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Education to the poor and needy
Some decades back Bihar was recognized as a place
without even a gleam of hope, rampant corruption
being the prime reason. The situation has slightly
improved due to committed and focused efforts from
different quarters.
The area of education was completely neglected
leading to the underdevelopment of the society and
the state. The government schools were run in poor
buildings and the total mismanagement worsened the
situation. Private participation in education was
nearly absent, especially in villages. The situation
prevailing was ideal for illiteracy and ignorance.

In 1992, Pastor M.
Samuelkutty visited Bihar for the first time. When
he saw the lack of educational facilities and the
resultant gloom, he decided to light a candle. In
1997, Indian Christian Mission School was
established in Helhan village. Now ICM runs three
schools in Bihar, with 650 students and 22 teachers.
ICM provides scholarships to those who are brilliant
in studies but come from poor families. These three
schools are Indian Christian Mission School, Helhan,
Indian Christian Mission School, Kochas and Indian
Christian Mission School, Khuduhuriah
Kochas
Child Development Centre, Bihar
Jesus Christ during His ministry on this earth had
shown special concern for children. He still loves
and cares for them. One among the preset goals of
Indian Christian Mission is to help channelizing
this divine love, so that the deprived children in
areas like Bihar might have hope and reason to live.
Accordingly, besides running the three Indian
Christian Missions School, the mission also has a
project for children from the weaker sections of the
society- Kochas Child Development Centre, founded in
2002. Presently, 158 children are benefactors of
this project. The centre aims at the spiritual,
educational, social and physical growth of the
underprivileged children from rural areas thereby
bringing to the mainstream of the society. The
centre provides the children fees, study materials,
uniforms, food, medical treatment etc.
Home to the Homeless
Shelter
is one of the basic needs of man. But, even in a
scientifically advanced age as ours, homelessness
continues to be a major problem worldwide. Millions
live in slums, in shacks in open spaces, on
sidewalks, under flyovers etc. There are people who
despite owning a small piece of land, cannot build a
reasonably decent house because of financial
constraints. Hence, home for the homeless has been a
prime objective of Indian Christian Mission since
inception.

Till now, ICM has built 2 homes for
believers who could not afford one. On 2010 April
6th, the house built for Brother N. Jose and family,
members of Ivarkala Faith Fellowship Church, was
dedicated by Pastor M.Samuelkutty in the presence of
believers from the local church. Brother Jose
thanked ICM for gifting him a brand new house.
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