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Since January 01, Shane and I have been distributing blankets to the homeless in downtown Spokane. We have so far distributed 75 blankets and over 4,500 masks. Recently our Summit Church Bible Study Group donated to our mission and we bought 650 emergency blankets (Mylar blankets). These blankets not only…

Earlier today I followed Shane in a car fully loaded with blankets and watched him distribute them to the homeless people in the city of Spokane. Some of them ran toward the car as we parked, hoping to be the first of anything Shane is handing out. They recognized the…

We have been getting donated fresh fruits, salads and sandwiches for the past few days and immediately distribute them to the homeless. Unlike Shane, I’m new to this work and feel upset when I found out some of them cannot bite on apples because they have dentures or no teeth….

In the month and a half that we’ve been back helping GIFT Foundation, we have had so many people contributing to GIFT’s mission. Our family and friends in the United States, Singapore and Malaysia donated money and food. New friends we made in Klang where we found a rental house…

A photobook I designed and printed for GIFT kids and community arrived today in Malaysia. It is a compilation of photos I have taken during our work with them. We are feeling very happy just to see their smiling faces! There have been lots of progress over there. The children…

It’s our last day at GIFT Foundation today. We will be heading back to Spokane, Washington in the next couple of days. The kids have bonded with Shane and it is really hard for him to say goodbye to them. Shane has established such a bond that these children love…

Over the course of a week, Shane and I had meet with UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) to discuss the plight of the Rohingya refugees in Malaysia, we provided first aids to the community, conducted exercise and relaxation classes and offered counseling services. Shane has made numerous calls…

This wedding is unlike what I would imagine for a romantic venue on a plantation… We have been invited to a Champa wedding, in fact all the GIFT Foundation Champa community has been invited. Filled with curiosity and excitement, Shane and I were bundled into a truck with Dr. Firdaus’…

Testing, engaging and celebrating. The Chinese New Year festivity is slowly mellowing down enabling us to visit Gift Foundation in Klang, Malaysia. The children have warmed up to Shane by now and jostled each other to be the first to “salam” him. “Salam” is a Malay word for hand gesture…