Oh yes, the highlight of the year is drawing near - and we are slowly gearing up the children!
Here is the official House of Hope Christmas tree!
We decorate for Christmas in the traditional Shan-style. This is one of the main rooms.
Monday, December 11, 2006
How to stay fit the 'House of Hope-way'
Here are some creative ways to stay fit & healthy in House of Hope:
...Or you could join Joy (Nang Luern) and the other girls. (Good luck, this is for the elite only - we've tried without any success...)
- You can join Phillip (Sai Laao Mai) & Saai in badmington...
...Or you could join Joy (Nang Luern) and the other girls. (Good luck, this is for the elite only - we've tried without any success...)
Our question is: How on earth do they do it??
Ahh, now we're talking! A fair game of marbles is more our style! (Although some of the youngest players didn't quite follow the rules)
After the the 'peace keeping' play with marbles, we decided to help little Toby (Pawnthep) collect his laundry. (All the children above 7 years old have to do their own laundry at the centre.)
Dinner preperations
The children in House of Hope are divided into teams who take turns helping out in the kitchen. In this way they learn how to cook their traditional Shan food and the resposibilities that come with running a big house hold.
PS: Did you know that the 47 children & 6 staff at House of Hope eat approximately 800 kilos of rice each month??
Here Nahum's (Sai Naw Moeng) team help out frying fish caught by the oldest boys earlier that day.
Susan's (Tzaarm Noon) team collect herbs to go with the fish - all organically grown!
These herbs are only to be found in the cold season. They are very nutricious - a natural way to ensure that the children get sifficient intake of vitamins. The herbs are grown, watered and collected by the children in this little garden right outside our kitchen!
PS: Did you know that the 47 children & 6 staff at House of Hope eat approximately 800 kilos of rice each month??
Here Nahum's (Sai Naw Moeng) team help out frying fish caught by the oldest boys earlier that day.
Susan's (Tzaarm Noon) team collect herbs to go with the fish - all organically grown!
These herbs are only to be found in the cold season. They are very nutricious - a natural way to ensure that the children get sifficient intake of vitamins. The herbs are grown, watered and collected by the children in this little garden right outside our kitchen!Monday, November 27, 2006
First to go!
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
The Farmers of Hope
Among one of the things we teach the children at House of Hope, is the value of dilligence. We encourage them to grow vegatables which the ministry in turn buy back from them. This helps them to save and handle money properly. It also helps bild a good self-esteem. Join us as we take a walk among vegatables and Farmers of Hope!
Beauty unlimited!
Here are a few pictures taken from a recent picnic with the oldest boys & girls at House of Hope. Enjoy, enjoy!
Tuesday, October 31, 2006
A Sunday afternoon at House of Hope
Sunday, October 22, 2006
More pictures from the HoH Sports Day
Here are more pictures from our Sports Day:
"Finding the coin with your nose-game"
Caleb gets ready...to run!
Cheering for the Green Team!
In this game, the children's feet were tied together and they had to work out a way to move around. Phillip (Sai Laao Mai) & Joshua (Sai Sai) obviously found out how to cooperate.
The youngest children get ready to have their go!
The staff served cold drinks & snack between the "battles."
...and the winner is: Charity!
Sports Day in House of Hope
The 18th of October was the great Sports Day in House of Hope.
We the staff had spent quite some hours beforehand thinking and planning games for the children.
The day was turned out just fantastic with games and fun all day. In fact, the children talked about it for the rest of the week! It was very rewarding for us watching the children laugh, relax and just play; we wish you could have been there with us!
But for now we hope you will enjoy the pictures taken by Inger-Lise Bjorkelid that day.
...the boys were so strong they tore the rope! But finally the team to the right won.
We the staff had spent quite some hours beforehand thinking and planning games for the children.
The day was turned out just fantastic with games and fun all day. In fact, the children talked about it for the rest of the week! It was very rewarding for us watching the children laugh, relax and just play; we wish you could have been there with us!
But for now we hope you will enjoy the pictures taken by Inger-Lise Bjorkelid that day.
...the boys were so strong they tore the rope! But finally the team to the right won. This is the "Catch the water-balloon with your t-shirt-game".
Inger-Lise insisted on having this picture taken to prove that she helped her team win!
Boys will be boys...
It goes without saying that some accidents are bound to happen with 27 very active boys between 7-20 years living together in the same place… This month 2 of the youngest boys, Toby & Dylan ended up in hospital with broken arms! Toby’s facture wasn’t very complicated and the local doctors were able to treat him.
Dylan (right) wasn’t that ‘lucky’… He was out playing with his friends and the next thing we knew was a boy screaming with a twisted arm. We rushed him to the hospital only to find out that the fracture was too complicated to treat here. The doctor contacted a hospital in Chiang Mai and recommended us to drive him down immediately. (By then it was 5.30 pm). It was a long and slow drive down the mountains for Dylan & Inger-Lise. By the time they had driven the 240 km to reach Chiang Mai, it was past 1 AM… Dylan was operated the next morning and had to stay another 2 days in hospital for observation.
He has now regained his strength and usually just sits still and observes the other children playing.
Tuesday, October 17, 2006
Some pictures...
What is House of Hope?
Dear friends,
Thank you for your interest in House of Hope. First of all we would like to give you a short introduction to what House of Hope really is:
* House of Hope was establish by John & Anne Gunn Broomfield and Inger-Lise Bjorkelid in January 1999. The main goal then was to offer rehabilitation and a safe home to former Shan boy soldiers.
* We tried to help these children, who had been trained to defend their war torn villages in Shan State, by giving them education and medical attention in addition to counselling.
* Later House of Hope expanded to offer help to other Shan refugee children, including girls and underpriveledged children living along the Thai/Burma border.
* Today 47 children are living at the home, and it is a true joy to see how they have found hope and a place to call home. We offer them a safe & loving home, education and medical care.
* House of Hope is a branch of a local Thai foundation called the Family Foundation, permit number 23/2544. We are a non-profit organisation.
* Inger-Lise Bjorkelid in the director of House of Hope. Six local staff live and work at the center.
Thank you for your interest in House of Hope. First of all we would like to give you a short introduction to what House of Hope really is:
* House of Hope was establish by John & Anne Gunn Broomfield and Inger-Lise Bjorkelid in January 1999. The main goal then was to offer rehabilitation and a safe home to former Shan boy soldiers.
* We tried to help these children, who had been trained to defend their war torn villages in Shan State, by giving them education and medical attention in addition to counselling.
* Later House of Hope expanded to offer help to other Shan refugee children, including girls and underpriveledged children living along the Thai/Burma border.
* Today 47 children are living at the home, and it is a true joy to see how they have found hope and a place to call home. We offer them a safe & loving home, education and medical care.
* House of Hope is a branch of a local Thai foundation called the Family Foundation, permit number 23/2544. We are a non-profit organisation.
* Inger-Lise Bjorkelid in the director of House of Hope. Six local staff live and work at the center. The director, Inger-Lise Bjorkelid with little Nang Seng Kham Ngun (left).
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