Doi Saket 4 -- December Update

The children and staff at Doi Saket 4 enjoyed a Christmas celebration and picnic.

Doi Saket 4 -- December 2011 Update

Hanging out with friends.

Jumping rope out in the beautiful countryside.

Thailand [Fall 2011 Update]

Celebrating October birthdays in Doi Saket 1.

Making Christmas cards in the Early Childhood Center. 

Students from Hot Springs work on English homework together.

A praise and worship songwriting sing-off brought the Thailand homes together.

Kids from Doi Saket 1 perform in the sing-off.

Doi Saket 3 performs their song.

Doi Saket 4 sings together for the other homes.

Another group from Doi Saket 1.

Doi Saket 2 delivers their best performance.

A well-coordinated performance!

Learning to cook at Hot Springs.

Some of the older girls from Doi Saket 1 singing at a village church.

Doi Saket 4 -- Summer 2011 Update

The kids present a special musical number in their matching shirts.A muddy slide can still be a fun slide.Trying to start a new scarf-carrying fad.

Heavy rains brought some nearby flooding.

Doi Saket 4 -- May update

The kids and staff at DS4 were all thrilled to hear the news that their sponsoring church, Grace Community in Fremont, Ohio, has raised the funds necessary to begin construction on a new, permanent home for them.

This new home will be much larger and nicer than their existing home, and will match the Fremont church's other home, Doi Saket 3, which shares the property with DS4.

The existing house is simple, but adequate. We'll all be glad to get the new one built!

All the kids help with cooking and chores.

Each child has his own cup. All are thankful for the clean water -- contaminated water is a plague in the tribal villages these children come from.

The kids pray together as a family.

Thailand kids enjoy Chiang Mai Toyride

Thanks to the generosity of the planners and participants of the Chiang Mai Toyride, all of our kids under the age of 12 -- more than 80 in all -- were treated to a fantastic day of games, toys and even country music!

We appreciate all of the efforts that went into organizing this wonderful day of fun.

Merry Christmas from Asia's Hope Thailand!

All of the kids and staff from our 7 orphan homes in Thailand wish their friends, sponsors and supporters in the U.S. and Canada a very merry Christmas!

They're currently celebrating the holiday with special meals, assemblies, gifts and outings, all provided by the generosity of their brothers and sisters from the other side of the world.

Doi Saket 4 Thailand Summer '10 update

The staff and kids enjoy an outing to a local pool.The kids love learning new songs and dances.The kids prepare to sing in church, many of them in their traditional tribal attire.The staff prepares a delicious spicy meal for guests.

Gemstone project

Thanks to the ingenuity of our staff and the generosity of donors from Canada, we recently opened our first ever gemstone-cutting vocational training program for our older kids in Northern Thailand.

We already offer weaving, silversmithing and other training, and believe that this will provide the children in this program with skills that will provide them access to well-paying, high-skill jobs in the future.

As the kids' skills improve, we may make some of their products available for sale to reinvest in their education and to make the program available to more of our children.

Christmas at Doi Saket 3 and 4

For many of the kids at Doi Saket 3 and 4, this was their first Christmas ever. Imagine their delight as they opened presents, sang songs, ate special foods, played games and performed dances -- quite a difference from their lives just one year ago.

Happy Father's Day

Happy Father's Day!

In Thailand, families celebrate Father's Day on the King's Birthday, December 5.

Each year, all of the kids at Asia's Hope gather to celebrate and thank God for their new dads and all of the male staff at the orphan homes. This kind of celebration is always very meaningful for the kids, who have faced so much loss in their young lives.

After the celebration service, kids from each of the individual homes gathered in groups to enjoy a special picnic lunch of sticky rice and grilled chicken -- a favorite among the children. Boys from Doi Saket 1 are pictured above.

Doi Saket 2

Doi Saket 3

Doi Saket 4

At the service, recently rescued baby Nit received a biblical name, Abagail. Pictured here are Tee (nit's caregiver), Nit and ministry advisor Mike Flinchum.

Children from the Early Childhood Center hang out around the front gate of their house.

Thailand October update

Debbie Flinchum, one of our key volunteers in Thailand, sent along these pictures from October.

Kids enjoy the new playground at the Doi Saket 3 and Doi Saket 4 shared campus.

Kids from Doi Saket 2 pose for a picture.

Kids at Doi Saket 3

This little girl from Doi Saket 4 enjoys the monkey bars.

Kids from Doi Saket 4 enjoy learning a new song.

This little drummer from the Hot Springs orphan home keeps the beat during an evening worship service.

Executive Director John McCollum speaks with the kids as Mike Flinchum translates.

Kids and caretakers from the Doi Saket Early Childhood Center mug for the camera.

Beautiful smiles at Doi Saket 3 and 4 playground

Doi Saket 4 -- July 2009

Our newest orphan home, Doi Saket 4, is sponsored by Grace Community Church of Fremont, Ohio. This church also sponsors Doi Saket 3, which shares the same property. Pastor Kevin Pinkerton will join Asia's Hope Executive Director John McCollum to visit these kids for the first time in October!

 

Many of the children lived with distant relatives or neighbors in the hill tribe villages before coming to Asia's Hope.

The kids do chores together at their new home.

The kids enjoy an evening snack with their new mom and dad.

Please pray for these kids as they transition to their new family. Pray for physical, emotional and spiritual health. And thank God for his provision for them.

English and Thai classes in Doi Saket

English and Thai classes are taught Monday through Friday at Asia's Hope. Most of the children from homes 1 and 2 are taking advantage of the extra tutoring. Some of the children were behind in their studies. The children know Thai as a second language and they need the extra practice reading and speaking. Usually the school teaches English but it is not taught by native speakers. The focus on the English classes are letter recognition and the corresponding phonic sound.