Finding Mom & Dad
Excitement 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.
Below are just a few of the many testimonies we receive about lives being impacted and transformed by the Orphan’s Tear Ministry of Heaven’s Family.
Excitement 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.
Ngun 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.
The 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!
You 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?"
Misdiagnosed 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.