Report from Bangkok (Aug 26)

Sawadee Khaa!
I’ve been in Bangkok from the night of the 24th for the preparation of the project by the Japan Hope Builder’s team, which begins August 27th, and to lead the team.

Yesterday, I went to the construction site of Japan Hope Builders which is a one hour drive from Bangkok.
The Supaporns, the owners, were not at home because they were at work, but I was able to meet their parents who lived right next door.
Both of them were tremendously pleased because their children would become owners of a house made by Habitat for Humanity, and also because 17 volunteers came from Japan at their own expense and spent time working for their family.

The picture on the left: The current construction site. The project will begin with the building of the foundation of the house.
The picture on the right: The Supaporn’s house now.
There is an elementary school right next to the construction site, with 150 kids from kindergarten to sixth grade studying there. There are plans to meet the students on the afternoon of Friday, the 29th.
In the city of Bangkok, foreign tourists are often seen, but for the kids living on the outskirts of Bangkok, interaction with foreigners is quite rare.
A volunteer team from Korea has visited the school before, so the Japan Hope Builders will be the second team visiting the school, and the kids seem to be looking forward to meeting the team.