true stories 03
myanmar survivors
Mrs. Myint Kyi
Mrs. Myint Kyi lives with her two grandchildren in a temporary shelter built in the fields which is not a designated residential area, in Thamada Kanchay.
Her husband had died many years ago. She has four grandchildren who are orphans and she sent two of them to an orphanage because she could not provide for them.
She came to know the Lord as Her Savior and Lord a few years ago. She is so grateful to the Lord and all the donors for providing her with a house of her own. She will be moving to the new house when the sanitary latrine is finished.
Mrs. Aye Moe
Mrs. Aye Moe has a son and a daughter. She also lives in a temporary shelter built in an open field which is not a residential area from where they can be forced to move at any time.
She is a widow and sends her daughter to stay with her aunt who sends her to school because she could not afford to feed her and send her to school.
She earns her living by selling water. She has to carry water from a lake with two buckets and send it to the houses that order water. But this work is only needed for summer times. In rainy season, people collect rain water so she has no job in that season.
The F.G.A team built a house for her and she expressed her heartfelt thanks to all those who made it possible for her to live in a good house. She will be moving to her new home when the sanitary latrine is finished.
Mr. Maung Maung and Mrs. Win Tin
Mr. Maung Maung and Mrs. Win Tin live in a temporary shelter (pictured above) in the same place where Mrs. Myint Kyi and Mrs. Aye Moe live. They have three children. The oldest girl lives with their relative in North Oakkla. The other daughter works in a shop in a market. Their son is in school.
Mr. Maung Maung could not work because he is suffering from diabetes and lost his toes to the disease. Mrs. Win Tin sells vegetables in order to provide for the family. They live in the mud under poor circumstances which is not good for their health.
When the F.G.A team saw their great need, they built a house for these four families including Mrs. Myint Kyi pictured above.) They will move in as soon as the sanitary latrine is finished.
They said they do not know how to express in words their thanks to all the people who help them to have a new house.
Mrs. San
Mrs. San is a widow and has seven children. One of her daughters is also a widow and has a daughter. This daughter provides for the family by selling vegetables in front of their house, by washing clothes for people, and by massaging.
Mrs. San’s other daughter, Miss Tin Moe Wah, 18 years old, used to work in a garment factory for three years. Because of the hard work there, she got muscle problem which made her unable to work anymore. She suffers from an involuntary retraction or twitching of the muscles.
She was treated by our mobile clinic and said to feel better after the treatment. Our team distributed rice to this family and it was a great help for them.
(From left to right- The widow daughter of Mrs. San with her daughter, Mrs. San, and Miss Tin Moe Wah who suffered from muscle contraction.)
On the day our team visited their place, they did not have anything to eat. After having her picture taken, Mrs. San said that she will go home to cook the rice that we had given.
Mrs. Khin Thein
Mrs. Khin Thein, 77 years old, is a widow and has seven children. One of her daughter, Mrs. Thin Thin Hlaing, is also a widow and left with two children when her husband died a few years ago.
They do not have a regular job and earn their living by whatever job they could find in their ward, like washing clothes and doing chores for the more able families who give them some money for their work. They could not afford to send their children to school.
Our food distribution is a great help to families like this one. They thanked us sincerely and asked our team to visit their ward again.
Mrs. Myint Myint Oo
Mrs. Myint Myint Oo, 37 years old, has four children and the two older children are in school. Her husband has been sick most of the time due to the heavy drinking in the past and he could not work to provide for the family.
Mrs. Myint Myint Oo has to support the family by selling water in their ward. Her daily income is barely enough for their survival. They are so grateful to our team for distributing rice.
Mrs. Thein Thein Shwe
Mrs. Thein Thein Shwe has four children. She and her husband earn their living by doing whatever job they can find. Her husband sometimes works as a mason. Mrs. Thein Thein Shwe washes clothe in people’s houses and carry water to earn money. She also sells some vegetables in front of their house.
Their daily income is just enough for the rice they need for the day but they have no extra money in case of children’s ailment. The two older children are in school. They are struggling to meet their needs and our rice distribution is a great help to many families like this one.
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