Sister Joan Mission Project

Author: Milos

  • Rice Run, Jan 8, 2021

    Rice Run, Jan 8, 2021

    Our January 8th Rice Run started with Shannon and Martel joining to help the shopping part. We used my truck again and visited Makro, Penang Market and the dried pork store in record time. At Penang Market, we left the whole packed truck at the parking lot but no worry -when we returned, nothing was missing. This is Thailand!… 🙂

    No one touches your stuff here…. In the afternoon, Shannon and Martel came back to Klong Toei to pack the bags at Boss Mansion and deliver and distribute them in Rong Moo. They were joined by 5 other volunteers and gave away most of the bags of rice, cooking oil, fish sauce and dried pork. Here are more pictures…

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  • Milk Run Jan 1, 2021

    Milk Run Jan 1, 2021

    Welcome to 2021!! We started with a Bang – getting up on Jan 1 at 6am and rushing to Klong Toei to help the moms. As expected, almost all of them showed up – very few could afford to leave Bangkok, especially since they don’t know if they’ll be able to return if there is another Covid shutdown here.

    We used my truck today because Sister Joan’s pickup is on it’s annual service and registration trip. Carol came to help load and deliver the supplies. We added a bar of soap and a bottle of a Vitamin C drink to the baby formula each registered mom received. There was also baby clothes and moms loved getting that too….

    Willy joined us for the Rang Moo distribution and we served 22 moms there. Two were new and came with their newborns, one mom completed the year and another got a three month extension because her little one is still small, still recovering from abdominal surgery done a few months ago.

    In Suan Ooy, we gave away 16 packages of formula, soap and VItamin drink. One was a new mom – the one beaming in the photo on the top of this page. The little boy is just a week old. Here are more pics…

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  • School Run meet up on Dec 30, 2020

    School Run meet up on Dec 30, 2020

    We are closing the 2020 with one last meeting with students sponsored by the School Run project. I invited them to come to Almost Home, a co-working / baby sitting space Susan and I created on Sukhumvit Soi 44/2. We set down to re-connect and catch up since we haven’t seen them since before Covid arrived. We shared sandwiches and soft drinks and we also gave each student a New Year’s gift – a multi use face mask for these pandemic times.

    The students are all doing well. Earn (Girl number 1) enrolled in Chula University, Thailand’s oldest and most respected University. She is studying cello and is actually paid for the rehearsals and performances of the University Sinphonyc Orchestra. Earn (Girl number 2) and Blue (Girl number 3) are both enrolled in another top Thai school – Bangkok University. They are both working now that the school is on winter break and can’t wait to get back to school.

    Gem (Girl number 4) is studying sound engineering while also recording and performing as a drummer. One of Netflix original Thai series is featuring her music recording. Art (Boy number 3) is studying Logistics and looking for part time work. Platu (Boy number 2) and Fiew (Boy number 1) are both still in high school. Both are having good grades and looking forward to 2021 to be back on full time school attendance instead of mostly studying online from home.

    From L to R: Gem (G4), Earn (G1), Art (B3), Blue (G3), Fiew (B1), Earn (G2), me, Platu (B2) and Best, our wonderful Thai volunteer that made the whole School Run possible.

    Here are more photos from our Dec 30th lunch… Happy 2021 and all the best from Klong Toei!!

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  • Rice Run Dec 23, 2020

    Rice Run Dec 23, 2020

    This was the last Rice Run of 2020 and we made it count. We gave out 79 food packages and added extra items, a little present for the arrival of 2021. Carol came to help with shopping and lead the afternoon distribution. Another success!! Thank you all for a wonderful year of unwavoring commitment to the needy. Here are more pics from Dec 23rd – we had to move the event away from Christmas day…

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  • Milk Run Dec 18, 2020

    Milk Run Dec 18, 2020

    The last Milk Run of 2020.

    What a year it was and we haven’t missed a beat. 26 milk formula distributions, one time every two weeks. We had a great support from Presentation Sisters in Perth and a wonderful group of volunteers from all corners of the world. From USA to Europe, Middle East, Thailand, Indonesia, Australia… we were a global community helping the needy of Klong Toei. Here are the pics from the last 2020 Milk Run…

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  • Rice Run Dec 11, 2020

    Rice Run Dec 11, 2020

    Sister Cecilia joined us for the whole day, the shopping part as well as rice distribution in the afternoon. She does it all – helping, advising, listening and looking for ways to help the poor. A true inspiration in these days of rapid change and less time for kindness and compassion.

    We gave out 80 packages of rice, fish sauce, cooking oil and dried pork to seniors of Rang Moo and Suan Ooy. Sister Joan would be proud of the Misson and the amount of people that keep showing up to help others. As always, the volunteers stayed overtime for cold beverages and bonding. Here are more pics…

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  • Milk Run Dec 4, 2020

    Milk Run Dec 4, 2020

    2020 is finally coming to an end, it was not a great year for anyone but we all did better than we cou I’mld have. Most people are staying safe and Thais in Ring Moo and Suan Ooy are finding ways to survive.
    Today, Carol, Willy, Louise and I served 24 mom’s in Rong Moo and gave away another 16 bags of Milk formula in Suan Ooy. One baby turned 1 years old but we also registered two new babies and gave away our first official Baby Welcome package to our newly registered baby boy.

  • Rice Run Nov 27, 2020

    Rice Run Nov 27, 2020

    Brenda came for one last rice and milk shopping trip before her family leaves Bangkok. It was a bitter sweet moment but we made the best of it. We loaded the truck and did that very efficiently considering that it was just two people and the the usual 3 or 4.

    Thank you Brenda for all the amazing help you and Stephen gave to Sister Joan’s Mission. It was a true act of generocity and brought so many new volunteers to the program. We wish you all the best and that we meet again some day.

    In the afternoon, Shannon led the team of volunteers to another great Rice Run. They gave out 78 packets of rice, pork, fish sauce and cooking oil. Only 2 of the seniors didn’t show up to collect. Here are the photos…

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  • Milk Run Nov 20, 2020

    Milk Run Nov 20, 2020

    The weather has finally shifted and the dry session arrived. We had a picture perfect morning with tons of sun and not a cloud in the sky. The four of us volunteers gave out 20 boxes of milk formula in Rang Moo and added one new baby to the roll. 

    In Suan Ooy we also added a newborn and gave out a total of 17 boxes of baby formula. The babies are growing very well, showing good progress and very healthy weight. And as always, not one of them cried… The amazing That babies…

     

     

  • Rice Run Nov 13, 2020

    The first Rice Run of the dry season was a relief. We lost five of our 85 registered recipients in the past month and it was great to see most of the registered seniors show up on a beautiful sunny day to pick up their packages of rice, pork, fish sauce and cooking oil. In the end, we gave out 78 bags. Here are more pics…

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