Henry with his wife, Mawi Te, their daughter, Monica, and the children of Faith Orphanage. Yesterday, a dear friend and orphanage director, Henry Van Biak, died from an accident while fishing. He was the director of Faith Orphanage in Kalaymyo, Myanmar and leaves behind 4 young children, a wife, and 23 orphans. While we know [...]
Archive for 2012
Eighteen happy orphans who are going to get a good night’s sleep! We typically think that pillows make for a good night’s sleep. While that is no doubt true most nights at New Heritage Orphanage, I imagine a few instigators just might start a pillow fight now and then, disrupting everyone’s sleep—and now they can [...]
Shalom Orphanage in Yangon had tables, but without chairs they weren’t much good. The above picture shows all the colorful new chairs a few people provided for Shalom Orphanage by giving to Orphan’s Tear Special Projects. They use the chairs in the kitchen during mealtimes, and also in the multi-purpose open areas that serve as [...]
Even through her hardships, Cin San Kim is still smiling. Dear Friends, Isn’t Cin San Kim beautiful? While I am now comfortable back at home, my thoughts often return to my recent trip to Myanmar. I was looking over my trip notes the other day and came across some important words I had written about [...]
Angela Par Te, Director of Emmanuel Children Orphanage, after she had wiped away her tears. Dear Friends, This will be my last blog post from my time in Myanmar, but I want to share what happened today. Today’s experience was just another reminder of why we do what we do. The tears began to flow [...]
Dear Friends, I love New Heritage Orphanage for many reasons, but one in particular is the creativity of their children. The two boys above decided one day to peel a coconut with their bare teeth. They practiced a lot since then, and now they can shuck one in 30 seconds! They are also talented in [...]
Dear Friends, Take a good look at numbers 16 and 17 on the menu above that we saw at one of the restaurants we’ve visited. I think it was supposed to read "crab" instead of "crap". Nonetheless, there was no way I was going to be ordering either of those delicacies—I knew it wouldn’t sit [...]
Kee Yawng is now happy to live with her new family! Dear Friends, I would like to introduce you to Benjamin Sang Uk Lian and his family. Benjamin has been close friends with the director of Newborn Babies Orphanage, BT John, since they attended Bible school together in their younger days. BT John recently introduced [...]
Directors Henry (Faith Orphanage) and Sonny (Beulah Orphanage) showing off their catch of fish Dear Friends, Jody and I had a blast today! A few of the Kalaymyo orphanage directors invited us to go fishing, Myanmar-style. We drove over an hour via motorbikes on dirt oxen paths and then hiked on foot to a beautiful [...]
Dear Friends, During my visit today at Bethel Orphanage the children showed me just a few of the chores they preform each day. I hope you enjoy getting a glimpse into their everyday lives! (The children at Bethel have some of the most beautiful smiles I have ever seen!) Elisabeth WalterDirector, Orphan’s Tear division Ling [...]
