Let Your Light Shine

Lisa Duff and Rose Murmu are the founders of All God’s Children. Both Lisa and Rose are Christians who love Jesus and want to show God their love by serving all people, especially the “least of these.” Since 1999, through the gentle leadership of the Holy Spirit, Lisa and Rose have worked together to provide education to thousands of impoverished children in Bangladesh, feed the hungry, give aid to the sick, build homes for the poorest and begin small businesses. Below are a few stories of the people who have seen the wonderous love of God through two women’s faith and dedication.

1999 Our First Class of 14 students

Light the World School

What began in 1999 with 14 poor students (pictured right) who gathered each day on Rose’s apartment floor, has grown to serve over 250 children each year. The school provided free tuition, books, uniforms, and often a daily meal. After COVID-19, All God’s Children partnered with St. Teresa’s International School, where over 250 children are educated each year for free or minimal tuition, based on need. The children pictured below had little or no chance for an education as their impoverished parents could not afford the minimal monthly school tuition of $2-3 charged by most schools.

Our Beliefs

Light The World students gather in a symbol of love during an annual party.

“WE LOVE GOD BY OBEYING. WE OBEY GOD BY LOVING” Lisa 

Over and over in the Bible, we are reminded God is Love, He wants us to Love, and nothing matters without Love. All God’s Children is an outpouring of the love we have been given by God to those He has asked us to love.

We do this by meeting their needs as we would our own loved ones. If you would like to know more about the ministry of All God’s Children, please reach out to Lisa Duff who would be happy to share more of her experiences with you.

“And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones who is my disciple, truly I tell you, that person will not lose their reward.” Jesus      Matthew 10:42

Frequently Asked Questions

All God’s Children began in January 1999.

We strive to serve the “least of these” as Jesus asked us to do in Matthew 25:40. Our students, families and any other people we have served are of all ages, race and religious backgrounds.

All God’s Children is a Christian organization, however, not affiliated with a church. The organization is run by Lisa Duff and Rose Murmu through the gentle leadership of the Holy Spirit.

All God’s Children is a Christian organization. Rose and Lisa are Christians sharing God’s generous love with the needy and oppressed of Bangladesh, regardless of their faith or lack of.

Lisa Duff is the founder and president of All God’s Children. She lives in South Carolina and works to encourage and financially support Rose and the staff of Light the World school. Lisa was inspired by God to take Rose into her home in 1997 and then to partner with Rose in 1999 to begin All God’s Children to serve the very poor in Rose’s home country of Bangladesh. 

Rose came to America in 1997 after winning the American Diversity Visa lottery providing her permanent residency in the United States. 16 months after her arrival, Rose permanently gave up the right to live in America and returned to Bangladesh to love Jesus by serving the poor. She is the headmistress of Light The World / St Teresa’s school in Dhaka, Bangladesh where 250 children attend school each year. She also assists the many poor who reach out to her for help. 

All God’s Children is a 501(c)(3) public charity. Initially, all of the support came through Lisa Duff and her family. All God’s Children is pursuing more public donations as we would like to expand the work done in Bangladesh and continue it into future generations. We appreciate all financial support.

Every dollar (sometimes even coins) donated is sent directly to Rose Murmu, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, who faithfully uses it to continue the work there.

All God’s Children is managed by Lisa Duff out of her home in Longs, SC.

Originally, the school was Light The World school. During Covid, schools were closed in Bangladesh. To re-open, we joined with St. Teresa International School, creating a larger complex and taking on a new name. 

Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh.

This year, 250 students are in attendance.

15 teachers and staff members.

Reading, Writing, Math and English

Ages 3 through Grade 8

All God’s Children operates 1 school in Dhaka, Bangladesh. In 2023, we began a tutoring center and food pantry in a small village which Rose’s brother, Jarome and sister, Parvine now run.

Every dollar donated is sent directly to Rose in Bangladesh who uses the money to faithfully operate Light The World / St Teresa school, the village pantry and tutoring center and help the poor as their needs are brought to her attention. 

Over 7000

In 1999, our first year, 90 children attended. In 2000, that number rose to 150 students. In 2001 and each year after that (with the exception of Covid), 250-300 children have attended Light The World school each year.

We have been blessed to provide to our student’s families and many others, food, housing, medical care, clothing, beds, micro-business equipment supplies and more.

No. Not at this time.

Bangladesh is in Asia, between India on the west and Burma on the east.

170 million people live in Bangladesh, which is slightly more than half of the population of America, home to 332 million people.

Bangladesh comprises a land mass of 57,300 square miles, an area about the size of the state of Georgia. This area is equal to only 2% of America’s land mass of 9,525,000 square miles.

Bengali, which is spoken by 3.5% of the world’s population.

75-85% make less than $130 American dollars each year.

Reasons include overcrowding (Bangladesh is the most densely populated country in the world), illiteracy, as people don’t have access to education, poor climate and flooding and a lack of natural resources, to name a few.

Over 10 million people live in Dhaka. By comparison, New York, the most populated city in the US, is home to 8 million people.

Most poor people live in a structure that is one small room when complete. The walls of these “houses” are usually made of tin, bamboo, cloth or plastic sheeting. An entire family will sleep in this “house” on blankets laid on the ground or on wooden “pallets”.

While 92% of the population has access to electricy, few people can afford more than enough to power a few lightbulbs. More than 40% of the people still do not have access to safe or uncontaminated water. As for transportation, the poorest people walk wherever they need to go.

In Bangladesh, everyone eats rice each day. A poor person might also have a few vegetables, lentils and on a good day a few small fish (the size of minnows).

St. Teresa’s School costs approximately 200,000 Bangladeshi Taka or $1,600 per month.

The new village pantry and after school program cost approximately 100,000 Bangladeshi Taka or $800 per month.

Bangladeshi Taka. The exchange rate averages 100 BDT to $1.00 USD.