When you want to truly show love to someone, how do you overcome the barriers formed by years of war and brutal indoctrination?

One woman shares how God reminded her of His mission in the world as she prepares for a mission trip to Cambodia.

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Do you attend a special Christmas concert or play each year? Christmas provides a unique opportunity for our programs in countries where the story of Jesus' birth is not as well known. Read on for insight into these special Christmas performances and what they mean in different countries.

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In the coming weeks you should receive a Christmas card from your sponsored child, and on it will be Christmas wishes in their own hand. We love this time of year because you can see the anticipation of Christmas in the children's heartfelt wishes. 

But very few of the children in our programs speak English -- so what do their Christmas wishes look like?

In most of the countries in which we work, the language spoken does not use a Latin or Roman alphabet such as what we use in English or what many of the countries in Africa or Central America use above. 

Yet the result is just as beautiful. Several countries, such as the Philippines and India, have regions that use different languages or dialects, which are represented below.

And then there's the Middle East, where Christ and the Christmas season was born. What wonderful wishes!

It's a bit early to wish you a Merry Christmas, but we can't help getting in the spirit! 

This may not make a typical Thanksgiving list, but that's no reason not to be grateful for the way you've helped us improve the lives of children!

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Our final group of homes in this 'round the world tour...has this series helped you understand how your sponsored child lives?

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For four terrifying years, a brutal regime called the Khmer Rouge murdered one third of the Cambodian people. Caught up in their ruthless actions was a young boy who would have never guessed that these horrifying experiences would eventually help him share the hope of Christ.

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As he approached the floating school, Dareth noticed the children getting into boats to go home. One small boy in particular caught his attention. While the other children paddled away, the boy found a place in the shadows, reached into his shirt, and pulled out a small baggie of rice and a dried minnow. Relieved that he was now alone, the child quickly began to eat.

It was unclear what startled Dareth more – the boy’s hunger or his furtive glances to be sure no one saw him eat. Dareth knew that feeling, the weakness hunger brings and the fear that the food you so carefully squirreled away would be taken from you. A small bag of rice, a dried fish – that would have been a feast compared with the grasses and snails and roots Dareth once ate to survive.

Dareth knew that terrible hunger because when he was that young boy’s age, he was fighting for his life in the killing fields of Cambodia. Now he was back and still fighting for life – for the lives of children and the people of Cambodia. For Dareth, the killing fields were now harvest fields.

Dareth oversees several of Mission of Mercy's projects in Cambodia. Come back tomorrow for more of Dareth's incredible story and how he is uniquely equipped to speak truth and hope to a people who have suffered so much.

It is said that we may not know the fruitfulness of our work for God's kingdom until we get to Heaven. But sometimes we get a glimpse of the lives that have changed on this side of eternity.

Such is the story of Srey Em...

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Water affects so much of your child's life -- is there enough to wash up before school? Is it safe to drink? Can I go out and play? What season is your sponsored child experiencing right now, and what does that mean for daily life?

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When you pray for God to meet your sponsored child's needs in extraordinary ways, this is sometimes the answer He delivers...

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Our sponsored children are creative beings, inventing games or tweaking rules of established sports to accomodate their resources. From simple to high-flying, these games sure look like fun!

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Children love games – this is no secret. Often in letters from your sponsored child, you’ll hear that your child loves to play a particular game or sport. But what do those games look like?

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The goal of any Mission of Mercy program is to equip children in developing nations to reach their God-given potential. So how does that work in our schools?

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Yesterday, Jack Eans (our Vice President of International Child Ministries) wrote about the Mechrey Floating School and the impact it has had on the community. The school goes up to 6th grade – so what happens if a child wants to continue his or her education? Jack wrote if they graduate from the Floating School, there is hope…

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Jack Eans continues his dispatches from Cambodia, where his travels took him to an amazing school that's never in the same place twice.

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Jack Eans, our Vice President for International Child Ministries, is in Cambodia. And despite all his travels, he's still surprised by what he's seeing...

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