A Greater Hope Orphanage

Oct 22, 2011

Chi helping at the Children Church

I think it was the first time Chi decided to help out on Saturday.

Chi, Rachana and Sreypow

Duck, duck, goose or as the kids here call it "duck, duck, DOG"

I guess because the dog is always chasing the ducks?

Church is smaller since school has started, most kids have class on Saturday.

Chi and Melor. It was Melor's first time doing children church.

Photo's taken by Alicia Yossa

Oct 19, 2011

needs

Sponsorship:
If you have ever wanted to sponsor a child now is your time. We have children that need a sponsor.
We have different levels you can participate at if funds are tight but you still want to help.

Notice:
The Cambodian Government is raising it's standards for child care here.
For the most part this means it will cost us much more to care for the children here which we are happy to do but we need help to do it.
Mary will be asking if existing sponsors will want to add more funds to their current sponsorship or if their would be willing to share their child with a second sponsor to help cover rising cost.

We have been very, very busy with teams, paperwork and the opening of our school. I have a number of pictures I have to sift through, and will try and publish them shortly.

Besides the help in funding the child sponsorship needs we are looking at a few projects we would like to accomplish maybe late this year or early next year. If you would like to help us accomplish one or more of these with any amount please let the church know what the gift is intended for.

We do not have exact numbers for these projects yet, so I can only provide a rough estimate for them.

Painting the exterior of the building.
$3,500.00 USD
Additional bath room
$500.00 USD
Enclosing the 3rd floor for our living area
$25,000.00 USD
Adding 2 class rooms at the church/school
$10,000.00 USD
Every penny gets us closer.

Our children have started attending our private school, fee's are $5.00 a month per child maybe your would be interested in helping provide for their education.

School info; please note that information on school needs and progress can be found easily by clicking on picture of the boy studying on the right of your screen, A Heart for Wisdom is the name of the link.

Another very easy way to help us out is to follow this blog. When a person adds themselves as a follower our ratings on the internet go up. When we start reaching the top of search pages people find us quicker which opens more doors for visitors, volunteers, and funds.

I promise to get some pictures out soon, thank you for your patience.
Thank you,
Kit

Aug 19, 2011

Melor's future

In July of 2011 Melor graduated high school.

Melor with his younger brother Chow arrived at the orphanage October 2006

Melor had been brought to us by his Grandfather.

Melor and his brother was growing older it had gotten harder and harder for their grandparents to care for the two. A the time Melor wasn't attending school regularly and hanging around the wrong group of children which only made it harder.

2005

Grandpa's house 2007

Over the next 5 years Melor grew up at the orphanage. There were some rough moments that stretched us and many moments that stretched Melor forcing him to make positive changes towards becoming a man.

Previous to his coming to A Greater Hope Melor had not been attending school for quite some time and this made it very difficult for him to get through high school.

There is only something like 10% of the population graduating in the first place.

But he did it, he hung in there graduated is now preparing for a vocational school.

We chose this path with Melor rather than traditional college, because this vocational school has so much to offer and his all his cost for living will be provided for during this time.

Melor will be attending Project Khmer Hope where he will learn all things construction for the next year. He will have intensive English classes and grow in his faith through their worship and church services.

While he waits for his classes to start Melor is helping us around the house on staff.

Once Melor finishes his schooling they will even help with job placement for him or he may choose to study more in a different area. I have suggested to him that he learns a little bit of landscape/gardening.

We are proud of his accomplishments thus far. We are most proud that he made it when so few do.

We hope his successes will encourage the rest of the children and secure their thoughts; that their futures to will be okay if they work at it and keep their Hopes with Christ.

Here are some photos of his school tour.