The kids come from a variety of backgrounds, different religions and tribes. About half of them are from tribal areas in the hills and the other half traditional Bengali. When the tribal kids come they must first learn to speak Bangla our national language. The kids come to us from various means, most often they hear about it by word of mouth. Of course, with each one there is a story of God’s amazing work of compassion and love.

Moshi, which means Moses in Bangla, came to the orphanage, in 1996. As unbelievable as it might sound he actually was found near a pond, screaming! His mentally challenged mother no where to be found! The baby was taken care of by neighbors until placed in Home of Love as a 2 year old, where he received his most ‘fitting’ name! Today, many years later, Moshi is a rambunctious youngster with a ready smile.

A pastor and his wife awoke one morning and heard a faint cry. Dismissing it as a lonely kitten, they proceeded with the day’s activities. Only later did one of them go outside to discover a newborn baby lying face down in the mud in front of their door! The infant was naked with the umbilical cord still attached. Her face was scratched and caked with mud. It was a wonder that she had lived through the night. This family was ready to have their own baby in a few days and decided to seek a place for this little orphan girl. They brought her to Home of Love and she has grown into a terrific person. She was named Deborah. Not only is she bright in school, she is a born athlete, hard worker and has a pleasant personality we all enjoy. She has been at Home of Love since 1994.

Subarno was born in 1996 to parents in the hills of the Chittagong Hill Tracts that border Burma. He grew up with monkeys, elephants and the stories of Bengal tigers nearby. Never had he guessed that someday both parents would die and he would grow up among Bengalis and foreigners. Upon hearing his story, Thomas Kühn orphanage director, decided to go and get him. The trip was long and tiring, up and down hills of jungle with no signs of civilization. After arriving and checking the details of the story, his relatives slipped him 10 taka (about 20 cents), gave him a pair of rubber flip flops and sent him off with the tall, bearded German man no one had ever seen before. If Subarno was scared Thomas never knew it, the stocky little boy of 5 years old kept up with Thomas’s long strides with little problem. Through rivers and valleys, Subarno just kept walking on towards his unknown future. Courage and strength are part of Surbarno’s DNA. The next day they arrived in Chittagong a city of 3 million and poor little Subarno was in awe. He had never seen a lorry or a city for that matter! After learning the Bangla language, Subarno was able to tell us of his village, the trees that grow there and the animals one can see. He arrived in 2001 and has been a joy to raise.