A God Centered Home for a Better Future

Athit

Some of Athit's handiwork.

  

The Whole Family 
      Gets Involved 
Annun and Nanci's oldest son, Athit is in the military.  He gave all the boys haircuts.  They lined up eagerly waiting their turn to get their back to school "hairdo".  Annun did the haircuts for the girls - a page-boy cut, typical for Thai school-girls.

Another haircut by Athit

Annun's hair cutting skills on display.

Nanci preparing the meal.

The children had to spend a morning registering at school and the process lasted until 2:30pm.  That wouldn't have been so bad if they had been served lunch.  They came back to the hostel to enjoy a lunch prepared by Nanci (pictured on the left). 



The children downed the meal of rice, a green vegetable mixed with a little minced pork and an orange squash dish.  It all smelled so good.  Nanci is such a great cook.  She adds such wonderful seasonings to make the food delicious for the children.

Annun and Nanci serving the children

When the children finish eating they are responsible to wash their plate and spoon.

Good to the last drop

The "family" dog gets involved
recycling the scrap food.

Dishes all ready for the next round.

A family's arrival with two kids in tow.

Parents were asked if they liked their kids being at the hostel.  They all expressed great happiness and said they saw a big positive difference in their children.  



Last year, at the opening of the hostel, mainly moms or grandmas brought the children.  This year many dads came.  God's at work in the hearts of these families.

Another family with a supportive dad.

The youngest boy of Annun and Nanci is named Shadrak (pictured above).  When Kathy heard Shadrak's name she shared with Pat a good way to remember the names of the three men in the Bible named Shadrach, Meshack and Abednego with the following saying, "Shake the bed, make the bed, and to bed we go."  Pat thought that was so funny and wanted to write it down to share with the children.

Gotta love those smiles.