A Mighty Little Army
These children are mighty because they are filling their minds with knowledge, strength, understanding, peace, love, patience, and perseverance. They are learning characteristics that will hopefully last throughout their lifetime. One by one, they impact those they encounter and become a method of change for their country. They push on in tough times, they love in unloving times, and they rely on more than just themselves.
They are little in size. They are young… some are 12 or 13… and while others are older maybe they still feel small in some ways. But their being little means they are growing. They are learning who they are and understanding their mistakes as they become “not so little”. They are spry and resilient, which makes them even more amazing.
They are an army because they are fully equipping themselves to take on the world! To combat ignorance… to defend their knowledge and souls… to be prepared for tough situations… and to stand on the positivity that they can change the world. They can defend the poor and helpless as well as share their new insights and be an encouragement to others.
They are the mightiest army I have encountered. And although they are filling all of the requirements of what is needed in battle, they are also tender-hearted and growing young people who are finding their place in this army. I could not be more grateful for being a part of this mighty little army’s growth. They will outshine us all one day.
People for Care & Learning (PCL) is a faith-based, non-profit organization that cares for the poor by combining training with opportunities that give the poor a working chance toward a brighter future. PCL’s headquarters are based in Cleveland, TN, but most of their humanitarian work is done in Cambodia and throughout Southeast Asia. PCL has adopted a holistic, systematic approach to eradicating the cycle of poverty by focusing on education, housing, feeding programs, business development, water & health and children & widows. One of the ways that PCL cares for children is by committing to the development of orphans from the time they take them into their children’s homes until the completion of their higher education. This post is about the children living in the Bob & Clara Pace Children’s Home in Siem Reap, Cambodia, written by one of their teachers, Abby Fletcher.
