As you may have seen from previous news posts, Siwanad, one of our boys who had moved on to the older boys home passed away on the 17th November 2017. Siwanad was a young man with such a lovely nature that captured many people who met him through the years. We have created a montage of…
Bann Feung Fah (the orphanage in Thailand) celebrates the New Year with a Sports Day every year. With the colder weather, this year’s was different. This time it was not on the field and the competitions were restricted to short distances as space in the open air events room was limited. Cheerleaders did their dances…
With Christmas over and New Year’s long weekend on its way, there are scarcely enough days to rally the troops to full strength and emotional contentment. This is particularly the case with Mr G who was the first child mentioned to me as soon as I walked up the ramp. His previous injury of the…
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from 1Step2Step children and team. God bless you all. P.S. Painting by the children. P.P.S. We have put a lot of posts on the 1Step2Step website this term. In case you missed any, you can review them all by clicking on the “News” tab.
We ask your prayers for the health of the children as it’s cold here. The temperature is in the low 20s and the children are not used to it. Wearing jumpers, but no socks or trousers in the ward is mighty chilly. Pray that they stay strong while it’s cold and get nappy changes more…
Children and young people from the four local orphanages for disabled children were blessed today by the kindness of CCD. There was dancing, singing, performances of the nativity story and masses of food. Miss N, Mr B and Mr G had a wonderful time watching and interacting with many people. Mr B has always struggled…
There is no better feeling than seeing children using the equipment you sourced in England. Seeing tiny tots walking with walkers and Physios encouraging good posture on the therapy stool or a young man in a electric wheelchair which goes up and down, giving him the dignity of being able to talk with people at…
1Step2Step were sad to hear that their dear friend Laura Whitehead passed away in August from complications of her cerebral palsy. Laura had similar difficulties to the children that 1Step2Step work with to support their progress. Laura greatly helped Nicola to understand the difficulties of the condition and the value of communication. Laura’s family were…
We ask for your continuing prayers for the health of Mr S and that either he would accept his tube fed state or his ability to manage food by mouth would come back. He is in this frustrating place where he communicates his wish to eat, but then when he manages one day, the next…
Sweet little Miss K is the newest member to the 1Step2Step group and as such is much like a new book to read. Getting to know her personality and what motivates her to play and develop is one of the main tasks with new children. It’s clear with her that there is…
Recent Comments