In January we had the privilege of joining Karla Tillapaugh and her LightBridge team on a trip to an orphanage they support in Mae Sot. Mae Sot is about a 5-6 hour drive from Chiang Mai near the Burma/Myanmar border. This particular orphanage is located in a Karen (A Burmese People Group) Refugee camp just outside of Mae Sot. There are roughly 7-10 refugee camps on the border there and about 50,000 people in this one camp alone.
We spent 2 days at the orphanage, playing with the kids, helping to rebuild/repair a wall to their home, and eating amazing food that they cooked for us both days! Isaac loved playing with the other kids. They played soccer, marbles, chase, made crafts together, and Isaac even went for a swim in the river behind the orphanage.
We had a wonderful time visiting Mae Sot. We felt such a draw to the Karen people, they are so warm and welcoming!
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