Monday Feb 8, 2010
The vans are loaded up once again departing to Thoo Mweh Khee Migrant Learning Centre.  We toured the school and grounds and were fortunate to take part in the classrooms.  Part of the group spoke to the students about Canada and a little bit about what we do back home.  Then the students had the opportunity to ask questions.   During the classroom breaks we visited with the students and learned that the majority of the children travelled on foot for miles, crossing the river joining Burma to Thailand to attend school each day.  This being their only opportunity to obtain an education.
 Further back on the property we toured the new hog barn and took a peak at the holes that have been dug to be used as the holding tanks.   GNCI plans on extracting the methane gas to use for cooking. One volunteer snatched up a pig for a photo op to share with donors back home.
On our way to our next destination, which was a school right next to the landfill, everyone sat quietly, no conversations were had.  Most of us were reminiscing over the events from the previous days and preparing for the sights we would witness at the land fill.  Everyone took part in unloading the vans and organizing all of the medical supplies, divided the groceries into portions and organized the cloths, hygiene items etc. while the line was growing outside with all the families who lived here in this garbage dump.  The recipients ranged from new born babies in their mothers arms to the elderly.  Some of which have lived in the land fill for over 10 years.   We were all sadly aware that this gesture would only be a staple for a few days, but for many of these people it will be a blessing.