Today was a very important day for Mor Vue. Mor Vue is 16 1/2 years old. She suffers from severe pituitary hypoplasia. She’s the size of a 5-6 year old. She needs life-critical hormone therapy. Yes. Without it, the worst
Feeding the Children
Late last year Nourish Lao Children donated the funds to build a kitchen on the Thachok Village school grounds. Kitchen supplies were delivered earlier this year. Give Children A Choice provided the furniture for the kitchen and coordinated the construction.
So Long Until Next Time
The team is back in Laos and Mor Vue, her brother and Kayeng’s Grandparents are back to their respective villages in Xieng Khouang Province. Thongchanh is home in Luang Prabang and his family. The team left Bumrungrad in the evening
Mor Vue Undergoes Final Tests
Mor Vue’s last tests have been completed, they finished up about 8:30 pm local (Thai) time last night and the team departed Bangkok for Khao Yai, a three hour drive from Bangkok. The team will stop at Makutkiriwan School of
Mor Vue Needs Your Help!
Mor Vue is a beautiful young lady, this week she will turn ‘Sweet Sixteen’! The only thing she wants is to look her age, not like a preschooler. See previous posts about Mor Vue here Mor Vue is undergoing a
Visiting Mor Vue and the Thachok Children
The team traveled to Thachok Village yesterday to see Mor Ver and to give out warm clothes to the children. Great experiences with everyone involved. We will be taking Mor Vue with her older brother as guardian to Bumrungrad International
Partnering with Nourish Lao Children for a School Kitchen!
Give Children A Choice (GCAC) partnered with Nourish Lao Children (NLC) to build a kitchen in Thachok Village in Xieng Khouang. A first-of-its-kind village empowerment/partnership program where the donor provides a basic kitchen with equipment and supplies. Our mutual goals
Mor Vue: “I want to be a Big Girl”
We were walking in Thachok Village. A young man in a camouflage jacket recognized us and asked us to help his younger sister, Mor Vue. A preschool girl-sized girl stood behind this young man. She wore a beautiful smile, beautiful
The Incredible Pavy Goodie Bags
Thachok and Phawai preschoolers were mesmerized, anxious and excited to receive a goodie bag filled with a stuffed animal, toothbrush, toothpaste, and a dozen goodies. Took a picture of a proud little boy as he surprisingly held up his bag
Yer Vue Visit
We traveled by van to Nonghed District where Give Children A Choice is distributing multivitamins to pregnant/lactating mothers and children from infant to 6 years old. On the way we stopped in Thachok to see Yer Vue, which is the