I’ve become quite attached to all the kids at the Cambodian Hope Orphanage and I can’t even think about the fact that tomorrow will be our last day to see them. I’ve been able to gather a few snippets of information on a few of the kids and wanted to share that h
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This is Socehat.
-He is 7yrs old. He has lived at Cambodia Hope for 2 years.
-He’s from the village or providence area
-his dad died of HIV. His mom has HIV currently and can’t take care of him.
-He got tested for HIV, but the test came back “inconclusive.” He’s getting tested again next month.
-He’s very smart and observant. He’s picked up English quickly.
This is Shreylou.-She is 8 years old.
-I’m not sure how long she’s lived at Cambodia Hope. I would expect that she’s been here for a few years; she seems to know the ropes and helps with some of the duties, preparing meals, helping the younger kids, etc.
-both of her parents died. Her mom had HIV.
-She lived w/ grandmother after her parents died, but her grandmother was unable to take care of her so she was brought to Cambodia Hope.
This is Sophat and Shreylok.-They are siblings.
-They were adopted by a Cambodian family. This family lived on the Thailand/Cambodia border and would leave home for 2-3 months at a time to go to Thailand. The kids were left alone to fend for themselves the entire time, with no food and no caretaker. They would venture into their neighbor’s farm get food or walk around begging for food in the village. This all happened when Sophat was very young, in the development stages of his life. Because of this, he didn’t speak. When he was rescued and brought to Cambodia Hope, he only spoke 1 or 2 words and only to his sister.
This is Han and Shreymum (Brother and sister)
-They are uncertain what happened to their mother
-They were living with their dad when they were rescued.
-Their dad has been mentally unstable since he was a soldier during the Khmer Rouge/Pol Pot regime.
-They lived with him in the village. During this time, he would have convulsions for days at a time.
-When they were first rescued, Han had a history of the same kind of convulsions. Shortly after coming to live at Cambodia Hope, they were praying over Han and he accepted Jesus. He has since never had any convulsions and is a very healthy, happy kid.
This is Kim and Kael (sisters)
-They lived in the providence/village area.
-In middle of the night they would walk up to 50km into the city by themselves to beg for food and money on the street!!
-They always walked hand in hand. People knew them that way, as the sisters who were always hand in hand.
-They were rescued off the street and brought to Cambodia Hope to live. Within the 1st week they went missing. They had snuck out in the middle of the night. The police were notified and they went through the entire city looking for Kim and Kael, referred to as “the 2 little girls holding hands.” Hours later they were found and brought back to the orphanage. The caretakers then explained to them that they were safe here and would be taken care of, they would never have to sneak out to go beg for food. They’ve never left again.
Wow! Each one of them are so beautiful. Thank You Poppa God for Cambodia Hope. How hard it will be for you to leave them, I know. Bring more into this place of safety and love, Poppa. I’m speechless. Thank you for sharing these treasures with us.
What a job well done! Keep up the good work. I know what’s like to be an orphan because I grew up as one. I wish everyone well.