Simon lived in a village in Dinajpur district with his mother Jasmine. Simon, lost his father when he was seven years old. Simon and his mother had a very difficult life suffering hardship and poverty. 
With the assistance of a close relative, Simon's mother applied to the authority of Khulna children village for a residential place for her son to stay and study there. Understanding the dreadful situation of Simon, the BCV authority agreed to let him stay at the Baptist Children village. From an early age, Simon was very calm and got on well with other children. He has a keen interest in his studies and spent lots of time doing his home lessons.

Simon's mother felt more secure with her son in the children's village Khulna, but her pain did not leave, rather the pain was increasing day by day. Because of this Simon's mother got married for the second time, trying to find some peace and security. But regrettably, her husband refused to take care of Simon's upbringing. For this reason, his mother handed complete responsibility of Simon to the children's village. Despite this difficulty, Simon did not give up his desire to do his best.
Sadly Simon became ill contracting tuberculosis and had to be treated at a government service institution in Khulna. Fortunately with the right medicine Simon recovered from the disease with the infinite blessings of the Most Merciful.

Due to financial constraints, he could not go home during some holidays. Even when it was possible to go home he would not go because it would put pressure on his mother.
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He passed the SSC examination in  2019 by scoring GPA-5 from the science group.

Presently he is studying in the second year of HSC in Sundarbans Adarsha College and he is dreaming that soon he will be able to wipe away his mother's tears by becoming self-supported.

Sumon comes from a poor family of an indigenous Christian community in Gaibandha district.
He is currently studying and staying at Dinajpur Baptist Boys Hostel.
When Sumon was very young, his father, Shivlal became mentally ill and disappeared from their home. Till now, no trace of him has been found.
In 2012 his mother, Basanti took him to his uncle's house. A local pastor informed them about the Dinajpur Baptist Boys Hostel and Sumon was admitted to the hostel and  the Carry Memorial High School, Class 2, which is on the same campus  as the Hostel.
Sumon is presently studying in class 10, science group.
Sumon likes to play cricket along side his studies.
Due to Sumon's uncle's financial problems his mother moved to Dhaka to work in a garments factory to contribute for her son's educational expenses.
Sumon has been receiving moral education from the hostel to develop his knowledge for his future.
Sumon realized that staying in the village, he would not have received such an education and limited prospects in life.
Sumon's aim in life is to be a good teacher and lead the society towards progress. 
We wish for his future improvement and well-being.

“Both my parents were day laborers. We (my parents, my younger sister and I) lived from hand to mouth. My parents were devoted Hindus. When I was a little girl they became Christians. For this reason our close relatives in the village (Daulatpur) stopped every contact and my parents were not taken on as day laborers anymore. 
At that time, I was admitted to a nearby primary school, even though our family struggled financially very much. In this crisis my father got seriously ill. The medical treatment was expensive and my parents could not afford the expenses, which lead to my father’s death. I had to stop schooling as we were in sorrow and financial crisis. 
One day a Christian pastor came to our village and spoke of an opportunity for me to live in a boarding school. So I applied at the Baptist Mission Girls Hostel in Dinajpur for permanent residency until my general education would be completed. This opportunity gave me new hope and a chance to be positive about the future! I’m 15 years old and a 9th grade student now. My mother is still working hard to support our family. Until I can contribute to her income it might take some more years. 
However, I want to become a doctor in the future! I want to be able to help poor people like my parents to get good medical treatment even though they struggle financially. My father’s death still grieves me, but it also pushes me to stay focused on my dream to be a doctor one day! I want to make a difference in my society! I want to be a doctor who shares God’s love by caring for the needs of underprivileged people in our society. I would appreciate your prayers for me and my family! Thank you very much!”

“My name is Linkon. I am 15 years old. I live in the South of Bangladesh. My parents are poor. We never had enough food to eat or clothes to wear. My parents used to work for other people. Even though they worked very hard, their income was never sufficient to support us. We hardly could survive. 
Because my parents were hard working, there was little space for love and affection as they were never really home to spend time with me. Realizing that, my parents applied for a place at the Baptist Children Village (BCV) in Khulna, a place for boys from underprivileged social background, who are given a chance to education. 
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One day staff from BCV visited us at home. They talked to my parents and evaluated the situation of my family. So, at the end, I was given a chance to stay at the BCV and to get good education at school. At the BCV we also get education in religious matters. We learn about God, the bible and our Christian faith. At first, I really struggled to be away from home. I cried a lot and refused to study.

Rani K. is only 12 years old. She was a drop out student, who received another chance of education!
An ICDP staff reports: “Rani K. is a 12 years old girl, daughter of day labor Ruhul Amin Paik. In total Rani’s family counts seven family members. The family lives in a small tin shed house with a mud floor. Rani was a drop out student. Staff members of the ICDP encouraged her to continue her education and to go back to school! They talked to the Headmaster of a Primary School in Shantikutur about Rani’s situation. The family hoped that Rani could get the chance to continue her education, but the headmaster said it was impossible to do that! He was convinced that Rani would never pass class four successfully. Having been approached with the same request on Rani’s behalf, the headmaster gave in and allowed her admission to class four. ICDP workers in the area managed to find a tutor for Rani to go over lessons with her again and to make sure she was well-prepared for the annual exams. Rani’s exam results were good! Now she is motivated and excited to study more. She wants to continue further studies in the future. Rani dreams of working for the Government some day, to be able to provide for her family financially! A solid education is the first step towards this goal!”