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Therapeutic Fun!
Volume 12 Issue 2
CENTRAL THAILAND MISSION
April — June 2014
Stretching and stepping out of the comfort zone — That’s what happens when we overcome our own fears
& perceptions of what we can or cannot do. For the kids from the Emergency Shelter and the Thanksgiving
Home, this has happened with some of the excursions organized by CTM over the last few months. We
took our non-typical kids (abused and developmentally-challenged) to unventured territory in order to help
them overcome fears, to forge ahead with new confidence. We have exposed them to new activities, chal-
lenges including boat cruises, horse-riding, carnival 'rock-climbing', rodeo-riding, and body-surfing!! Every-
time they overcome their initial apprehensions & fears, a new layer of self-esteem, confidence is added. This
mends the hurts, trauma and barriers caused by past abuse, abandonment, disability and failures. Thanks to
the management of Flow House ( an ingenious idea to have this surfing facility right smack in downtown
Bangkok on Sukhumvit 26!), we didn't have to go too far to find this new experience of beach fun. With
three incredibly-talented surfing instructors. the kids took the plunge, got on the boards, and with a little
coaching, they soon got into the zone and enjoyed the rides!
It was quite a feat, especially when even the littlest guys, were able to eventually ride on their own. Thank
you Khun Apichart & the Flowhouse team for arranging and accommodating us !! After the fun, we had a
nice spread for lunch generously supplied by McDonalds' -- with their signature rice-meat lunch boxes and a
variety of burgers. Thank you, McThai! What a day, what a memory, what an experience that will stay with
each one -- the day they overcame and rode the waves!
During the recent long school holidays, CTM
planned a series of activities aimed at giving the
kids from both the Emergency Home and the
Thanksgiving Home an opportunity to enjoy fun
experiences that would also be therapeutic in
stretching their confidence . One of these was the
chance to try horse-riding. On two different days,
the children from both Homes took a step out of
their comfort zone & enjoyed a morning of
equine excitement at the Little Bit Horse Club in
Lumlooka. Khun Meow, her trainers and staff
showed a wonderful understanding and aptitude
in helping our non-typical kids overcome various
fears -- of animals, of letting go, & leading them
on to a new experience, a new challenge -- all in
one morning of horse-riding! Most of them wel-
comed the experience & quickly got up close and
personal with their new friends - Pocky, Casper
and Roti. Trainer Jo arranged the exercises ac-
cordingly, with simple trots, stepping over bars,
riding behind the saddle, riding backwards, ball-
dropping while riding...all appropriate for the dif-
ferent physical limitations of the kids. After the
rides, we had sack races and the fun of 'Pin the
tail' -- in this case, the kids had more fun fooling
each other to walk into the stables or to others
instead of to the drawn horse. After this, the kids
were given carrots to
feed the horses . Af-
ter being coached
and convinced that
the horses will not
bite off their hands,
they all happily fed
the horses. On top of
the experience and
fun, Khun Meow &
her team also gener-
ously gave out toys
& gifts to the kids .
Above right: Nong Ngan from the Thanksgiving Home, a little boy with cerebral palsy, was very apprehen-
sive and stayed clear of the horses in the beginning-- not even daring to pet one when carried upclose. The
transformation began after he went for a few rounds on Pocky. By the time he got off, he was asking for
more rides! Khun Meow, the owner of the Club, sweetly obliged. He confidently sat through all the exer-
cises by himself, with just one trainer leading the horse. Nong Ngan was beaming -- smiling and laughing
as he went through the different paces.
The two villages of Teenubay,
right by the Mae La Refugee
camp in Thasonyang district in Tak province have
approximately 130 households. Many of them
farmers who fled the persecution & destruction of
their homes & livelihood in Myanmar by opposing
factions/ armies, have found refuge in this com-
munity. With a spartan lifestyle in houses made
out of the leaves and wood from their only re-
source of the nearby forests, these displaced
Karens are exposed to the elements, especially the
threat of mosquito-borne diseases. They were
most grateful for the mosquito nets and clothes
which were distributed by Rachen, our coordina-
tor friend who ministers to the hilltribes. Thanks to
our dear friend, Jason Clary, we were able to buy
133 nets (each big enough for four persons) . We
were able to send 100 to these villages and the
rest of the nets went to the Feed My Lambs Shelter
for the children there. The boxes of clothes were donated by students and families from KIS international
school as well as Webster University city campus. Thank you all for helping to make this difference!
Log in to:
www.centralthailandmission.com FACEBOOK : http://www.facebook.com/pages/Central-Thailand-
Email:: [email protected] CTM, Box 77, Sai Mai P.O, Bangkok 10220
Being an essentially volunteer effort, we would not be able to take on many of these projects as well as cover the basic operating costs of running a centre. To this end, we would like to thank the many friends & corporate partners who have so kindly supported us with gifts, services and contributions. These include:
Angie Watts of Angliss Singapore Fast Cheetahs Singapore
D. Morales & B ouygues-Thai Golden Foods Siam
Hester Chew Tong Garden
Kamthorn, Surachet, & Somsak Thai Air Asia
Central Thailand Mission (CTM) is a
project under the Thai-registered
Haven Foundation (under the Wel-
fare Committee of the Interior Minis-
try of Thailand), which has affilia-
tions in Australia and the UK. At
present, Haven has 23 project part-
ners all over Thailand in 10 prov-
inces. CTM is also recognized & is
one of the selected humanitarian aid
projects that come under the Ameri-
can human service agency – Family
Care Foundation – which is a non-
profit, IRS-approved 501 (c )(3) pub-
lic charity with 70 such special pro-
jects in 49 countries. Based in Bang-
kok for the last 20 years, CTM works
to help the disadvantaged in many
ways.
Being the bridge between peo-
ple with the needs & those with
the resources
Supply of basic essentials of
food, water, clothes for destitute
communities
Initiating the sponsorship of
major needy projects eg. Provid-
ing water supply, installing aq-
uaponic system, solar panels, elec-
tricity for villages
Providing assistance to interna-
tional volunteers who want to
give of their time, talents or re-
sources to help others.
Giving God’s love, spiritual
strength & comfort to those who
need & seek a purpose & direction
for a meaningful life.
Central Thailand Mission is a
non-profit volunteer
organization. ALL projects &
activities are possible through
contributions from corporate
partners as well as caring
individuals. Please contact us if
you want to participate or
sponsor the work we do.
There’s a lot MORE!!! Due to limited space on these pages, we are unable to
fully present the activities in report & pictures. Please check out our website &
Central Thailand Mission on Facebook, for more about each project.
CTM hosted an event for resi-dents at the Emergency Home
to bring on some Songkran smiles, especially for the older & pregnant residents who don't have much of a chance for spe-cial outings or activities With help from our friends including Cremo with their yummy Cremo coconut cream pop-sicles, & the parent association of KIS international school who helped sponsor the prize
money for the inhouse Talent contest, we had a blast! For more fun, we invited every-one for a good splash with water balloon toss. We also invited everyone to choose from the donated clothes – the catch was that whatever they took, they’ had to show it off in a catwalk! When the music
came on, the girls and women took on the pretentious ‘glamor’ of the catwalk, and sashayed down to the hit “Happy”. They had fun! All the ladies who participated were
given a box of eye-shadow makeup plus a chance to select their choice of bed-sheets or towels.
Afterall that activity, we finally settled down for a nice Isaan lunch of kai yang, somtam and khao niew, which was simply saap ileeee (isaan lingo for
delicious!)