While 4-year-olds in America were enjoying peanut butter, bedtime cuddles, and finger paint, little Shew Thar spent his early orphan days vying for survival, working to find just enough nutrients for the day.
In Myanmar, children like Shew Thar are often overlooked. People are generally expected to take care of themselves - Age is relative. Instead of preschool, four-year-old Shew Thar followed his sister and friends out to the river each day. Being fatherless and motherless, they sold the fish they caught in the heat of the sun to other villagers in Ma Pot Yan. Shew Thar remembers these years as a "hard time" in his young life, a time of hunger and helplessness. Neither he nor his sister were able to attend school.
When Shew Thar arrived at Loving Fountain Children's Home, things changed. He could be a child again, and he was given hope. "I feel very happy," he says as he shares about getting to eat, get dressed, and go to school each morning. "Donations keep coming," he smiles. For the first time, he feels the security of daily provision.
Now at nine years of age, Shew Thar's favorite activity is studying in school. His forth grade education is conducted in Burmese and English, though he also enjoys the opportunity to learn more about his native Lisu tongue at Loving Fountain. He is able to worship, read Scripture, and learn about his Savior through the language of his heart.
Looking back, Shew Thar realizes that had he never come to Loving Fountain, he would be an "uneducated person." By God's grace he has been pulled from the cycle of child labor and poverty and given skills and knowledge to take ownership of his future. He wants to serve other children as a school teacher in return.
"Thank you very much for supporting," Shew Thar wants to tell the donors of Loving Fountain. He is blessed by the selfless generosity of those who provide "everything we need."
*To learn more about children like Shew Thar or to bless the children at Loving Fountain with a gift, visit www.AsianChildrensMission.org.
In Myanmar, children like Shew Thar are often overlooked. People are generally expected to take care of themselves - Age is relative. Instead of preschool, four-year-old Shew Thar followed his sister and friends out to the river each day. Being fatherless and motherless, they sold the fish they caught in the heat of the sun to other villagers in Ma Pot Yan. Shew Thar remembers these years as a "hard time" in his young life, a time of hunger and helplessness. Neither he nor his sister were able to attend school.
When Shew Thar arrived at Loving Fountain Children's Home, things changed. He could be a child again, and he was given hope. "I feel very happy," he says as he shares about getting to eat, get dressed, and go to school each morning. "Donations keep coming," he smiles. For the first time, he feels the security of daily provision.
Now at nine years of age, Shew Thar's favorite activity is studying in school. His forth grade education is conducted in Burmese and English, though he also enjoys the opportunity to learn more about his native Lisu tongue at Loving Fountain. He is able to worship, read Scripture, and learn about his Savior through the language of his heart.
Looking back, Shew Thar realizes that had he never come to Loving Fountain, he would be an "uneducated person." By God's grace he has been pulled from the cycle of child labor and poverty and given skills and knowledge to take ownership of his future. He wants to serve other children as a school teacher in return.
"Thank you very much for supporting," Shew Thar wants to tell the donors of Loving Fountain. He is blessed by the selfless generosity of those who provide "everything we need."
*To learn more about children like Shew Thar or to bless the children at Loving Fountain with a gift, visit www.AsianChildrensMission.org.