We had a new volunteer come and join the Mission work today, a lovely Israeli man intent on changing the world. What a wonderful breath of fresh air!
We finished our Rice and Milk Run supplies shopping so fast, we had time to sit down for a Thai lunch and a beer. Later on, Servane and her team came to pack up the bags and give away 68 of them in Rong Moo.
Another Milk Run in the winter time, they start in darkness and are quite chilly.
As usual, I loaded the car alone then drove to the Bus Terminal (Eastern) to pick up a volunteer. This week it was Adri who came to help out.
We gave out 12 boxes of milk formula to our registered recipients in Rong Moo and another 16 in Suan Ooy as Thais cooked their breakfasts over coal fires…
Here are more photos…
Yvonne joined me for the shopping part of this Rice Run. It was lovely to spend time together, like we used to do years ago.
In the afternoon, Servane led as usual. She and other volunteers meet at Boss Manson at 3, packed all the product into individual bags and delivered it to Rong Moo for distribution. They gave away 68 packages and took the following photos….
Happy 2022 from Klong Toei! We haven’t missed a beat this Holiday Season and we’re now in the New Year but things don’t change much in Rong Moo.
Babies are born and keep growing, jobs for parents are not easy to find and the process are actually going up for the basic items. We gave out 11 boxes of milk formula in Rong Moo community and registered a new baby there for the year of milk formula assistance.
This single mom doesn’t have a job so we’ll also provide diapers for her newborn.
In Suan Ooy we gave away 20 boxes of milk formula to registered Thais. Here are more pics…
Out last event of 2021 – not a day too soon! 2021 was a very hard year and it is nice to see it go, I think everyone would agree with that… Martel & David joined and so did Josie and I also found time to come and help them.
68 Thais collected their biweekly food packages and for New Year we added a box of face masks, a bottle of hand sanitizer and a pack of chocolates to make their lives a little sweeter. Here are more pics…
The last Milk Run of 2021 was as usual – eat and efficient. We had a privilege of doing it on Christmas Eve, I am sure Sister Joan would love it too.
Willy, Adri, Mila and I started in Rong Moo at 7 and gave out 12 boxes of milk formula…
In Suan Ooy we delivered another 10 plus 10 packages that we give to the registered seniors of that community every 2 weeks. It was lovely to close this hard year with such a great crew. Looking forward to 2022, please come join us when you’re free.
Another Rice Run with Servane leading the distribution effort. They gave out 68 packages of rice, cooking oil, fish sauce and dried pork to our registered residents of Rong Moo and Suan Ooy communities.
Here are more pictures from this Rice Run.
We had a very casual Holiday dinner 2021 with 8 of the active volunteers that happened to be available. It started as a drink invitation but appetites rose and we spent hours talking, eating and sipping red.
It was great to raise a toast to Sister Joan and her Mission and missed all the volunteers current and past that couldn’t be there… Happy Holidays everyone! ✨🎄❤️
A great Milk Run with a lovely surprise! One of the babies who grew up on Sister’s milk formula program showed up with her new baby.
Look at that head of hair! We registered one more newborn and they both received a bag of diapers along with milk formula. In Rong Moo we gave out a total of 13 boxes of milk formula.
After more than 10 years of great service, our faithful scale broke down. Most Thais don’t have a scale at home and we have used it to track babies’ progress. It’s screen gave way and we need a new scale. If you or someone you know would like to donate one, please let me know in a comment to this post.
In Suan Ooy community we registered another little one! This was the first time in a while that we had new babies arrive at both locations. Many registered ones came as well and as always, we didn’t hear a single cry!… We delivered 18 boxes of formula there… Here are more pics from both locations
A quick and easy Rice Run as none of us are taking any chances. I did the shopping in the morning and left the loaded truck at Boss Manson.
Volunteers met there at 3 and packed rice, fish sauce, cooking oil and dried pork into individual bags that can be passed on.
At 4pm Servane, Josie, Janna, Viki, Martel, Alexander and his friend delivered bags to Rong Moo and gave out 68 sets to our registered recipients. Here are more photos…
