Sister Joan Evans was 60 years old when she moved from Perth, in Western Australia, to Bangkok’s largest slum to serve the poor in 1991. She worked tirelessly, often seven days a week, for months on end, over next 25 years. She showed us the power of compassion and care, particularly for young mothers and elderly people in need of support. She inspired volunteers who kept coming, many of them for years. You can read more about Sister Joan here .
This website is dedicated to her Mission that is still going, 35 years on. Sister Joan started the Milk Run in 1992 in response to high mortality among newborns and babies at that time. After publicity about Sister Joan’s work, more donors were drawn to support her work. That enabled her to fund the Rice Run, which was organized as a group effort in 2002, after years of supporting different households and seeing that elderly residents the Klong Toei slum also needed help to get basic food items.
In 2016, when Sister Joan was in her mid-80s, close supporters in Bangkok suggested that, with age having taken a toll on her health and undermining her capacity to speak Thai, she should return to Perth after a quarter of a century of devotion to her neighbors in the Rong Moo slum. But the Presentation Sisters were happy to keep funding her mission. And in 2019, we added a new program called the School Run to support education, which is a key focus of the order, to keep helping registered students undertake further study and complete a degree at universities in Thailand.
Here are the posts and pictures from our latest events:
- Milk Run Apr 11, 2026Adri and I were in for a surprise this morning as K Jim and Thais of Milk and Rice Run decided to treat us for a proper blessing… We were given the water blessing with flowers and smiles and a …
- Rice Run Apr 4, 2026I was alone on this shopping trip in early April. In the afternoon, 3 of our volunteers and 3 of SILC members delivered 61 food packages to our registered seniors from Klong Toei. KJ took these beautiful pics. There is …
- Milk Run Mar 27, 2026Adri, Miron and Jim joined us for this Milk Run. As always, we delivered milk formula to registered moms, babies and seniors in Rong Moo and Suan Ooy communities of Klong Toei slum.
- Rice Run Mar 20, 2026Irza and I went shopping this morning and I also joined the distribution to welcome SILC (women’s group) members on their first visit to Rong Moo. Here is more from this Rice Run… Our Rice Run is generously sponsored by …
- Milk Run Mar 13, 2026We had a full team today: Adri, Miron, Irza and Bubby came to lend a hand. Here are more pics from this Friday…
- Rice Run Mar 6, 2026Miron and I did the shopping part, as usual. In the afternoon, Claire led the effort. They delivered for packages to all of our 61 registered Thai recipients. Our Rice Run is generously sponsored by the Shah family.
- Milk Run Feb 27, 2026Miron and I registered 2 new babies and delivered 20 boxes of milk formula in Rong Moo and Suan Ooy communities.
- Rice Run registration Feb 21, 2026Sister Cecilia, Miron and I had the open house on this Saturday to register Thai citizens from Rong Moo and Suan Ooy communities. As every year since 2002, we distribute food items to Thais over 60 years of age (or …
- Rice Run Feb 20, 2026Miron came to help and we finished the shopping part of the Rice Run in record time. In the afternoon we had a full team show up for the distribution. They delivered 59 food packages to our registered Thai seniors. …
- Milk Run Feb 13, 2026Trini and her family joined us for the Rong Moo part of this Milk Run. It was a wonderful surprise visit and as always, a lot of fun. We delivered 20 boxes of milk formula in Rong Moo and Suan …
UPCOMING EVENTS – we still use the same schedule Sister Joan created in 2015: Milk Run and Rice Run alternate every week… coming next:
Rice Run on Apr 17 at 4pm
Milk Run on Apr 24 at 7am
Rice Run on May 1 at 4pm
Milk Run on May 8 at 7am
Location:
Rong Moo community in Klong Toei slum
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