With the much anticipated arrival of friends from British Columbia, Canada, we sent Siphan up ahead to organize the delivery of 250 water filters to four villages.  Of course there are always complications.  By now we have come to expect the unexpected.  The delivery truck left on time, with plenty of time to get here […]

It is difficult to take pictures while being part of the celebration.  The ceremony itself started with the arrival of the District Governor, District Hygiene Director and so on down the line.  There were a few speeches, Hmong Dance and then the Governor spoke.  He was very eloquent and spent most of his time speaking […]

As our avid readers are aware, nothing is ever straightforward and usually difficult at best.  So many things can go wrong and usually do BUT I am proud and happy to announce that this project was concluded with only minor hitches along the way.  We arrived back in Vieng Hin the day before their celebration […]