trustees, staff, children and students in India are very thankful for any involvement you've had too. I hope that you enjoy reading the report and the photos in the gallery section; it is longer than usual, simply because there is so much to tell! MISSION TEAM This is our 14th year of taking short term mission teams to India. Always good fun and hard work, it is very often a life changing experience which truly exposes you to both the needs of the very poor and the possible rich personal rewards that come from serving them. This year’s team consisted of 11 persons in total but travelling out to India in 3 separate groups. Group 1, Peter (UK Chairman) & I flew over to attend the first ever Elim church leaders conference with 4 of our Indian Trustees, held in Bangalore on 16th-19th October.  It was a great opportunity for us to get to know each other better and become more unified in our vision and purpose. However, the reason for our attending was to make contact with other Christian ministries operating in the same field as Stepping Stones around India. Also, we hoped to soak up some good teaching and come away inspired, focused and ready for the task ahead. In short, the conference met all our expectations and we made some great contacts with some of the 1,200 Indian and some British leaders that attended. It was inspiring to meet so many people responsible for establishing thousands of children’s homes, schools, churches, hospitals, clinics, colleges, outreach programmes, etc, all over India. My email is permanently busy now with mail from Indian church leaders that we met, some who are now good friends. The Elim conference helped us to feel part of a much bigger picture and from a fresh perspective we were able to seriously consider how great God truly is. As a result we feel encouraged to press on and expect even greater things from God, a principle that we quickly put into practise on our return to West Bengal. Group 2, On 21st October we were joined by Jean, Cherry, Ben, Sue and Chrissy from Scarborough who came for 2 weeks  work with the boys and staff at Bethel House and to get involved in some of our outreach programmes. Group 3, On 22nd October we were joined for 7 days by our final 4 – Becky W, Becky Mc, Rosie and Aura who are all British Army trained nurses. Their main tasks were to oversee a blood camp and medically assess all our boys at Bethel House as well as join in with all the other tasks around Bethel House and programmes with the children. Though there was quite a diversity of characters and experience in the group the team worked extremely well together and achieved more than was expected of them while having a shed load of fun at the same time. The children and local people truly benefitted from their involvement which I’m sure will be talked about for years to come. Here’s a breakdown of some of the things that they managed to accomplish in 2 weeks:- •Bethel Boys   They provided new clothes, sports equipment, sports kit, toys, books, pens, paints, letters from sponsors, a guitar, key board, sewing machine, DVD player, DVD’s, satchels. •Zoo trip They hired a coach and took 40 children and staff to Calcutta Zoo for the day. •Football They sponsored and organised what is now an annual football match between Bethel boys and the local village children. It was great fun even though the village children won 3 – 2, keeping the trophy provided by Ben for the next 12 months. •Sports Day Similarly, they sponsored and organised what is now an annual sports day at Bethel House between Bethel boys and local village children which again, included a trophy for the winners. This time the Bethel Boys were triumphant! Both events have really helped to develop good relations with the local villagers. •Birthday Party The team arranged a Birthday Party for all 17 Bethel boys, plus 6 staff, 6 trustees and all their children at road side restaurant. This was only the second time that any of the Bethel boys   had celebrated their birthdays as all their true birthdates are unknown. Last year we had to make a decision on their birthdates for purposes of I.D. and agreed on 26th October, which they all absolutely love. •Arts and Crafts Day The team and boys had great fun making face masks, pictures and other creative stuff. •Boat Trip They hired a river boat for the day and took all the boys and staff for a day trip down the Ganga River where they saw lots of wild life including a river dolphin. This was a good chance to just chat, sing, chill and enjoy being together. We stopped off along the way at a remote village where we all had lunch and char before travelling back. •Maintenance Bethel House needed some modernising and repairs due to the regular beating it takes from the monsoon weather and the increase in numbers of boys living there. Through the teams labour and finances they repainted the whole building inside and out, built a new kitchen with ovens etc (Indian style), renewed wooden doors, frames and windows, built a new bamboo fence all around the property, fitted an inverter providing electricity 24hrs a day, sank a 400ft well and fitted a new pump with all associated plumbing that now provides pure, fresh water to all our boys and staff. •Boys Medical Assessments All the boys were individually assessed by our nurses and have subsequently been checked and treated by the local G.P. •Health &Hygiene Assessment Both  boys and staff were assessed which raised a number of issues that have now been addressed and included in our new health and hygiene policy which was introduced at the staff training day that was conducted prior to our departure. •Blood Camp In partnership with a local community action group we