20 Years of Hope: Jennifer
All this year, as we celebrate 20 Years of Hope — LWB’s 20th anniversary — we will be sharing updates on some of the wonderful children this community has impacted over the last two decades. Today, we enjoy a look at a spunky and precious little girl in Cambodia who is sure to make you […]
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20 Years of Hope: Rena and Her Brothers
Ten-year-old Rena was worried. She’d been left in charge of her three little brothers for over a week while her mom went searching for work. They’d been sleeping along the Cambodian border on public land, after fleeing to escape domestic violence. Their meager food supplies had been out for days. Rena knew she had to […]
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20 Years of Hope: Theodore
At the beginning of 2023, a little boy named Theodore came to the attention of our Cambodia team. He was just eight years old and living all by himself. When Theodore was one year old his father passed away; soon afterward, his mother remarried and left Theodore alone in the very poor village where their […]
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20 Years of Hope: Janelle
Fourteen-year-old Janelle’s background story is far too common in the poor, rural areas of Guatemala. Her mother abandoned the family several years ago, leaving Janelle in the care of her impoverished grandmother. Although Janelle had no access to education for three full years, she dreamt of being able to return to school to improve her […]
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Hope for Children at the Landfill: Annalise
This week, we are raising funds to provide hope and education to 78 impoverished children living at a rural landfill site in Cambodia. During the COVID pandemic in Cambodia, Annalise’s family lost employment and had no income at all. They made the move to the local dump site to try to earn enough money to […]
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Hope for Children at the Landfill: Riley
This week, we are working to provide hope and education to 78 impoverished children living at a rural landfill in Cambodia. Twelve-year-old Riley is one of the many precious children whom we found living at a landfill site near our programs in western Cambodia. Years ago, Riley’s parents had left her in the care of […]
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20 Years of Hope: Sampson
In the fall of 2016, we were first introduced to a solemn little boy who lived along the border region of Cambodia and Thailand. At just two years of age, Sampson had already lived through more sorrow than any toddler should have to experience. His father died when he was just a baby, leaving him […]
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Mercy: A Journey of Love, a Life Transformed
Sweet Mercy had a very difficult start in life. Mercy and her five siblings faced threats and violence in their home. After their father left, Mercy’s mother struggled greatly to provide for the children. Then tragedy struck. One day while she searched for seashells to sell, one of Mercy’s siblings drowned in the water nearby. Desperate to […]
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A Glimpse into our Cambodia Education Program
Where we work in Cambodia, the number of children living at the local landfill has risen exponentially. We have been doing everything we can to make sure the older children moving to the landfill have a chance to begin or continue their education. As you can imagine, many of the older children are reluctant to attend school for the first time as they are embarrassed about having to start in kindergarten or first grade. Our solution? We’ve opened a special “catch-up class” for older kids so they could learn with their peers.
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