Out to Takeo

Today was the day to visit Sokhun's children in a village outside Takeo, 50km or so from here. Sue Hanna, a Te Awamutu 'girl' from Hagar, Vissa (also from Hagar) and a young American couple joined Sokhun, Sue and I for the journey.

Sokhun and Vissa - on the way out to the village

Vissa, Sokhun and Te Awamutu Sue. She drives like a local!

The four children are doing so well in their new environment. Raita has put on a heap of weight - no longer the malnourished, gaunt little guy who first came to us. They are in an Assembly of God sponsored school just down the road - we watched heaps of local kids on their bikes head to school in the early afternoon. Sophie, Sokhun's girl, was among them

Sophie off to school

Raita amongst the food - with Sokhun and Sue

Hagar run parenting training classes for the families that are wanting to foster children. Today the subject was discipline without hitting. Hagar have outstanding Khmer staff who really give themselves to this work.

Parenting classes in front of the kids new place

We trust that Sokhun will be more settled and at peace now that she has had opportunity to see where her children are living and how well they are doing there.