Stories & Testimonies

Emmanuel Orphanage’s new kitchen, including a covered dining area, near completion! Unless your kitchen is in your basement, you probably never have to worry about it flooding. Emmanuel Orphanage’s kitchen, however, had a dirt floor and an old, leaky thatched roof. And because they live […]

Stephen Tam Om from El Shaddai Orphanage with the newest addition to the orphanage’s animals. El Shaddai Orphanage’s director, Salai Myo, recently said: Our piglets are so cute and they are in good health. Stephan Tam Om have specially take care to our piglets every […]

Emmanuel Orphanage with their new rice cooker, thanks to your gift to Orphan’s Tear! Did you know that a traditional farmer in Asia must walk 20 miles behind his water buffalo to plow a single acre of rice patty? Did you also know that that […]

Four of the children who live at Grace Orphanage walking around their flooded garden. The rainy season in Myanmar brings many challenges as well as blessing to our orphanages. It makes for difficult travel, more malaria-carrying mosquitos, and cramped indoor confinement—but it also makes for […]

Mal Sawm Tlaunga from New Heritage Orphanage holding the dead snake. If you are an animal activist this blog post isn’t for you. While I’m no advocate of animal cruelty, if I found a snake in my house or around children, I certainly would ask […]

The children of Grace Orphanage preforming in front of their school. Don’t worry, those children don’t really have beards. The boys—and even a few girls—rubbed ash on their faces to “grow” their beards. The children of Grace Orphanage in Yangon, Myanmar were preforming a skit […]