Our First School!
This week we began a tour of the SCHOOLS that we’ll be helping. Kwe Kha Baung School is the one we’ll be coming alongside first (pronounced Quake-a-bo).
While many of the schools are on the outskirts of town or in the countryside, this one is right in the heart of Mae Sot…in the busy, crowded market area. Kwe Kha Baung also doubles as a BOARDING HOUSE for 135 students. One word describes this school well…CONCRETE. No grass, no fresh, country air, very little room to run around and play.
While installing a WATER purification system is a crucial priority, so much MORE needs to be done. When we met with the headmaster of the school, he bemoaned the fact that this is not an environment for children in which to grow up…but what else can he do?
His DREAM is to move the school to the countryside but that’s an expensive venture far beyond his reach. Ryan Detwiller has created a video tour and so we INVITE YOU to come along with us as we move through the different areas of this school.
Join us as we take you inside a school we doubt you’ll soon be able to forget.
Kwe Kha Baung School, Mae Sot, Thailand from Ryan Detwiller on Vimeo.
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Thanks for the video. It’s great to SEE you guys and the great things that are and will be going on over there!
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i was looking at your blog in one of my classes today when i was really bored. I hope you guys are having fun? At church it’s very quiet without you guys around and we all can’t wait to see you. I’m really looking forward to seeing you guys when we go to Thailand which is I think in March. At GMS I am not in any of Riley’s classes but one of his classes are right across from my drama class. Youth is really fun Isaac you have no idea what your missing. So far some of the activities that we have done in youth are boys and girl night where we supporrate the boys and girls the grade 7 boys played rockband and Hallo. So hope to see you soon. BYE
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how are you doing? I’m doing fine i miss you guys a lot and think about what you guys are doing and why your doing it well got to go class calls P.S i’m at school right now.
Hey guys!
Hope everything is going well there!
Been thinking about all of you a lot!
Miss seeing all your smiling faces on Sunday at church!
I will keep all of you n my prayers!
God Bless!!
Saw your pictures on Facebook of your retreat and was so cool seeing the kids so happy. Love the picture of Hannah jumping into the river. So happy for your adventure. You are an inspirational family and we think about you guys all the time. Say hi to everyone and praying for you all.
Cute spread for thanksgiving. Ira is thankful for such a wonderful sister, bother-in-law, nieces, and nephew who have the courage to leave the comfort of Canada behind in order to live out true religion that God calls pure and faultless – to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world. (James 1:27)
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how you guys doing I’m doing well yesturday i went to Katrina’s baby shower and it was so fun i got to see Samual Jordan and he is so cute only 2 and really likes balls and likes to follow people. i don’t know if you heard but lorne broke both of his hands and just got his casts off a few days ago. Any ways how was your first day of home schooling. I really can’t wait to see you guys in march i really miss you all and really excited to see how much Issac has grown over the last few months. This morning cami went to the dentist to get some fillings and i don’t know if she survived because this morning she looked scared and worried and sad all at the same time well we were all telling her it doesn’t hurt. We got our tickets and that made us all really excited because we get to see you in like four months I’ve been counting. tomorrow the people who are going to thailand are having a meeting at our house and talking about what we could do to help in thailand well were not there like some of our ideas or your ideas i don’t know who thought of them were raise enough money so you can take some kids on a feel trip then a few days later take some more and just keep going or raise enough money so we can send enough money to send 5 soccer balls to every few schools. Well bye class is almost over and want to get a little bit more work done
BYE see you in 4 months