This is one of my favorite pictures...a Thai dog sits by one of the many Bhuddist offering shrines next to the tennis court.
This is Jun and Joke. These are a couple of amazing kids. This was back in 2003 when they were about 13 and 11 years old. Their parents were both in the military. The whole family was in a car accident that took the lives of their parents. Not long after the accident, Jeff visited Thailand for the first time and our friend in Petchabun was telling him how she helps many people in the community in different ways, one of which was help in supporting orphaned children. Jeff asked if there was any way to help and next thing you know we were blessed to meet and be able to help with Jun and Joke. They were able to stay with their elderly grandmother and attend school. Jeff and I "adopted" Joke (the boy) and another friend of ours "adopted" Jun. It has been almost 6 years now and Joke is 17 and wants to join the military like his parents. Jun is 19 and attending school to become a dentist. We are so proud of these two!
There are so many families in need everywhere in this world. We feel blessed to do even a little bit to help out where we can. A lot of times, especially in the rural areas like this, the fate of children is grim. We are glad to have friends to show us ways we can do our part to help and we look forward to more opportunities in the future.
This is one of my favorite pictures...a Thai dog sits by one of the many Bhuddist offering shrines next to the tennis court.
This is Jun and Joke. These are a couple of amazing kids. This was back in 2003 when they were about 13 and 11 years old. Their parents were both in the military. The whole family was in a car accident that took the lives of their parents. Not long after the accident, Jeff visited Thailand for the first time and our friend in Petchabun was telling him how she helps many people in the community in different ways, one of which was help in supporting orphaned children. Jeff asked if there was any way to help and next thing you know we were blessed to meet and be able to help with Jun and Joke. They were able to stay with their elderly grandmother and attend school. Jeff and I "adopted" Joke (the boy) and another friend of ours "adopted" Jun. It has been almost 6 years now and Joke is 17 and wants to join the military like his parents. Jun is 19 and attending school to become a dentist. We are so proud of these two!
There are so many families in need everywhere in this world. We feel blessed to do even a little bit to help out where we can. A lot of times, especially in the rural areas like this, the fate of children is grim. We are glad to have friends to show us ways we can do our part to help and we look forward to more opportunities in the future.
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