Setting the Table for God’s Blessings
On the poor Indonesian island of Nias, the orphanage struggles with the impact of COVID-19. Although isolated from people and quite safe from the virus, they can’t insulate themselves from its economic fallout. Many islanders are day workers who can’t work due to lockdowns, and the economy has been hit hard. Donations are down, and six children lost their support in March. The future is uncertain. For these reasons, the children pray earnestly.
Helping Children Betters Their Country
Sokmean and Joseph, both sons of poor Vietnamese Buddhist farmers, floundered in overcrowded, underfunded rural public schools, barely able to read or write. But then their parents learned of a new school opening in Battambang City—Salaa Hope.