Rose of Calcutta

Rose Nawalker was born into a mixed, Brahman- Buddhist family in Calcutta. As a child, she asked Jesus to be her savior, for which she was rejected by her family. Eventually, however, her parents followed her into Christ’s arms.

Rose, with Dr. Bob Pierce, founded World Vision in India. Later, she and her husband, Wai Sin Hu, helped establish Samaritan’s Purse in Calcutta. It was often difficult to work with international Christian agencies and so, in order to remain true to their calling, they gave up the financial security found through these associations and started their own local charity, Samaritan Helps. Their passion has been to bring both education and salvation to the children of the poorest of the poor in India. Through their day care centers thousands of destitute, hopeless children have been raised out of financial and spiritual poverty. Many are now serving their communities in health, education, government, and many other professional fields

Rose and Wai tell their own story in this book.