Student Spotlight
Pa-Oun Srey (Khmer for “Little Sister)
Pa-Oun Srey was introduced to us back in early 2019 from our friend Rachel who worked with expecting mothers in poor and homeless communities in Battambang. Rachel told us about a woman she was helping who had a little girl who desperately wanted to go to school but couldn’t afford it. So we went to visit the mother and daughter at their home to give them an application for our program. Their house was little more than a wooden shack with a sheet metal roof. There was one main room in the shack with a small area designated for cooking. The entire shack was raised about three feet off the ground and underneath was filled with dirty, polluted water.
We sat down inside and met with Pa-Oun Srey’s mother while Pa-Oun Srey shyly smiled at us from the doorway. Her father was also present but he slept through the entire meeting in his hammock. After learning more about the families background it didn’t take long for Viya and I to agree that she was a perfect candidate for our ministry and soon after that meeting she was accepted into Ray of Hope.
Since starting at Ray of Hope, Pa-Oun Srey has already grown both physically and spiritually. She loves our Bible classes and is very excited to be playing the highly coveted role of Sheep #2 in our upcoming Christmas pageant. She is also loving her time at school and is currently learning her Khmer alphabet. We thank God everyday for the opportunity to have Pa-Oun Srey in our program and that we get to teach her about her Savior Jesus Christ every single day!
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