GIFT Foundation – Update #2019
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…
GIFT – Saying Goodbye
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…
Gift Foundation – Update #1
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…
Rohingya and Champa Refugees
Shane and I were introduced to Dr. Firdaus, founder of Gift Foundation to help assist her in getting her NGO organized. Situated in Klang village (kampung) area of Telok Gadong, Dr. Firdaus has turned her house and it’s surrounding land into a place of refuge for the poor and in…