In March 2025 we had a special visit to the Song Lo. We learned from the caretakers that the two youngest children were having birthdays this month. In addition to bringing food and general supplies for the month, we also wanted to do something special for all the children to mark this occasion. We made all the preparations, loaded up a van, and drove out to the orphanage.
For general supplies, we brought fresh vegetables, fresh fruit, sesame seeds, eggs, vegan beef patties, fish sauce, tofu sheets, glass noodles, mushrooms, ramen, cooking oil, siracha, flour, sugar, peanuts, napkins, kitchen supplies, toothpaste, shampoo, toiletries, fabric softener, and tiger balm.
We than had a birthday party. There was birthday cake and presents for everyone to share. It was so fun!
This charity trip was made possible through the kind donations from Tristyn Drake, Nicole Londt, Linh Lam, Vanessa Nguyen, and Alysha Sims. Thank you!!!
ABOUT THE SONG LO ORPHANAGE
The history of the Song Lo Orphanage’s beginnings is heartwarming. As the story goes, a Buddhist monk was traveling in the countryside when he encountered a woman who said she could not care for her 2 children. She left the babies with the monk and fled. Not expecting to have 2 babies to care for, the monk made his way to the Song Lo pagoda, and the head nun at the pagoda, Sister Cat, agreed to care for the children. From that point on, orphans have been either brought to the pagoda, or abandoned at their gates. Formed in 2012, the Song Lo Orphanage cares for a small group of young children. Located adjacent the Son Lo pagoda, it’s a small facility deep in the countryside west of Nha Trang.
