Maine Missionaries to Return to India

Giving babies a chance to live. Malnutrition and dehydration account for more than one-third of child deaths and 11 percent of the total disease burden worldwide. In March, missionaries from Buckfield hope to make a small dent in this problem by traveling to Fatehpur, India, to advance a program educating young mothers on how best to care for themselves and their newborns. The goal: an instructional video to be shown to these mostly illiterate mothers.

Local entertainer Mike Miclon has joined the cause in a big way. Not only will he be part of the production crew on location, but this past Thursday night he opened up the Oddfellow Theater in Buckfield for a special edition of The Early Evening Show to help raise money for the trip. Please click on the link top left for information on how to contribute to the project, and be sure to view the QuickTime movie. It will grab you.