Shekha Mondol participates in a class at the Keshabpur Child
Sponsorship Program. She's one of the few girls in her community
who is receiving an education. JESSORE, Bangladesh It's twilight
in this rural town just south of Dhaka. A thick fog blankets the
sky above the grounds of the Keshabpur Free Baptist Church. It's
the only presence currently penetrating the thick iron gates
that surround the church's compound of three concrete buildings.
Inside the church walls, the whistle of a bird and the splash of
fish jumping in a pond become alarm clocks for the dozens of
children who live in an orphanage here. By mid-morning, the fog
has relented, dissolved by a blazing sun. A single-file line of
giggling children forms. Breakfast will be served soon. Many of
these children live in the orphanage, but some are from the
small clay-walled houses that surround the church compound. The
"Untouchable" Life This scene inside the gates of the church
represents an oasis of love. But when the children step outside
the church