invited a government health organisation who we financed to organise a camp where local people could voluntarily give blood that is now stored in the local hospital in reserve for local accident victims who simply can’t afford to purchase blood. Although conditions at the camp were very basic it was run hygienically and professionally, plus more than enough people came to contribute. Some of the team gave their own blood too. •Gospel Outreach Event The team provided staging, sound & lighting equipment, seating and spent time inviting local people and organisations to a special event at Bethel House that included drama and songs from our boys and the team, action songs from a group of local children, testimony from a friend who travelled up from Calcutta and preaching from Anish one of our Indian Trustees. One of our Bible College graduate students, Debu, also travelled from Calcutta with 5 friends to lead the music and worship at the event. About 300 people attended the evening including about 100 children. At the end many adults came forward requesting prayer and 13 people signed up to join our ‘First Steps’ discipleship training programme that started the following Thursday at Bethel House. A week later the number of people attending the course had grown to 25 which has greatly increased the numbers attending the new church there. A great result all around! Add the daily teaching of songs, games and the English language to the boys and all the fun and good relations that were made in the locality, I can confidently say that their ‘mission was accomplished’. BOYS AT BETHEL HOUSE   Most of the 17 boys in our care at Bethel House have lived here for over 18 months and in this period have made exceptional progress in every area of their lives. The environment in the house is very warm and friendly and the children genuinely care for one another which shows when one is either ill or needing help with a task etc. They love to sing and play together and the house Mum has taught them dozens of action songs and skits (which they love to perform at every opportunity). The two boys that were seriously ill with Black Fever last year have made full recoveries now and Mongul who came extremely close to death no longer has the Hepatitis B virus. However, he continues to receive regular check ups and treatment for Hepatitis C. In appearance, Mongul aged 6 is now fit and well, participating in all the activities that his brothers do, the opposite of the weak, quiet little boy we saw last year. In a recent video message to Tracey who was unable to join this years mission team, Mongul speaking in Bengali exclaims, ‘Look auntie I can play now!’ The boys have done extremely well in their education having firstly learnt the local language (Bengali), 13 boys then went on to pass their first years exam and move up into the next class year. Unfortunately, due to his illness Mongul was unable to qualify but we are confident that now he is stronger he will not be far behind his brothers. There have been 3 new additions to Bethel House this year: Firstly, in April ’07 we agreed to make room for 2 boys named Biswajit and Sahadev,aged 3 & 5 who’s Mum died and Dad desperately needed treatment for leprosy. They had been living and begging for months by the railway station. Like all our children they came by referral from friends, this time it was via a group of Catholic Sisters from a local convent. On the advice of the Sisters the 2 boys visited with their father who then agreed to leave them in our care. The boys are doing very well and are very happy.Their father was last known to be receiving treatment at a Catholic hospital in Calcutta. He is yet to re contact his children. Secondly, in September ’07 friends of one of our trustees in India first introduced Marshal aged 5 to the home. Marshal is an orphan who was being cared for by his Grandmother who is now too infirm to look after him properly but rightly wants him to receive the best possible care. Sadly, Marshal has deformed limbs caused by polio and needs help much of the time, so we have agreed to employ permanent night staff to ensure that he and any other boys that are ill have assistance 24 hrs a day. As we expected the rest of the boys have really taken to Marshal and I am confident that he will enjoy living there. Finally, apart from school, additional home tuition and regular chores around the house all our boys participate in special activities that take place each day. These include:  lessons in music, song, dance, English, sports, fitness, art and crafts, and even get to watch T.V. now and then, Animal Planet being their favourite station. They are taught daily about how special they are and that their lives can make a real difference to others. They are shown that they are loved and that there is a God who loves them even more. The result is that they are genuinely happy and grateful for all they have. They love to sing and play and are admired by local people, some who wait daily to see them happily singing gospel songs on their way to school each day. Their teachers have told us that they are the best pupils in the whole school!.I realise this all sounds a bit idyllic and maybe I'm speaking like a proud parent, but I can only tell it how it is!. COLLEGE SUPPORT PROGRAMME We are now into our 9th year of providing 12 students from extremely poor families with bursaries that enable them to complete 3 to 5 year college/university training that ultimately increases their potential to access gainful employment. As our students qualify and go on into employment they are replaced by new students. This year 6 students completed their training: Maya Mondal – Graduated (B.A.) and is