Hello, to all our Supporting Hearts. I am Florence with our August 2018 News Update.
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THIS MONTH'S HOME VISIT
In August we undertook home visits to drug addicted and homeless people in the Tachilek area (see the photo below). Green dress lady wants Supporting Heart to support her children. She remarried and lives with her husband at the cemetery. Two of her children are living with grandparents. All of them are drug addicted. The children already at the school but have no stationery, no uniforms nor money for extra study sessions. Her oldest daughter is in Grade 5 and her youngest son in kindergarten. In our next newsletter, we will revisit this family and tell you how they are getting on.
Our team visited the street families near the cemetery and gave food to them. Some of these people are anxious to get clean in order to get a job. This is the environment from which we strive to motivate and support children, to work towards a better life of good health, dignity and self-sustainability.
Home visit to Marry Family and the lady up photo, Give food to Drug Lady( HIV)
HOW WRONG THEY ALL WERE
Each month we will show you the change in the lives of one or more of these precious children now living in Baan Rainbow to show you what you are supporting. Of course we have to protect identities but these details are true and you are making each of these fairy tale endings happen.
We will begin with John (not his real name)
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Photo 1, John aged about 5, not orphaned, living on and off the streets, at high risk of being trafficked. His mother is HIV positive and has been using drugs for many years. His father died when he was 4. Supporting Heart took him into their Safe House “Baan Rainbow” aged 7 and prepared him for school for the first time in his life.
Photo 2, John aged 9, receiving awards from his school for coming first not just in his class but in his YEAR of over 100 children. THIS IS WHAT REALISED POTENTIAL LOOKS LIKE. He has a dream of becoming a Policeman because he could help his people who have no education.
John is just one of our Baan Rainbow children whose life has changed beyond his wildest dreams. Over the months you will hear of other children whose lives have dramatically changed, who were once written off as having no future. I look forward to sharing these little stories with you monthly. They show what a difference your support makes in the lives of highly vulnerable children. Give yourself a pat on the back.
COST OF OPERATIONS
We need your help to keep Baan Rainbow open. Can you imagine the trauma and tragedy these precious lives would experience if they have to return to living on the street and end their schooling? This doesn't have to happen. We don't need much to stabilise these young lives. All donations large or small, regular or one off, are welcome.
The overall annual cost of maintaining one child at Baan Rainbow is just US$4,320 (129,600THB).
At present we have 21 people living in Baan Rainbow (17 students and 4 staff members). The cost to keep each student off the streets and in school is $90 per week.
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Darunee & Frank
Hello, to all our Supporting Hearts. I am Florence with September 2018 News Update.
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We start by hoping uncle Frank had a good holiday. He went to England in August. He returned on 28th of September.
THIS MONTH'S HOME VISIT
In September we undertook home visits to drug addicted and homeless people in the Tachilek area (see the photo below). Red shirt lady wants Supporting Heart to support her children. She remarried and lives with her husband in a rented room. She has 5 children. The two oldest daughters were lost to human trafficking. Two children are with her but eat at her friend's because she has no money and cannot afford to feed them. The third daughter is 13 years old and working in a Karaoke shop. Her new husband is drug addicted and is leaving her. She has some paralysis and cannot walk very well. She wishes that her two youngest children can stay somewhere safe and have enough food.
Our teams went to the cemetery to give food to the street families. Marry is the girl in the white shirt who is smiling. She says thank you so much for sponsoring her to study. She is happy at school and has new friends.
HOW WRONG THEY ALL WERE
Each month we will show you the change in the lives of one or more of these precious children now living in Baan Rainbow to show you what you are supporting. Of course we have to protect identities but these details are true and you are making each of these fairy tale endings happen.
This year the school gave prizes early to students who passed the end of year test from last year. Three of our girls are the Top 3. One from Grade 4 was FIRST. Second and third places were from Grade 5. What an achievement for ex-street children. This proves that children can thrive when they are given the smallest chance to take control of their lives. We all thank YOU for making it possible.
We hope you remember our boy Kii Pii. We wrote about him in the January 2018 Newsletter when his father died in Dec 2017. He was living on the street and begged for many years to look after his drug-addicted father. He has been living and training at supporting heart for 5 years. He wants to be good leader and big brother to the Safe house children. This month we send him to Leadership Training for 3 months from Sep 1st to Nov 30th at Mandalay Division. His life has changed because of your support. We all say Thank you.
Kii Pii 2009 Kii Pii with the Jean jacket, now.
We need your help to keep Baan Rainbow open. I cannot imagine the trauma and tragedy these precious lives would experience if they had to return to living on the street and end their schooling. All donations large or small, regular or one off, are welcome.
We appreciate your support and partnering along side with us. It’s only because of you that we can make a difference in these people lives.
Thank you and with Love!
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The Supporting Heart Team
Darunee & Frank
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