Transformation on the Road to Paletwa
Children raised in orphanages often suppress their own thoughts and feelings because directors seek conformity and stress rule keeping.
Read MoreChildren raised in orphanages often suppress their own thoughts and feelings because directors seek conformity and stress rule keeping.
Read MoreTherisa was very excited and immediately said, “Yes!” when her uncle asked if she wanted to come and stay with him and his family during Christmas break. Therisa didn’t like living at the Jehovah Jireh orphanage in Myanmar. She had been living there since she was a toddler. With just a few caregivers responsible for 80 children, Therisa felt under-valued and unloved. Also, the orphanage wasn’t providing sufficient physical care for the children as many of the children had become malnourished.
Read MoreYou love children. That’s probably why you're reading this right now. Well, it’s because of our God-given love for children that the Orphan’s Tear Ministry exists! We believe every child is unique and full of God-given potential, and we strive to protect vulnerable, impoverished children so that they can become all that He has intended for them to be.
Read MoreNgun Tha Len lost her smile. She didn’t speak much or play with the other children. Instead, she spent a lot of time just gazing out the window.
Read MoreExcitement filled the air in a village in Kayah State, Myanmar—everyone felt it. All had come out to see Toe and Yama (names changed for security purposes), two hometown boys returning after a three-year absence.
Read MoreNgun Tha Len lost her smile. She didn't speak much or play with the other children. Instead, she spent a lot of time just gazing out the window.
Read MoreThe Orphan's Tear Ministry has always desired to do everything possible to help children who, due to many complex reasons, have been separated from their families and placed in institutional care. Little could we have imagined just a couple years ago what that 'everything' would one day look like!
Read MoreYou may recall last December when I told you about the process we've started in Myanmar to reintegrate the children from 3 orphanages back to their families or place them with foster families. You may have also asked yourself, "What happens to orphanages once there's no more children living in them?" and, "How does that affect the ministry of Orphan's Tear going forward?"
Read MoreMisdiagnosed with a serious disorder at birth, the parents of Rachel and Esther promptly abandoned them. The twin girls went to live in an orphanage until they were 3, when they were transferred to an Orphan's Tear-supported group home for orphaned and abandoned children with special needs.
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