Dear Compassionate Friends, We just returned from visiting our orphans in Myanmar, where Orphan’s Tear was born about two years ago. It is amazing what God has done in just two years. Hundreds of orphans in Myanmar have been sponsored: their health and school performance have improved, new orphanage buildings have been constructed, health care [...]
Archive for 2006
Jesus loves the children of Pakistan and India, like the two orphans above. Dear Friends, We generally try to focus on what is encouraging in our monthly correspondence, because we know that most of us hear enough discouraging news. But I’m afraid that sometimes we mislead our friends into thinking that Orphan’s Tear never suffers [...]
Dear Friends, If you are a sponsor of one of the eleven precious children at Trinity Orphanage in Myanmar (pictured above), you’ll be happy to know that they are all very excited about getting a new place to live. Below is a photo of their current home. It is the most heart-breaking orphanage building I’ve [...]
Harun, one of the young entrepreneurs at Covenant Kids’ Home, Kitale, Kenya Dear Friends, If you’ve ever wondered if your contributions help with anything that is sustainable, wonder no more. This month I received the following e-mail from the director of Covenant Kids Home in Kenya, where fourteen children are sponsored: I am so grateful [...]
Two precious little girls, now with the Lord Dear Compassionate Friends, The news we receive from the orphanages we help is not always good. Last month was one of those months, as we sadly learned that two of our orphans in Myanmar, pictured above, died of malaria. Although both Chery and Din Dolh Lian were [...]
Dear Compassionate Friends, This month, David asked us (Charity & Sally) to compose the Orphan’s Tear update, since we are the ones who do most the work anyway! So we would like to introduce you to one of the over 420 unsponsored children at Orphans Tear. Her name is Sulakshana, and she is a beautiful [...]
Dear Compassionate Friends, Myanmar, where the majority of orphans live who are supported by Orphan’s Tear, is experiencing significant inflation due to the policies of its military government. For example, the price of rice, a major necessity for all the orphanages, has increased by 50% in the past three months. I’m so glad that we’ve [...]
Dear Friends, At the end of every month we not only send regular financial support to the 33 orphanages that we now support in six countries, but we also distribute any special gifts we’ve received that month to orphanages that are facing very pressing needs. Often, they are orphanages in which no children are yet [...]
AIDS Orphans in Kenya awaiting sponsorship, at OrphansTear.org Dear Sponsors, Because of you and the Lord, March was an incredible month of blessing for Orphan’s Tear. Most of you know that we have been helping build a medical clinic in Kalaymyo, Myanmar, that will serve the many orphanages that we assist in that city. When [...]
Dear Friends, We are always receiving e-mails from the directors of the orphanages we help, thanking us and telling us what a difference our support has made in the lives of the children. Naturally, I want to pass on their thanks on to you. So below I’ve pasted a few excerpts from recent correspondence. In [...]
