Making us dinner in their house
Looking at the children, young girls and the mothers I kept thinking, trying to convince myself, "I could live like this if I had too". But here's the thing, I don't have to because I have grown up with the privilege of choice (among many other things), something I was reminded of over and over during our stay. So what could help give these children have some choice as they grow up? Definitely an education, a benefit so many of us take for granted. With a new school built and the Laos government working to educate it's children we felt helping in this area would be not overstepping our welcome or imparting our values too much. So, working through Pencils of Promise, we brought with us school supplies collected by the students at our school. It was awesome to see their little faces light up with something as simple as a pencil or a sticker.
Handing out stickers
School room for the older students
Preschool room - more stickers, the forehead was a favorite location
This is the girl that gave us the bananas... super cute!
amazing photos and wonderful commentary. thanks for sharing your experiences in Laos!
ReplyDeletewow- what an experience- I agree with Brett, thank you!
ReplyDeleteThank you for including a picture with Ses. For some reason I can't quite get enough.
ReplyDeleteBrett and Maddy - thanks for reading!
ReplyDeleteDennis - sorry it wasn't such a good one. The next post has a better one - enjoy!