Luka's mother (Apee Pae) singing a little jingle for Rusty

Grateful for the Generosity of So Many of You.

As some of you may remember, in November I wrote a post called "Christmas is Coming" and gave an opportunity for anyone interested to donate money towards Christmas gifts for our students at the Akha Youth Development Center. Many of you responded, and because of your generosity, Christmas this year for our students included a trip to the local market where they were able to each spend $15 on a gift for themselves. In fact, your generous giving even raised extra money to cover the annual sponsorship costs of 3 students without sponsors. Here is a video we put together expressing their gratefulness to your kindness.

It may take a minute to load, but it's worth it to see all of their sweet little faces.



Also, if anyone of you is interested in sponsoring a child from the Akha Youth Development Center you can e-mail me at: lynettepolinder@gmail.com.

First Smiles...

Some of Olive's nurses flew up from Bangkok to visit us for a few days. Henry clearly loves them just as much as Olive did.