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This Just In

December 11th, 2011 No comments

I know I said the last one would be the last post, but there is just this one more. What a racket. People outside my house are banging on pots and pans. Firecrackers, some of them pretty big, are going off all over town. Add told me earlier but I forgot, it’s an eclipse of [...]

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In the Village

December 10th, 2011 No comments

Some of Mae Chan’s girls by her house. House one is behind it to the left. The wood pole sticking up on the left is to hold the line for temporary power for construction of the fourth house up off the road. This is the last post for a month. Sue and I leave for [...]

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A Gala Event

December 9th, 2011 No comments

Girls from Nang Rong High School perform traditional Thai dance. Any event in Thailand where I have to wear a dress coat is by definition a gala event. Our foundation was invited to the farewell dinner for the Nai Amphoe, the departing head for Nang Rong district, which contains Nang Rong city. The district head [...]

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Harvest Time

December 8th, 2011 1 comment

Rice harvester on our low lying land. Our three child homes are in the background to its left. After buying our 28 acres in Nang Rong, we raised about 40% of it about a meter and a half higher to match the level of the town surrounding us. This is where we’ll be building for [...]

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Another Blog about O.F.

December 8th, 2011 1 comment

Add and Amanda Add, my daughter in law is in Nang Rong now. She hoped to join Nathan here but due to the unpredictability of the IRS, which employs Nathan, he is back in the U.S. already. They did have a week together before Add came. She needs to renew her passport and Thai national [...]

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Thailand Flood Assistance III

November 15th, 2011 No comments

“The prime minister said the “big-bag barrier” must stay, and ordered more pumps to the scene – but 200 Don Muang residents defied her and opened a six-metre gap in the wall to try to drain 20 housing estates.” – Bangkok Post 14 Nov 2011. Repacking aid bags is nearly finished. The entire back of [...]

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Are We Really Doing Good? II

November 13th, 2011 No comments

Child (and elderly) labor exploitation? Four of our girls and one elderly preparing a dish for dinner. This is a continuation of the previous post. It is a lot longer than I thought it would be. Again, sorry for the length. I’m just answering all the points the website in English. Are visitors allowed to [...]

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Are We Really Doing Good?

November 13th, 2011 No comments

I ran across several websites lately that say a lot worth knowing. The overall message is that “good intentions are not enough” when giving aid and supporting charities. I agree that in many cases, many more than most realize, your donation money can actively do harm, from suppressing local businesses all the way to getting [...]

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Thailand Flood Assisitance II

November 10th, 2011 No comments

Grades 1 through 6 lined up in front of the Thai flag and Buddha statue. Every school day starts like this. Nathan made it back to Nang Rong this evening. Two days ago there was no flooding in the Mo Chit bus station area. Yesterday it was knee deep and nothing could go in it. [...]

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New Child Homes

November 2nd, 2011 No comments

Our three child homes. Just finished on the right, finished next month on the left.You can see the road coming in from the bridge on the far left. We have just completed our second child home (right in the picture) with one of our families to move in in a few days when some beds [...]

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