The Michael Job Centre

The Michael Job Centre was started as an orphanage for persecuted girls in India; and was founded by Dr. Job after his son Michael, who was only 21 years old, was killed by Hindu fanatics in 1999 because of his father's Christian work. A year later, Dr. Job accepted a small piece of donated land in order to take care of only a handful of children whose parents were persecuted or martyred Christians. However before he knew it, Dr. Job found himself with fresh water, electricity and enough concrete to further build a school and a chapel. Naming the centre after his son, he was supported by generous friends and churches around the world as they bought up adjoining land for his cause and helped equip the building's with the basics.Only 10 years later and the 31 girls he started with has amazingly turned into 541 and it continues to grow in numbers. These girls come from all over India and neighbouring countries, many orphaned due to their parents beliefs, whilst others were abandoned just because they were female. In many areas of India, it is still believed that being born a girl is a crime, they are believed to not be as valuable as sons, they are simply an extra mouth to feed. For this reason many are aborted before they even get a chance to live, and those who aren't abandoned are often greatly neglected and ignored.Not only are these girls housed and fed, but now they are also educated through the schools that have been founded, including a Higher Secondary School, Arts and Science College and B.Ed College of Education which allow the girls the opportunity to leave the centre with a secular degree, so providing them with a great advantage in life and much more hope for the future.