Dohnavur began not as a plan but as a rescue. When a small girl fleeing temple dedication reached Amy Carmichael in 1901, the work of sheltering such children took over everything else. By 1925 it had grown so distinct that it parted from the societies it had belonged to, and in 1927 it was registered in its own right as the Dohnavur Fellowship — a household gathered to protect children in danger and bring them up to serve.
It formed the way a family does around a foundling at the door — no committee decided it; a child simply arrived, and could not be turned away.
Tradition
Regions
Founders
Stations
What they did
- Grew out of Amy Carmichael's rescue of children dedicated to temple service, beginning in 1901
- Severed its ties to the older societies in 1925 and was registered as the Dohnavur Fellowship in 1927
- Set out to save children in moral danger and raise them to serve others, becoming a large family drawing members from several countries
People
Sources: carmichael-chance-to-die p.171 · carmichael-chance-to-die p.280 · carmichael-chance-to-die p.281