The Light of Hope Mission in India is headed up by Pappy Daniel who came to know the Lord as his personal savior at the age of 17.Pappy Daniel opens an orphan home for children in Kerala at Cheppad in the Alleppey district not far from a famous tourist resort known as the lagoon area.In addition to the orphanage which currently looks after around 120 children, there is also a thriving Christian fellowship at Cheppad. This includes children who also meet for worship on Sundays and there are house groups in the poor villages where there are no church buildings at all.