Nov 28
Better than Disneyland!
Posted on Saturday, November 28, 2009 in The Adventure!
We're getting drinking water!!!
Her reaction reminded us again of how much we take for granted.
As we sat on a cement floor in the principal’s office and told her that her school would receive a water filtration system within a month, she whooped and cheered, just like our children would if they had just heard that they were going to Disneyland. The news spread like wildfire around the school. Joy and hope filled the hearts of students and teachers alike.
That was one month ago.
Last week, her school received the promised water filtration system! Hsa Mu Htaw School now has free drinking water. They were so excited that they held an opening ceremony where they piled all the students into one small room to see the new water system. Then the principal cut the ribbon and each of the children received a special drink, made with the new clean drinking water. Such a fuss over something that most Western countries take for granted.
Kwe Ka Baung (the inner city school that has been highlighted in several previous blogs) was the other school. We were so excited to place two small water systems there so that these inner city school students can drink fresh, healthy water for free. Now, like Hsa Mu Htaw, they are able to spend their money on other important items such as food, rent and teacher salaries. Now, 415 students, including 135 boarding students, will have access to clean drinking water.
Many thanks to Pe Tom – our water engineer, Ly Mei – our logistics expert, Htway – our assistant, Bailtal- our intern, and all the teachers from these two schools who made the first two installs possible.
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This is so exciting.
It is so amazing what we really do take for granted! So wonderful that they have clean water now.
Hey
How are you guys I’v heard you have beentaking out alot of kids for a feild trip!! I’m tipping to you at school wright now but akso right now you guys should be asleep. Right now i’m beside the most wierdest person in the world his name is Carson.
Love you
Bye
hi, kamotions,
I think, that´s one of the most important experiences: many things we take for granted and they aren´t. I´m thinking of you often. Essential job. love, Knut
HEY
hows it goin im doing good today we are setting up all our christmas stuff then we’re doing a fonndoo
wer are leaving for4 Cwanell on December the 22
my family is so excited to go to Thailand in march, i already told my whole class alot about you. I also told them im goin to ride a ELARHANT its amazing right now im whachtin Courtney and uor new Keranin student her name is Kelly we got her in November. so yeah Courtney just toke her foot and poot it up to her face I know i could be talking to you on webcam but im not so it is 6:19 right now so yeah
Bye I love you and your whole family tell them i said Hi
Love ya
bye
hey
Again
Hows it goin still fine? Yeah thats all I want to say so yeah
Love you
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