Day 4: Help Out a Children's Home

Day 4 Help Out a Children’s Home

This is one that has been on my heart for a while. There is one children’s home in the area that breaks my heart. The students often come to school with dirty clothes, many don’t wear shoes. I’m not sure if it is because they don’t have them, they don’t take care of them, or if they don’t like to wear them, but I am often saddened to see the state of their clothes and appearance.

We visited there once to have a bible study and encourage the children, and when we got there the older ones were feeding the younger ones. What they were eating that day was mainly rice fried with a little bit of egg. I’m not sure if that is what they were having that day, or if the food is like that all of the time. I don’t think they are starving, but I think what they are being fed has little nutrition for growing children, and in turn they have a hard time concentrating at school and learning. However, many of them are bright and do very good in school. It saddens me to know that they might not have the chance to go on to study, so in the future that might be another project…

I also think they rarely get treats, and don’t have money to buy them. So, some of the children resort to stealing. I have heard that some of them have stolen from nearby shops, and teachers bags/purses. I was a victim myself last year when two girls went into the office, to my desk, then went through my bag until they found where I kept my money, then stole the less than $5 that was in there, and my house keys. Let’s just say I learned my lesson and now keep my keys and money on me at all times, but I imagine it is the lack of treats and opportunities to have them like other children that has led them to this lifestyle.

I’m not sure what I’m asking for exactly in this post. Last I knew there were about 70 children in the homes two locations. If people are interested in helping out, I am sure I could find someone to buy meat and vegetables and deliver them to the home. This could be any amount, if you buy vegetables in season you can often get them for 15 Baht per kilo, think 50 cents per kilo or about 25 cents per pound. Others are more expensive, but still cheaper than they would be back home, and definitely fresher. Pork is often I think around 130 Baht per kilo, or about $2 a pound.

Do you just want to find a way to give the children a treat. For around $5 I can buy what they call a “beep” of snacks. It is a metal container that has cookies, crackers, wafers, or wafer straws in it. One of those would give everyone in the home a nice handful as a treat.

This in my mind isn’t the most important project I’m writing about, but it is an idea and something that has been on my mind for a while, so I want to take the opportunity to make people back home aware of it in case you are looking for something along these lines to help out with. So, please pray about if God is leading you to help with this home, if so, please let me know and we can brainstorm ways to help further. If not, thank you for reading this, and please be praying for this home, as well as the other areas in the community I have written about so far, and the ones over the next few days.

God Bless You