On-going projects: we need to become financially independent
It is our hope that one day our orphanage can become financially independent from foreign donations and this will have to be achieved by either selling items (eg. vegetables, fish, meat, eggs, etc.) or by providing services (eg. language translations, taxi services, etc). Which ever method is choosen then a full-time person will be needed to run the business.
WE NEED A HOUSE FOR THE TEACHERS
At the moment we have six teachers and they sleep adjacent to the children's rooms; what is needed is a seperate house for the teachers where they can sleep, study, and have a certain degree of privacy.
WE NEED TO REBUILD THE BOY'S HOUSE
The Boy's House is in very bad condition and it needs either a thorough renovation or to be knocked down and completely rebuilt. At the moment there are three rooms each with their own bathroom but everything has fallen into a bad state of disrepair. The money available for the building work will be the deciding factor in deciding what approach to take.
WE NEED A NEW DINING ROOM AND KITCHEN
At the moment our orphanage dining room and kitchen are situated in the old carport which existed when we bought the orphanage. What is needed is a complete redesign and rebuild of this important item.
WE NEED A NEW PICK-UP TRUCK
In 2012 we purchased a 6 year old Toyota diesel pick-up truck and this has served us well as a taxi, school bus, and general purpose vehicle. Now however a replacement is needed and this needs to be something similar but with a 4 wheel drive and a cabin which can seat 4 persons comfortably.
WE NEED A BIBLE SCHOOL
In the last 16 years our orphanage church has baptised nearly 500 people and thousands of people have been evangelised. What is needed now is a Bible School where new Christians can grow in their faith and become disciples for Christ. There is a field next to the orphanage which would be ideal for this purpose but at the moment it has no infrastructure such as roads, water supply, electricity supply, drainage, etc., so all of this needs to be implemented together with domitories and meeting rooms. There are already teaching staff available in Mae Sot but they too would require support.