Giving hill tribe children a home of their own


Photo by AJAHN CAGINO

Malaysians make a connection with needy children in Thailand’s far north through the Dhammagiri Foundation.

The Venerable Ajahn Cagino, a Malaysian monk of the Thai Forest Tradition, took some hill tribe children to a restaurant. But when the food was served, they just sat and stared at everything at first. It was a case of culture shock, it seems.

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