Nang Nhon Orphanage, Soc Trang - The only GrandMa..

Leaving Dong Thap for the next stop at Nang Nhon temple in Soc Trang, we came to the visit the orphanage house nearby cared by Mr & Mrs Tri Hien, where it shelters and cares more than dozen of children under age of 3 and another dozen of older kids ranging from grade 1 to 6. 

When we arrived the house, all kids came out the door to handgreet us with bows. We bowed back...We can tell the kids are well raised since they are very behaved. The olders helpfully look after the youngers especially when they are so actively running around or making a mess because there are not many helpers in the house who in no way can keep up with taking care of all active toddlers.

Since our friends here did come to explore the site beforehand to learn more about the situations, we plan ahead by getting them some kiddy stuffs such as new sandals, candies and cookies that all kids are so tempting to have at the moment. We can tell by looking at their open eyes. This is the place we use the donations from the kids back home who are much more fortunate and would like to share  $5 to $20 out of their piggy banks for little things like that. Any dollar counts and means....

Some of them just wore the new sandals for few minutes then wrapped it back to save it. 

We even got 500kg of rice so that it can help feed them for little while. We got the kids fabrics in brown and grey instead of clothings so Mrs Tri Hien will sew for them including some millk packages for the younger ones.

Only the infants and toddlers are cared in that small house. The older ones' beds are in the the temple nearby. We came to visit the site as well to see their study and sleep room. It's quite neat and organized than the house. I brought with me dozen packs of pencils and crayons including coloring books for fun from home by using my youngest nephews donations. I show them the kids pictures from my iPad. These kids are genuinely grateful for small things that they are rarely given. It makes me happily cry for no reason....

We also contributed some money to help pay for the debts that build the shared dorm for these kids. 

As walking out toghether w Mrs Tri Hien, we sincerely wish her all the inner Buddha strength and blessings and resource helps that can get her continue the journey to live a selfless and sacrificing life as long as she can because these kids need her. Some kids express their feelings to her in some dark nights that they do not want look for their parents and only wish to stay by and help her, called Ba Noi, the only GrandMa...