Back in Action

From Global Lutheran Outreach missionaries Joe and Viya Stoltenow (Serving in Cambodia):

We are very happy to announce that Ray of Hope is back to normal operations, well, mostly back to normal. We have re-opened our mission center and the kids are back on a structured schedule of education, meals, and Gospel. As with the rest of the world we are certainly using Zoom Meetings more than usual. But thankfully it is helping our students to continue their school work and they’re all on track to graduate their current grade levels.

The kids and staff were so happy to return to our center and get our lives a little bit back to normal. Our schedule has changed a little and we fortunately still get to sleep in a little as our kids Zoom classes don’t begin until 11:30 am. We pick the kids up around 7 am each day and bring them to our center for baths, breakfast, and Bible before we give them some break time where we help the kids prepare for their classes. Then, when classes begin, we spread the kids out and get them setup on computers and they begin their classes. After class we help the kids with homework, feed them lunch, and give them another break before its time to go home.

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Student Spotlight

Srey Sok Saát (Khmer for “Beautiful Hair)

To protect the privacy of these street children and their families, we will not be providing the actual names of our students online.

Srey Sok Saát is ten years old and was one of our original five students, along with her younger sister, back when we started Ray of Hope three years ago. She was very shy when she first came to our center but over time she really opened up and showed us just how fun and happy she really could be. She has a strong desire to go to school and she especially enjoys studying Khmer (the Cambodian language). She also loves listening to our Bible lessons everyday and her favorite Bible story is Father Abraham.

She is currently doing very well in her online classes as she prepares to start 4th grade next year. She also very much enjoys learning new Bible stories and frequently asks questions during our lessons.

Srey Sok Saát lives in a slum near the Sangker River here in Battambang. She lives with her large family of aunts, uncles, and cousins, but spends most of her time with her mother and younger sisters. Unfortunately, Srey Sok Saát was born with a blood disease that causes Anemia and requires frequent trips to children’s hospital in Siem Reap to receive treatment.

Through the generous donations made by Srey Sok Saát’s sponsors, we have been able to personally oversee and help the family with these trips to Siem Reap. We are incredibly thankful to her sponsors and to all of our supporters who are making it possible for us to help these children.

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