Adelaide sisters Melissa, left,
and Melanie Sampson reunite with their Cambodian sponsor children,
sisters Seiv Hong, 11, and Seiv Heang, 14, at the SA Museum. Picture:
Brenton Edwards
Source: adelaidenow
THEY have known little outside of poverty and heartbreak, but when
30 Cambodian children touched down in Adelaide this week they were all
smiles.
By Katie Spain
The Herald Sun & adelaidenow
September 26, 2012
And none more so than sisters Siev Hong, 11, and Siev Heang Soeun, 14, who were met by the two women who have sponsored them for much of their young lives, twins Melissa and Melanie Sampson.
The 30
youngsters, including the girls' 16-year-old-brother Rotana, are here
with Sunrise Children's Village orphanages to perform as part of OzAsia
Festival's world premiere, Cambodia Sun Rising, at the Space Theatre from September 27-29.
The girls will be joined by 16-year-old-brother Rotana and 27 fellow Sunrise performers.
The Morphett Vale-based Sampson sisters will chaperone the children during their stay this week.
Tears flowed and hugs were exchanged as the two sets of sisters reunited at Adelaide Airport.
The
girls first met while assisting with a Sunrise Children's Village
performance at Sydney Opera House in 2009, but have been raising funds
for Sunrise Children's Village orphanages - located in Siem Reap and
Phnom Penh - since 2003.
Sunrise Children's Village was set up by local Geraldine Cox after establishing the Australia Cambodia Foundation in 1993.
3 comments:
Thanks to these twins for your kindhearted,God bless you both...
Think, dark skin Khmer girls are also very nice and beautifull same as the light skin Khmer girls.
The Cambodian girls look so cute and the Aussie ladies look nice and good-hearted. Thanks for their generosity and good work.
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