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I could tell you a sad story about our children who are HIV Positive and I could show you more pictures like these to get to your heart and your pocketbook. I would not be lying. They do get skin rashes and boils that are painful and they are susceptible to every virus that comes around. The sores in their scalp just don’t go away sometimes and so they must have their head shaved to control the infections. But the truth is, ten minutes after her head was shaved, Contia was back to her playful self. |
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The Things I Could Tell You |
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I could appeal to the animal lovers for their support and tell you stories of how our children love to take care of strays but the truth is that cats in Cambodia are only good for catching rats and dogs are only good for barking at night… and they also make a tasty meal on special occasions. |
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I could tell you a lot of things, in the hopes of getting to your soft spot, but I don’t, because the truth is our kids live a fairly normal life. Our campus is nice, our buildings are comfortable, and we eat 3 good meals a day. Our children are in fact quite normal. |
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They have opportunities to express themselves and time to be creative. |
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The fact is our kids do have more than other kids who live just outside of our community, but the reason we have them is because we have worked hard to get them. Every child contributes daily to the running and upkeep of our campus and that takes a lot of effort at times. |
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We have used your donations wisely but the truth is, the donations have not been coming in like they use to and we are now at a place where even basic necessities are not always met. I have had to cut out two staff positions in the past month because the funds to pay them is just not coming in. I have no doubt that we will survive as a community and I realize things are tough all over… but should you be in a position to help us out a little, we sure would appreciate it. The Watopotians |