Obed showing off one of the fish he caught with his bare hands! Now, during the hottest season in Myanmar, none of the boys at New Heritage Orphanage need any coaxing to jump into their pond to do a little fishing, especially Obed! Obed’s parents both died in a car accident when he was much [...]
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All the children of Living Hope Orphanage with an elephant at the local zoo. The school year is over for children in Myanmar, and for them—just like it is for every child around the world—that means it’s time to celebrate the successful completion of another year! The children of Living Hope Orphanage in Yangon decided [...]
The beautiful smile of Sarah, who is cared for at Rapha Orphanage in Kalaymyo, Myanmar. We talk a lot about self-sufficiency and micro-loans here at Orphan’s Tear. That’s because we are so excited about empowering others to lift themselves out of poverty, thereby seeing lives transformed. We’re also psyched about seeing your gifts recycled to [...]
In Myanmar, as in many countries around the world, no buffalo means no rice harvest. Asian buffaloes are indispensable tools for the plowing and harvesting of rice fields, and even bringing the rice to market. At Life Concern Orphanage, they received a buffalo blessing. Their buffalo recently gave birth to a very cute baby buffalo! [...]
Joney of Life Concern Orphanage just started a brick-making business to earn supplemental income. A total of 94 orphanage directors and future foster parents in Myanmar attended an intensive six-day business training seminar this past month. They learned basic principles about how to operate a successful, God-honoring business. We were very encouraged to receive raving [...]
Though fake, it is still fun to get your picture taken with some paper pandas! For children in Myanmar, education is usually the highest priority—and seen as their only hope for escaping poverty. In addition to their normal school classes, teachers encourage children to sign up for the extra credit classes. If they fail final [...]
Gin Hau Lian, right, receiving an award for his achievements in his church’s Sunday School class. I know it’s a little odd for our culture, but believe it or not, a pot is a prize worth competing for in Myanmar! The 10 children of Bethel 2 Orphanage worked really hard studying their lessons in Sunday [...]
NEWS FLASH!! I just can’t resist photos of orphans with cute animals! You already knew that? I suppose that wasn’t hard to guess, since I include them in my blogs so often. Well, today is no exception! Four kittens were born at Grace Orphanage in Kalaymyo, Myanmar. They normally keep the kittens in the box, [...]
The children of Faith Orphanage proclaiming “Oh come let us adore Him!” The children of Faith Orphanage joined a chaplain at a local prison in Kalaymyo, Myanmar, to minister to inmates during the Christmas holidays by singing carols to them. The chaplain also shared the gospel to the crowd. Afterwards, the inmates were served a [...]
Kya Hah Sae and Kya Aye helping to sift through the rice. The rice is ready to harvest at Grace Orphanage’s rice fields! Orphan’s Tear purchased a rice field for their orphanage several years ago to help them receive a steady, economical supply of rice. Rice is the staple food of the Southeast Asian diet, [...]
