Snohomish Tribune July 2003 Helping street kids in Bombay, India; now in Everett. Jewels Mesaros dedicated her life to helping those who couldn’t help themselves.   By Lisa Mandt   Jewels Mesaros, of Everett, always knew that she was meant to do something. Meant to be something. And she was right.   In 1984 she set on the quest to find a meaning for her life.   Then everything fell into place. Every place she turned put her in touch with orphans and widows. She knew that her life mission was to help those who couldn’t help themselves.   For the past 18 years, Jewels spent every working to better the life of the millions of street children in the overpopulated city of Bombay, India, her home town.   Jewels said her faith in God has allowed her to help people. While raising two girls and maintaining a family life, she made time to save the children of Bombay one at a time.   “All the year I worked with them I sent them to good schools, good doctors and provided good food,” she said. “Just like they were my own.”   This unwavering dedication to better children’s lives was costly, but even if she didn’t have any money, Jewels said she would help them anyway and pray someone would come through with financial support.   Over the years of work, she created a home for the homeless children to go. She called it, “Our Home”. She said she named it that way so that other children couldn’t identify the homeless children with an institution.   This program helped the children with literacy, the gospel and provided medical help along with vocational skills.    But in 2001 life changed when God brought her over to the United States. She married Pete here in 2002. The following summer she started hosting a soup kitchen in downtown Everett to feed the homeless. However, as the weather began to turn, a local church offered her a space.   While her life seems to have a new purpose in Everett, she said she is still saddened by leaving the children of Bombay behind.   Jewels driving force is her Christian faith.   “I enjoy walking in the divine destiny God has for me,” she said.   She is an entrepreneur and says once business picks up she plans to take what she needs to survive, then give the rest back to the community.   “I want to split the money between India and Everett for now,” she said. When she begins to establish herself in the community she plans on helping children all over the world.   “I want to touch lives globally,” she said.   Currently Jewels is writing a book about her experienced called, “Sweet Seasons of Miracles.” The book is expected to be on the shelves by next year.   You can’t help everyone,” she said, “but you can do something to make life better.”