Richard And Jo Demeester's photos with the keyword: Jacob's Well Foundation

She is very talented, and did a beautiful henna tattoo for me.

Some of the Rejoice girls did some henna tattoos on Jo's hands and feet, as well as their own.

Looking over his father's shoulder at Mastiput church.

At Rejoice, as with most of rural India, electricity supply is not the constant we know and rely on in Australia. It is a fickle thing that can be off for days at a time. Most power interruptions last less than a couple of hours, but sometimes it only comes back for a few minutes and then it's off again. Even Koraput,(with I'm guessing somewhere around 100,000 residents), was without supply during one of our trips in to town.

While swimming, the kids create fish traps with tree foliage. This is not because they need the fish, but because kids being kids, they just love doing it.

While not always necessary, as Rejoice has a good water supply, the kids love coming to the river to bathe and do their washing. At the river, bathing is a lot more fun.

One intact balloon left here.

In front of the Rejoice Christmas tree.

He makes it look easy, but it really is a lot harder than it looks!

One of the youngest children at Rejoice. She was always on hand to brighten our day.

We made a bag for all the Rejoice children. Each bag contained a clippy koala, or a kangaroo keyring, or an Australian pen. They also contained a couple of sweets, a balloon, and a number of stickers. Five minutes later, sticker covered children were chasing deflating balloons around the hall.

The Rejoice kids all received new outfits, including earwarmers (yes, it can get quite cold here, especially at night). Joan, who started the Jacob's Well Foundation and projects, and known to the staff and kids as Mum, spent many hours sorting through the delivery of poorly labelled shirts, trousers, and dresses. In the end, everyone was accounted for. They dressed in some of the new finery for the Christmas day church service in nearby Mastiput.

Jo needs to learn this. She could then free her hands while carrying things around. Imagine how handy that could be at Richmond Coles.

We visited a couple of villages where Jacob's Well Foundation have previously sunk water bores. The reception given to us showed that a great relationship had been established between the tribal villagers and the providing organisation.

In one of the villages where Jacob's Well Foundation have sunk a water bore.