This November, our team visited the Lac Thien Orphanage, delivering a large donation of food and essential supplies, carefully coordinated with the nuns there to ensure we brought exactly what was needed.
Upon arrival, the children warmly welcomed us, eagerly assisting in carrying the generous contributions – including cooking oil, soy sauce, fish sauce, milk, rice, ramen, seasonings, diapers, laundry detergent, toilet cleaner, and toilet paper, – into the courtyard. The caretakers also requested buckets of paint to touch up some of the rooms.
A special treat of snacks for all the children capped off the visit, made possible by the kind donations from Dinh Nguyen, Vien Lam and Kevin Spring. Thank you for your support!
ABOUT THE LAC THIEN ORPHANAGE
Founded in 2006, the Lac Thien Orphanage is part of the Phat Buu pagoda and lies north of Nha Trang in Ninh Hoa district. The orphanage’s origins are endearing. On a peaceful day, a baby was left at the gates of the pagoda. The nuns cared for him, and from that day on they have taken in orphan children from the area. The orphanage is run by the nuns of the pagoda and its head nun, Chon Minh. They rely entirely upon donations, most of which come from people in the community. There are about 30 children at the orphanage, from newborns to teenagers, and Lac Thien also takes in elderly whose family cannot care for them.
