Stories

Hnin Yadi

Every week our outreach teams go out on the streets to the most vulnerable areas. Outreach has always been a foundational principle for Eden. Building bridges to assist women trapped in sexual exp...

Restoration: Phyu Phyu's Story

Phyu Phyu's story is a testament to the power of hope, healing, and forgiveness in the face of adversity. Confronted with her family's severe financial challenges, rooted in her stepfather's abusiv...

An Empowerment Story - Chapter 4: Pwint Phyu

BE LIGHT When we met Pwint Phyu on outreach, she was traumatized and broken. Her mother had caused her tremendous childhood pain and focussed on earning money rather than looking after her. As a re...

Be Their Voice

To have a voice is something that so many of us take for granted. However, the ability to speak and be heard is not a reality that everyone in the world shares. An estimated 49.6 million voices ar...

Light in the Darkness: Myo San’s Story

Myo San’s story reminds us of God’s promises of hope.  Even the smallest pinprick of light in darkness is enough to drive us forward, and as long as light shines, darkness cannot overcome it. Despi...

Promises of Hope: Moe Lay's Story

Moe Lay has been trapped in slavery all her life.  She was forced to work from a young age and give all her earnings to her violent, alcoholic father.  In order to escape this slavery, she made fr...

Speak Up: Ei Zin's Story | Bold and Courageous

Ei Zin spent her life being told she wasn't good enough. Her mother often towered over her as a child, telling her she was a “mistake”, a “worthless child” and a “burden”. To help her family escap...

An Empowerment Story - Chapter 3: Hong An

Read the story in the Collection Lookbook Hong An grew up in a violent and divided household. She and her sisters feared their father who was an abusive alcoholic. He would come home and when he s...

Tho Tho's Story: Knots of Freedom

Read the story in the Collection Lookbook Tho Tho had seven siblings, all living in a small house on stilts over the dirty water of one of Yangon’s sprawling slums. She was the oldest and had to l...

Hidden Treasures: Mya Mya's Story | 'I am Brave'

Read the story in the Collection Lookbook Mya Mya grew up in a small village in rural Myanmar. When she was just 13 her life was completely turned upside down by a string of tragic events. Her par...