Stories & Testimonies

Zion Orphanage’s bamboo kitchen looked a lot better on the outside. Walking into their kitchen was like walking onto a Louisiana cow field during the summer—it was unbearably hot, very stuffy, and there were flies everywhere. I was visiting Zion Orphanage in Yangon, Myanmar, last […]

Noah is keeping watch over the last five remaining pigs. Orphan’s Tear provided a small-business startup loan to Life Concern Orphanage in Yangon, Myanmar, seven months ago. They used the loan to purchase eight piglets so that they could start a pig business. The once-little […]

It appears the odds were against Philip Barker, director of Orphan’s Tear UK, as he was playing Connect Four against 21 kids! Elisabeth WalterDirector, Orphan’s Tear division

The generator that pumped water from the well that supplied Shalom Orphanage had broken down. Thankfully, a kind neighbor allowed them to temporarily use his well. Knowing that the neighbor’s well couldn’t supply all of them for long, the director of Shalom Orphanage asked if […]

David Thang and Aye Ve Kyaw enjoy collecting the day’s eggs, despite the apparent protests of a few mama chickens! A few years ago, Orphan’s Tear helped Living Hope Orphanage in Yangon, Myanmar, start an egg business. I’m happy to report that business is booming […]

Life Concern Orphanage with their new guitar. Devotions and singing are a part of the daily routine at Life Concern Orphanage in Yangon, Myanmar. So when their old guitar became so dilapidated that it was no longer usable, the director asked if Orphan’s Tear could […]