receiving further support from us in teacher training. She is hoping for a full time job in a government school and is presently teaching in a local private school. Mridula Sarkar- Graduated (B.A.) and is working full time as a Matron in an English Medium school in Ranaghat. Tinku Ghosh – Graduated in Commerce, married and is working full time in Calcutta. Parimal Sinha – Graduated (B.A.) and is working full time in a hotel in Mumbai. He plans to gain experience there then find employment in Saudi Arabia. Binamra Mondal – Graduated (B.A.) He is employed by Stepping Stones to give additional tuition to children at Bethel House and has recently become Treasurer of our trust in India, Stepping Stones India. Mizanu Mondal – Graduated with Masters Degree and giving private tuition to village children from extremely poor families. He is looking for full time employment in a government school and is presently receiving additional support from us to complete a computer training course. It is worth mentioning that all our students use their learning and spare time to educate children in their own villages which in turn generates a small income for their families. In this way our bursaries are providing a service to whole communities. For 2008 we have included 2 of our Indian trustees on the scheme, who are beginning 6 months government, accredited training in personnel management and accountancy starting in January. Training for key staff members is necessary to keep up with the on going development and administration of our organisation. PLANT A CHURCH SCHEME (Est' April '07) ‘The Kingdom of heaven is like this. A man takes a mustard seed and sows it in his field. It is the smallest of all seeds, but when it grows up it is the biggest of all plants. It becomes a tree so that birds can come and nest in its branches’. (Jesus, Mathew 13 v 31 – 32) Alongside the practical help and support that we provide for children, young people and the poor our purpose is to tell others about the Lord Jesus Christ and provide teaching and pastoral support for new Christians, which up until now we have done by supporting existing churches in West Bengal. However, for some years now we have wrestled with the idea of starting our own churches, which would enable us to support new believers and their families more effectively and encourage and support them to development projects that help their communities. After much deliberation we decided it was time to take a step (or leap) of faith and plant the first Stepping Stones church fellowship. The next few items explain how this is going. BETHEL FELLOWSHIP Following much discussion with our colleagues in India and a week of prayer we decided that Bethel House would be the venue for our first ‘church plant’. Much was discussed regarding what type and style of church it should be and we all agreed that it should be a ‘kingdom minded church’ as explained by Jesus throughout the Gospels and for accountabilities sake subject to the guidelines, values and beliefs of the Elim Pentecostal Church of which both Tracey and I are long term members. The fellowship began meeting on Sunday afternoons and consists of worship, bible teaching and prayer. At the first meeting only our boys, staff and a couple of local villagers turned up. However, by November numbers had grown to approximately 80 persons with 25 undertaking discipleship classes aptly named ‘first steps’, which is a 30 week course that helps new Christians understand the basis of Christianity. At the end of the course participants will be given the opportunity to receive water baptism as a sign of their new found faith in Jesus Christ. The church is led and overseen by our Indian trustees and there is a lot of participation from both staff and children. God is blessing the work here therefore we are presently seeking to employ a full time Pastor to further develop the church and provide a purpose built centre where they can all meet and develop various programmes that will benefit local people. There is great potential to re-establish work with local children too which is what Bethel House was used for prior to our involvement. There are hundreds of children in the area that will benefit from after school clubs and literacy programmes. The only problem we have at the moment is a lack of space. KANCHRAPARA FELLOWSHIP Kanchnapara is one and a half hours journey South East by jeep from Begapore and is the home village of our Stepping Stones -India chairman, Pancas Das. Pancas and his small team have been hiking out once a week to some of the more remote villages for several years, providing practical and emotional support, especially during the monsoon times when many people are affected by high winds and flooding. As they have helped those in need they have also distributed literature about the Christian faith. This is a predominantly Hindu area and at times, their efforts have been unwelcomed and they have on occasion received threats of violence to both themselves and their families. However, recently things have begun to turn around and many of the villagers have wanted to find out more about this Jesus who cares about them, to the extent that we have had to hire a building for the princely sum of £5 a month to use as a meeting place. Our plans are to introduce health and education programmes here and in time a clinic too. These villagers are miles from the nearest road, mains electricity supply and they are extremely poor. Many are illiterate and surviving hand to mouth, dependant on small scale farming and living in mud and bamboo homes that are vulnerable to the ever changing weather conditions. As in many parts of rural India, water born