Dec 26
Merry Christmas everyone! We hope you've all had a wonderful holiday with your loved ones. Here's a special message for you from our kids in India and Thailand. Thank you for helping us give these precious children HOPE this year! Read more...
Jul 13
On July 2nd, The Sound of Hope co-founders Rusty & Ericka Jackson, our Thailand partners, Ray & Candace Ward, two of our new board members, and several friends volunteered with the US Campaign for Burma at the U2 concert in Nashville, TN. We spent the day raising awareness for the human rights abuses happening in Burma, and urging people to take action on behalf of those suffering. Read more...
Jun 23
I am 16 years old. My village was attacked by the Burma army, and we all ran for our lives into the jungle. We heard that soon, the Burma army would come to capture the men and the young boys, and that we would be forced to fight as soldiers. The people in my village pooled together their resources so that we could escape. I came to the refugee camp with my older brother, my cousin, and two of my friends. Read more...
We spent two days doing Art Therapy with the children at The Refuge – a Children’s Home we support in a Refugee Camp in Thailand. These kids have come out of horrific situations in Burma – fleeing for their lives from the SDPC (Burmese military) and hiding in the jungle. They came to the refugee […] Read more...
Recently, we got to visit The Refuge, a Children’s Home we support in a refugee camp here in Thailand. There are 6 teenagers* in the home right now, with 10 more kids coming later this month. We were SO excited to finally meet the kids and to get a better understanding of what life is […] Read more...
As most of you know, The Sound of Hope raises money and awareness for orphans and vulnerable children in Swaziland, India and Thailand. Although that sounds simple – it’s really not. Each country is plagued by it’s own set of serious problems and deep-rooted issues. They all have something horrible lurking behind the beauty of […] Read more...
The more our eyes are opened to the situation in Burma, the more we want to raise awareness for the injustices in this country that are largely ignored by the international community. Very few people, even educated people, know about what’s happening in Burma, and reliable information is hard to find. The situation is complex, […] Read more...