Heaven's Family Stories

Orphan’s Tear Blog

Thanks for checking out the new Orphan’s Tear blog! We’ve created this blog so that you can stay updated with what’s going on in the orphanages. Every day we receive news from the orphanage directors, and now we are passing on some of that to […]

10 Mar

The Older Kids… Please Read!

Dawt Par, age 18 Dear Friends, It has always been our policy that orphans must be younger than 18 to be placed on the Orphan’s Tear website. One reason for that policy is because we hope that 18-year-olds will be able to support themselves by […]

10 Feb

Orphan or Minister in Training?

Vijisha’s father abandoned her family, and her mother is mentally ill and not able to take care of her. Now Vijisha lives in a Mercy Home that is sponsored by Orphan’s Tear. She wants to serve in the ministry when she is old enough. Dear […]

10 Jan

Persecution in Burma Affects Orphans

Hlawn Tha Cer, one of the newest Burmese orphans at Canaan Orphanage Dear Friends, I’m often amazed by the people who serve as the directors of the orphanages—in the face of persecution—assisted by Orphan’s Tear. They are some of the most self-sacrificing followers of Christ […]

10 Dec

Visiting Burmese Orphans

Thanks to your compassionate gifts for orphans, this Burmese girl has a brand new doll to call her own! Dear Friends, I just returned from Myanmar where most of our sponsored orphans live. I asked my 16-year-old daughter, Elisabeth, who joined us on this trip […]

10 Nov

Pies for Jesus!

Anista Thevakumar, of Jaffna Girls’ Orphanage in Sri Lanka Dear Friends, I returned from Sri Lanka (off the southern tip of India) just nine days ago. I had a wonderful time visiting all three orphanages that Orphan’s Tear assists in Sri Lanka, but it wasn’t […]