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Category Archives: The Children

Angel of the Week: Hunuliansang

Hnunliansang“Cheerful and fun-loving” is how the Angel’s Place caregivers describe our Angel of the Week: Hnunliansang. It is a remarkable and blessed transformation for a boy who was in great need not too long ago.

In 2010, Hnunliansang was five years old and living with his grandfather. He remembers little of the time, but does remember the loneliness. No longer able to take care of the child, his grandfather brought him to Angel’s Place, and now he is a happy boy who has the opportunity to go to school – and who enjoys it!

Hnunliansang’s favorite things about life at Angel’s Place are school – where his favorite subject is English – dancing, and playing with the other children. This transformation would not have been possible without the generous support of his sponsors, and his gratitude for their support is the first thing that he wants to share with all the contacts in the James Connection.

The James Connection makes possible the change in life from loneliness to hope by helping children like Hnunliansang. If you would like to help us to transform the life of another child, we invite you to become a sponsor through the James Connection.  Visit our Ways to Help page for more information.

To read more Angel of the Week stories, click on "Angel of the Week" under "Categories" to the right of this page.

Angel of the Week: Chinglianmawi

Chinglianmawi 2016You can see the pride in this beautiful young girl's face as she shows off her new Rayburn College school uniform.  For her, like most all children in India, she would have been denied an education without it.

Chianglianmawi came to Angels' place when she was 13 years old.  Her father had died of malaria and her mother could barely afford to feed her children, let alone buy them uniforms for school.  She knew she had to make a desperate choice and Angel's Place was her only hope.

Now, Chianglianmawi enjoys a life she never thought possible...regular nourishing meals, a warm bed of her own, opportunities to pursue her passion for music and to dream of a career in Fashion.  Compared to her early childhood, where food was scarce, and careers looked more like scavenging in garbage dumps, Chianglianmawi understands how blessed she is to have a home at Angels' Place.  Her caregivers know her as a kind, well-behaved, intelligent young girl with a bright future ahead.

Chianglianmawi wants the world to know she is a good and kind-hearted girl and she will continue to wear her school uniform proudly, along with all her friends at Angels' Place (some pictured below).DSC_0628There are hundreds of young girls, just like Chianglianmawi and her friends, waiting for a home at Angels' Place.  Girls longing for the opportunities a simple school uniform can provide.  Help us make room for them by visiting our Ways to Help page.

To read more "Angel of the Week" stories, click on "Angel of the Week" under Categories on the right of this page.

Angel of the Week: Akip

Akip 2016Kip Kip Kom (known as Akip by her friends and caregivers) is another amazing Angel's Place success story.  Coming from a life of extreme poverty and no hope for a future outside it's grip, she is now on the road to a life full of possibilities.

Akip came to the orphanage when she was 8 years old from a remote village where there was not electricity, no hospital.  She remembers life being "very tough".  "Poverty was everywhere," she recalls.  "Many times we went hungry."  When her father passed away, her mother became desperate with fear that she could not take care of her four children so she brought Akip to Angels' Place in hopes of giving her a better life and future.

Today, at 19 years old Akip is thriving.  With years of regular nutritious meals, a warm bed to sleep in and the opportunity for an educations, she is realizing a dream her mother never thought possible for her.  She is in class 12 at Rayburn High School, an amazing achievement for someone who comes from such extreme poverty.  She loves school and her favorite subject is Psychology which she finds "fascinating". When asked what she loves most about living at Angel's Place, she replies..."The warmth and friendship, love, care and support I received."

Akip is known by her caregivers as a cheerful, kind and considerate young woman with a bright future ahead.  She has faith in God and dreams of finding a career where she can help others, like others have helped her.  This is the true gift of The James Connection...building a better world, one child at a time.

There are hundreds of children, just like Akip still waiting to get into Angel's Place.  You can help us make room for them by visiting our Ways to Help page today.

Angel of the Week: Niangneihmawi

Niangneihmawi 2016This adorable little girl came to Angel's Place in 2013 helpless and scared.

Niangneihmawi's mother died in 2009 leaving her alone with a father who had no job and was drunk most of the time.  She was only one year old.  Sadly, things got worse when her father gave her to an uncle who had many children.   He could barely care for his own and she still remembers how terrible her life was. "It was bad.  I had no mother.  I was lonely and fearful."

Fortunately, Niangneihmawi's uncle brought her to Angels' Place and things began to change for her.  With proper nourishment and care, soon, the happy and carefree little girl began to emerge.   No longer trapped in a lonely life with little hope for escape, she had found a new path, one where she could express her true cheerful self...thanks to Angels' Place and the James Connection.

Today, this "chirpy" little girl loves playing with her many friends at Angel's Place and learning new things in school.  She sings with the choir, loves to dance and dreams about being a nurse or teacher some day. She radiates joy on a daily basis and the caregivers at Angels' Place are amazed to see what a difference good care has made in her life.

"I am happy at Angels' Place!  I am thankful for my sponsors," she wants the world to know.

There are so many children just like Niangneihmawi on the waiting list to get into Angels' Place.  Children still trapped in lives full of loneliness and fear, hoping they might find a home there.  You can help us make room for them by visiting our Ways to Help page.