Fr. Ray’s Village
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Family History and General Information
Em is Beu”s first cousin. Their mothers are sisters. Em’s mother is the older sister. Both Em and Beu were brought to an old lady being referred to as a “grandmother” and they were both abandoned with this old lady who was unemployed and facing financial difficulty trying to take care of herself and the 2 children. Through the grave-vine and some good neighbours’ suggestion, both Em and Beu were brought to our Drop-In Center by the “grandmother” for shelter, food, clothing, schooling, and the other necessities of life. Both Em and Beu had been fed with just regular sweetened condensed cream mixed with warm water. Their teeth were not good because of too much sweets being consumed daily by them. There was no other kind of nourishments being given to them. Em was accepted by our Drop-In Center on the same day Beu was also brought in, the 11th of June 2551. Both Em and Beu are very young as they are only 2 years old. Em is adapting himself well to the new place and new faces. (NS)
Em is Beu”s first cousin. Their mothers are sisters. Em’s mother is the older sister. Both Em and Beu were brought to an old lady being referred to as a “grandmother” and they were both abandoned with this old lady who was unemployed and facing financial difficulty trying to take care of herself and the 2 children. Through the grave-vine and some good neighbours’ suggestion, both Em and Beu were brought to our Drop-In Center by the “grandmother” for shelter, food, clothing, schooling, and the other necessities of life. Both Em and Beu had been fed with just regular sweetened condensed cream mixed with warm water. Their teeth were not good because of too much sweets being consumed daily by them. There was no other kind of nourishments being given to them. Em was accepted by our Drop-In Center on the same day Beu was also brought in, the 11th of June 2551. Both Em and Beu are very young as they are only 2 years old. Em is adapting himself well to the new place and new faces. (NS)
December, 2008
In September, Em was transferred into the care of the Father Ray Children’s Village program, our new project which provides a warm home for homeless children or victims of broken homes, giving them love, care and help as found in a normal family. There are currently four homes in the Village. Em was welcomed into the fourth home along with 6 other residents, Frame, Saeb, Dao, Fai, Beu, and Jug-Ka-Jan. They all call their Caregiver “Mother” who takes care of them under the “we are family” concept and gives them the family life that all children require and deserve. Em quickly adjusted himself to the new environment and the new people at the Village. He is generally a very lively, friendly boy who mixes well with everyone. He presently attends our in-house pre-school. This will help him to prepare himself to move to the next age group in the near future with minimal adjustment problems. His weight is now 19 kg and he is 96 cm tall. His development appears to be progressing well. He can now compile longer sentences and he can tell the carer what he needs. He likes to go for a walk or play around the Village. He also likes to do many things by himself and he can now dress himself and go to the toilet without any assistance. He loves to eat sweet fruits. He likes to dress in his soldier uniform, as he wants to be a soldier in the future. (WS)
June, 2009
Living at the Village for 8 months, Em has made good progress trying to settle in at the Village and is adapting well to the changes in his life. He is beginning to make friends with the older boys. Like other children of his age, he enjoys playing in the playground where he can swing and climb. He also loves singing and riding the bicycle. During the holidays, Em and other residents often went to the swimming pool. Unlike other children, he does not like swimming. He prefers walking around the pool to swimming. If he cannot avoid it, he would love standing in the shallow water. Recently, Em has started his nursery school at our Day Care Center where he is now attending our pre-kindergarten programme. Here he is learning the elements of reading and writing as well as skills, which are meant to help him make the adjustment into school life when he becomes of age. He already does well in his efforts at literacy under the close supervision of a teacher. A diligent and well-behaved boy, Em is rather a quiet one, still keeping very much to himself, yet he never hesitates when asked to do something. When he returns to the Village in the afternoon, he politely tells the Mother that he has school assignment today and there is a letter from the teacher. His current weight is 19 kg and height is 99 cm. There is an important festival for Thai people in the middle of April. This is the Songkran Festival or the Thai Traditional New Year celebration. Our Village celebrated this festival on the 16th of April, 2009. Our children, having learned about the Songkran festival, paid respect to their mothers by pouring scented water over their hands and asking for their blessing for the coming year and then they happily threw water on each other. (WS)
November, 2009
Em is now developing and progressing well. He appears to be a rather intelligent boy now, who is particularly skilful at following instructions given him both quickly and correctly. He is healthy, capable of feeding himself and can generally attend to his daily routines quite well. His current weight is 15 kilograms and height is 103 centimeters. His Mother reports that he is a polite young gentleman who sweetly talks to others. He understands what the Mother explains and forbids. A good-tempered and sweet boy, Em loves singing and playing football. Egg is his favorite food in any shape or form. At the Day Care Center, he becomes more joyful and talkative. He can make friends and enjoys playing with them in the playground. He has learned to share toys with them and this is a positive step over the last six months. Along with other residents from our Village, Em had a lot of fun going to the sea, swimming and having a picnic on the beach. (WS)
March, 2010
Em will turn four-years-old in April. He continues to join in the Kindergarten – Level 1 at our Day Care Center in preparation to start his formal schooling when he becomes of age. He follows instructions in classes well. His muscles are strong enough for him to hold on to writing instruments, such as a pencil or crayon. He has started to copy the letters of the alphabets. His Mother notes that Em appears to have a short concentration span and lack of confidence. A sensitive young boy, he looks confused when he appears to be different from other people. He carefully looks around and observes what is happening around him. He sometimes copies actions from the older children, especially from Saeb. Em still requires help in attending to his routine personal needs, especially those related to sanitary needs. He now weighs 15.5 kilograms and is 105 centimeters tall. Health is very important to our life. Em is well cared for both at our Village and our Day Care Center. A monthly medical check up for our children takes place on the first Monday of each month at our day nursery. Along with other children who came to our Day Care Center on the 23rd of December 2009 and on the 27th of January 2010, Em was given an oral polio vaccine. (WS)
