Through the eyes of WFF board members/sponsors Bruce & Leslie, California

Annual Day was celebrated for Prashanti International School (PIS) on January 20, 2013.  It was attended by a large number of people from around the Puri area - families of the students who are enrolled at PIS, families who want to enroll their children at PIS, guardians and family members of our sponsored children who live at the residential children’s home (PS), plus many well-wishers and special invited guests.  As WFF board members and sponsors, Bruce and I were very fortunate to be present at the event, and to take part in the handing out of academic awards.  

The program opened with special prayers and chants sung by PS students.  Awards were presented to several children from each grade level for outstanding academic achievement, and for good character and habits.  

by Sara and Allen, Washington

For many years our family has had a close connection with India, but this was our first actual visit. On Jan. 22, 2003 we flew from Chennai (Madras) to Puri, excited at the prospect of meeting Pradeep, our sponsored child and of seeing his Prashanti School. Elizabeth Burnett, vice-president of WORLD FAMILY FOUNDATION, happened to be in India and at the school at this time, and arranged for Sambhu, the son of the General Secretary of Prashanti School, to meet us with a driver at the airport. Before we reached the school, we had been in India for two weeks. However, the old culture of India in Puri was quite different from what we had already experienced. The drive from the airport was full of scenes that kept ones eyes and curiosity well over- stimulated, not to mention the repetition of some form of mantra to keep you safe! (Drivers in India seem to have no rules; but they would pass any obstacle course in the US).