In August 2024 we had a lovely visit with the caretakers and children at the Song Lo Orphanage. We planned our visit with the caretakers so that we could bring food and other general supplies the orphanage needed this month. They provided us with a detailed list, and our team did all the shopping at local markets in Nha Trang.
When we arrived, the children helped stack everything nice and neat on the floor of the main common room. On this visit, we brought bags of rice, milk, mineral water, eggs, yogurt, sugar, vanilla extract, cake flour, peanuts, breading, mung beans, tofu sheets, seasonings, seaweed, beef, pork, beef balls, oyster sauce, mushrooms, fish sauce, seiten, office supplies, laundry detergent, and toiletries.
As a treat for the children, our team also brought with them flavored bubble tea drinks for everyone to share. There were lots of smiles!
This charity trip was made possible through the kind donations from Luanne Lemmer. 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.
