Wakeup Calls, Lullabies, and the Inspiring Sounds of Yangon

What would you shout to the rooftops? A reflection on a recent trip to Yangon, Burma.

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Touching Documentary: Children of the Forest

“A baby in these parts can fetch as much as twenty thousand baht ($500)” I want to start the year by again calling your attention to the situation on the border of Thailand. Friends of mine over at Rubber Knife Productions recently took some time out to do a pro bono documentary there. They chose to tell [...]

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Voluntouring in Mae Sot: A Little Ice Cream Goes A Long Way

I hope you all enjoyed last week’s video and photo update. Here’s more: There are forty-one children at Future Light Children’s Home. We spent the morning playing games and doing art activities. The kids never grew tired of running around or hanging out with their new friends from Bangkok. Had any of them truly been [...]

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Photo Update: Visiting Future Light Children’s Home

Here's a video and some of the best photos from last weekend's trip to visit Future Light Children's Home in Mae Sot, Thailand.

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Living Water Donation Drive “The Heat Made Me Do It”

The end of the scorching Thai year is approaching! Join In Search of Sanuk (ISOS) as we relieve the economic heat off of Bangkok’s Burmese migrant workers by donating new and used items. “…economic downturn is making everyone sweat, especially the people at the bottom of the ladder.” When: From Now Until Song Kran 2009 [...]

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Spotlight: Living Water Center

The Story: We heard about Living Water Center (LWC) after 100 Friends got word of our work with the Bangkok Refugee Center. LWC specifically aims to meet the needs of Burmese migrants who find themselves in Bangkok. Target: Migrant workers in Bangkok who are working in the construction industry, factories, and industries involving children. Goal: [...]

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