The preparations and festivities past, the children settle into a new daily routine, which includes everything from how they take their meals to their bathing and washing clothes.

The children line up for their first day of school	The children returning home after their first day of school
The boys are enjoying themselves as they take baths and then wash their clothes outside on the washing stone	Silvi's daughters, Praisy and Rhema, teaching the orphans a Christian prayer while Silvi's wife, Phebe, and her mother, Esther Rani, look on
Padma, wife of Pastor Tadakamalla, cooking the evening meal	Padma serving the dinner meal to the boys first
Padma serving the dinner meal to the girls	The boys eating the dinner meal of rice and dal (mostly rice)
The girls eating in a separate area from the boys Left to right: Sunitha Shaniganti, Srilatha Balguri, Sirisha Balguri, Uma Siripangi	The boys and girls washing their clothes after school

Srinivas is in the 6th grade. His father died when he was very young. His mother works for small daily wages. Srinivas wants to become a teacher.	Sandeep Pilli is in the 6th grade. His father died from taking too much alcohol. His mother works very hard and receives Rs 25-30 (70¢) daily. Sandeep wants to become a Police officer.	Suresh Mamidala is in the 6th grade. His father died with a severe disease. His mother is disabled and unable to work. Suresh wants to become a teacher.
Uma Siripangi is in the 5th grade. Her father died when she was very small. Her mother earns Rs 25-30 (70¢) daily. Uma wants to become nurse and be a good testimony for the Lord.	Balaraju Shenaganti is in the 8th grade. His father died when he was 2 years old. He has 3 older sisters, one of whom also stays in the NMC home. Balaraju wants to be a Pastor and run a children's home and be a blessing to fatherless children.	Sirisha and Srilatha Balguri Sirisha is in the 3rd grade and Srilatha is in the 5th. Their father committed suicide. Their mother works hard, but she is unable to care for them. Sirisha wants to become a nurse; Srilatha wants to become a Police officer.
Gopi Batthini is in the 4th grade. He is the brother of Madhavi Batthini (below). Their father left his family for another woman. The mother's health is not good; she is not able to feed her children.	Sunitha Sankkubuddi is in the 8th grade. Her father died when she was 20 days old. Her mother is a daily laborer from the Hindu faith. Sunitha wants to know more about Jesus and become Christian. She wants her entire family to know Jesus and get saved. She wants to be a teacher and be a blessing to the fatherless and help this NMC home.	Ramesh Siripangi is in the 8th grade. His father died with liver disease. He wants to be a Doctor and help the poor. He asks if anyone will support his studies to achieve the goal. He says he wants to support this NMC home so that many fatherless children will "get their smiles back."
Anjaiah Siripangi is in the 2nd grade. He is the brother of Ramesh Siripangi (above). Anjaiah wants to be a teacher.	Chiranjeevi Bade is 4 years old and in the 1st grade. He is the brother of Surendar (right). Both parents have died and their grandmother is not able to feed them and provide an education.	Surendar Bade is 3 years old and in Nursery. He is the brother of Chiranjeevi (left). He is the youngest child in this NMC home.
Madhavi Batthini is in the 6th grade. She is the sister of Gopi Batthini (above). Their father left his family for another woman. The mother's health is not good and she is unable to feed them. Madhavi wants to become a teacher.	Radhika Saliganti is in the 9th grade. She is the sister of Balaraju Saliganti (above). She wants to be a Police officer and help other poor children and be a blessing.	Chaitanya Boddu is in the 5th grade. Her father died in an accident when she was small. Her mother works for small daily wages and cannot give a good education or even good food every day. Chaitanya wants to be a police officer.
Ravi Siripangi is in the 4th grade. He is the brother of Ramesh Siripangi (above). Their father died from liver disease. Ravi wants to be a teacher.	Naresh is in the 1st grade. His father died from taking too much alcohol. Naresh wants to be a Sub-Inspector of Police.	Navya Bacchali is in the 2nd grade. Her father died from a heart attack. Her mother works for daily wages and cannot support both her and her younger brother. Navya wants to study well and be a Police officer.

Pastor Silvi with some of the children after individual photos