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Thank you so much for taking the time to check out our blog!

We really hope you enjoy the pictures and we wish you a wonderful day!

PS: All the pictures in this post were taken by Mr. Tim Daniell, working with Operation Blessing Thailand

Hairy times!

Nowadays everything seems to be growing at House of Hope! The children are growing taller every day, the vegetables are growing, the grass .... and the children's hair! Well, at least for some fun time with Inger-Lise/Nang Mwe Nguen's hair! We hope you get a good, (hairy!) laugh from these pictures!

Mother's Day in Thailand

August 12 marks the birthday of HRH queen Sirikit of Thailand. This day is also Mother's Day in Thailand. It it is quite an emotional and touching day where mothers are honored and acknowledged nationwide. Then children pay their respects by offering Jasmine flowers and kneeling down to pay their respects and receive blessings. This year we celebrated Mother's Day at House of Hope as well! It was a great opportunity for the children to display their gratefulness and honor the female staff. The children had also prepared role plays and gifts.

Here they are! The ladies at House of Hope! From right to left: Nang Oo (cook, in charge of our handicraft project, caregiver), Pa Tzing (House mother & caregiver), Inger-Lise/Nang Mwe Nguen (director of HoH, English teacher, administrator and caregiver), Nang Bhoo (cook & caregiver)

From the children's role play: The important role of female teachers

From the children's role play: The important role of a mother who cares and serves and loves...

The girls perform a song.

The children pay their respects to the female caregivers.

Very touching moments indeed!

The children had saved up money and bought presents for the ladies at the home!

The gifts were beautiful rose & jasmine plants!

The oldest children's school days

Dear friends,
The next 3 posts on this blog show you pictures from the children's school days. Unfortunately education is not a right every Shan child has, therefore we but great emphasis on providing the best teaching available for the children at House of Hope. The oldest children attend the public Adult School (Kaw Saw Naw) in addition to regular English lessons. The youngest children (34) attend the Thai primary schools in the area.

PS: All the pictures in this post were taken by Ms. Tami See, a good friend & supporter of House of Hope. She spent 3 days of her summer vacation together with us in HoH, which we truly appreciate!

In addition to being the Director of House of Hope, Ms. Inger-Lise Bjorkelid (Nang Mwe Nguen) also does all the administrative work, teaches & trains the staff and is the children's full-time English teacher. She says: "Of all the responsibilities I have in the House of Hope teaching & training these Shan children is definately the most rewarding! It is such an honor & priveledge to be able to impart knowledge and help the children 'widen their horizons.' It is my hope & prayer that these children will pass on everything they learned here back to their communities and be able to make a difference with their lives."

More from the children's school days

Dear friends,
Thank you so much for your interest in the work at House of Hope!
This new post will also contain pictures taken on the children's school days. We are so proud to be able to offer the children a safe home and the best education possible in this area: They attend the public Thai schools and receive extra lessons in Shan language & culture and English. This is a very concrete way to give the children hope for their future as education among Shan children unfortunately is only a priveledge for a few, not a right for everyone. We hope these pictures will fill you with some of the hope & rewarding joy we get from teaching these children!

PS: All the pictures in this post were taken by Ms. Tami See, a good friend & supporter who spent 3 days of her summer vacation at House of Hope in July.

This little boy, Ai Lieng, had a cut on his knee and had to get the approval from Pa Tzing, the housemother before he go go to school that day...

The children are paid THB 5 in pocket money by one of our staff, Pi OO, every school day.

The girls seem to be ready to take off. A school car sends them to school every day. We also cook extra food for the children's lunches as the public schools don't provide enough food for them. That explains the pink boxes the girls are carrying.

School days

Dear friends,
Below you will see some pictures taken of the children in House of Hope preparing to go to school. For Shan children, an education is a priveledge, not a right. We are so grateful that all of our childrne are able to attend Thai public schools and receive extra lessons in Shan & English at the home!
You will probably notice the beautiful outfits the children are wearing. Well, these pictures were taken on a Friday, which is the day when all the school children dress up in their traditional clothes. We want the children to be proud of the Shan culture & heritage, therefore we make them Shan national clothes to wear to school. Most of these chothes were sewn by the oldest girls at the home as part of the sewing lessons they get at House of Hope. You will also notice that many of these pictures were taken while the children had their breakfast. Hopefully the Shan food will tempt you! Enjoy the pictures!
PS: All the pictures in this post were taken by Ms. Tami See, a good friend & supporter of House of Hope. She spent 3 days of her summer vacation together with us at HoH, which we truly appreciated!