Welcome Ikhwan, Ilyas, Ilyasaq

On 1st February 2009, we welcomed Muhammad Ilyas bin Mohd Azmi and his twin brother Ilyasaq both six years old.

Prior to joining Rumah Aman, the twins lived with their mother and an elder sister in their grandmother's house in Batu Kurau, Perak. They have another older sister who is now being cared for by their auntie in Pahang. Their mother dry areca nuts for a living while the grandmother taps rubber.

When we fetched the boys they were very quiet during the four hours drive to Shah Alam but they have now made friends with the other boys in Rumah Aman and adjusting well.

We also welcomed Mohammad Ikhwan Shauqi bin Azwani Syam, six years old. He joined Rumah Aman on 22nd January 2009. Muhammad Ikhwan is an orphaned child who was living with his mother and a younger sister at their grandmother's flat near Putrajaya.

The younger sister who is now five years old has been placed at another orphanage, Rumah Amal Cahaya Tuanku Ampuan Rahimah (RACTAR) in Subang Jaya, Selangor. Their mother is presently unemployed.

We took in Mohammad Ikhwan, Muhammad Ilyas and Ilyasaq to fill in the four vacancies we had since October 2008.

With the enrollment of Muhammad Ikhwan, Muhammad Ilyas and Ilyasaq, there are now 29 boys in Rumah Aman. We hope to find another deserving child soon and fill our quota of 30 boys, insya-Allah.

From top left : Muhammad Ilyas, Ilyasaq and Ikhwan.

Goodbye Amsyar

We bid farewell to Amirul Amsyar bin Kamarulzaman, 9 years old. He joined Rumah Aman in December 2005 when he was five years old. He left Rumah Aman on November, 2008 during the end year school holidays.

During his stay in Rumah Aman, Amirul Amsyar made good progress in his studies and had achieved very good results in his school examinations.

We are sad, but at the same time we are happy that his mother is now able to care for him, his brothers and sisters. We hope he will carry with him good memories of Rumah Aman and cherish the experience and exposure we had given him.

We are also very glad that Amirul Amsyar has been appointed as the class monitor at his new school. It is our hope that he will keep the discipline and values that we have inculcated in him and may he spread it among his brothers and sisters and also among his new friends in Hulu Langat, Selangor.

We hope he will visit us sometime when he is able and we pray that Allah will protect him and his family and may he be successful in all his endeavours.