sicknesses are common too and a lack of basic education about health and hygiene leads to many unnecessary deaths, particularly amongst children and the elderly. Amazingly, the very people who originally threatened Pancas and his team are now actively involved in teaching the children and leading worship. In addition to the adults that come along there are over 100 children who are sent by their parents to hear Bible Stories and learn action songs. Also, 40 of the villagers have made requests to start the discipleship course ‘First Steps’ which Pancas and his team will begin in the New Year 08. GANGNAPUR  OUTREACH Gangnapur  is situated about 2 hours jeep journey to the North of Begapore and is the birthplace of one of our trustees, Anish and the home of a small group of Christian believers. This year we helped Niren in his late 80’s to regain sight in both eyes by the surgical removal of cataracts. Niren is a lovely enthusiastic chap who lives to tell others about his best friend Jesus and now he has regained his vision there’s no stopping him. Along with one or two others they have been trekking out into the surrounding villages to distribute gospel leaflets and to stop and talk to anyone that will listen. One of Niren’s colleagues was miraculously healed through prayer and faith in Jesus of advanced cancer of the tongue. Local people saw how bad his condition was so word has quickly spread of his miraculous recovery. Not suprisingly, people are more interested than ever to talk to them about Jesus and receive prayers. As a result of their outreach, there are many families that they now visit regularly to talk and give practical support to where ever possible. Again, the people who live here are extremely poor. Over the years Stepping Stones have only been able to provide sporadic support for families in this area, but we are presently looking into making our involvement more permanent by hiring a  property suitable for delivering health and education programmes as well as a venue for church services and discipleship classes. BUILDING DEVELOPMENTS Established in January ’06, Bethel House is the jewel in Stepping Stones crown in West Bengal and anything that has been accomplished here so far is all glory to God, faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, unity between trustees and workers, combined with a raw determination to make it happen. In October ’07 we met with the Rosario family who after some discussion very kindly agreed to sell Bethel House and its half acre of land to us for £12,000.00!!! The purchase is presently going ahead although there is no way of telling how soon this will be finalised. In the mean time we have had plans drawn up for an additional multi purpose building on the sight that will be used by the Bethel Fellowship for services, discipleship courses and children’s outreach. In addition there will be facilities for a health clinic, education and health programmes and training. We are all very excited about this next step and will keep you updated as things develop. Our vision to purchase the nearby 4 acre site and build a multipurpose centre including a pre / post natal clinic, our first home for girls and an additional boys home is still very much in our sights and we are presently seeking ways of financing the project in partnership with a large international charitable organisation. Please continue to pray for this and all our ongoing projects. MAKING A DIFFERENCE If you would like to make a real difference to a child, young person or adult in desperate need in West Bengal, India you truly can by regularly sponsoring or giving a one off donation toward any of the above mentioned projects. This can be done by simply clicking onto the SUPPORT section of our web site. From there you can download the bank mandate, fill it in and take it to your bank. Alternatively, just give us a call on 01723 374540 and we will post one to you and advise you if necessary. By making a donation you will receive regular information. Weekly, monthly or yearly is a helpful way to give and here are some ideas of what your money will do – £20.00 per month provides total care and a full time education for one child living at Bethel House.   £20.00 per month provides medical / dental treatment, regular check ups and medication for all 17 boys and staff living at Bethel House. £10 per month provides a college / university education for one of our 12 student. £250.00 per year provides all the boys at Bethel House with school uniforms, clothing and footwear. £250.00 will provide a P.C. that will be used to teach local children computer skills that will prepare them to access better jobs. £100.00 will provide 50 Bengali Bibles that can be given to students undertaking the ‘First Step’ discipleship course. Finally, public support has never been so good for which we are truly grateful. Regular weekly, monthly and yearly giving is the main stay of our financial support which is very helpful as it leaves us room to budget and manage your donations more effectively reducing  the danger of starting projects and then having to discontinue them due to lack of funding. In case you were wondering, unlike many larger international charitable organizations, none of our workers in the UK receive any form of income for their services which maximizes the effect that your donation will make to someone in need in India. If you are already a sponsor, thanks again and God bless you, if you are considering being one, please get in touch, your support can truly make a difference to someone that needs it.                                               Thanks again and from all at Stepping Stones UK and India, have a great 2008.