Recently, Faa sat down with him to ask about his goals for after high school. He gave her that kind of smile that starts on his lips but comes out through his big,
bright eyes too.
Our child spotlight girl is eight years old. We introduced her during our Rewrite Their Future event in April 2021. She is half-sister to another child who shared her story that evening. She lived homelessly with her single mom. No one wanted to help them. Finally, an uncle allowed them to live in a small space in his house, but they were not really welcomed. “Every time I saw her, she asked to be…
PAST STORY: This 10-year old boy was living in a very unstable situation. His father and grandparents drank a lot and used drugs. His father abused his mother until she finally ran away. Due to their Hill Tribe culture, she was not allowed to take her son with her. This left him in a very…
PAST STORY: This 13 year old girl comes from a very high-risk family because she is from a homeless family of all girls, perfect targets for the unscrupulous to prey upon. In addition, her father used drugs and abused both her and her mother. Her family often had to live without food while her father…
Around age 12, I watched many of my friends disappear one by one, and I was afraid it would happen to me.”
She is the youngest of three girls, her two older sisters have been at GROW for about nine years. The girls’ father is currently serving a life sentence for drug trafficking, a crime with strict sentences in Thailand. He was arrested when she was still a baby. But her life changed when she was nine years old.
Girl, 12 Years Old She has two siblings, an older and younger sister. She comes from a very high-risk family where her parents had all girls. She came to the GROW home about three years ago when she was just nine years old because her parents were homeless which put the girls at great risk. They were staying with…
15 year old girl She came to GROW seven years ago. Her home was full of abuse from her father. Her mother was one of seven wives. She grew up very confused about relationships in this situation. Her culture was confusing too as her father was Thai, and her mother was Karen and Akha. She saw her father drunk…
5 Year Old Boy I have known his parents for over ten years, even before they were married or he was born. His mother had him when she was only 18, and his parents were divorced shortly after that. His mother has a mental disability and was unable to care for him, so he was raised by his father…
13 Year Old Girl She is now 13 years old. She came to the GROW home when she was 9. She comes from a village that still has no electricity or water system. She has four siblings, all girls. I learned about this family, her village and her desperate situation by visiting often. Her village church of about…