The Project Lek story begins with a baby boy called "Lek", brought to the Agape Home by his mother. Both Lek and his mother were HIV infected. Although she was trying hard to keep her family together, Lek's mother was simply not able to work enough to meet the family's basic needs. Thus, she made the difficult decision to place her son in a home for care.
It was clear to all who met her, that Lek's mother loved her son very much,

but the circumstances of her life made it impossible for her to be able to care for him any longer at her home. Lek's mother brought him to Agape Home to live, but also remained in close contact with him.

One of the volunteer caregivers serving at Agape at the time observed Lek and his mother together, and was moved to action to help. This volunteer worked to raise some special funds---