The Binkle Blog

  Duane leaning on a post of the Pwo Hostel as it looked when we first arrived in Mae Sariang The initial Pwo Hostel was a single main building housing male and female students as well as the hostel parents and their children. It was good enough for a start but not up to Thai government standards and not adequate to meet the demand for space as the program grew. So the goal was to have two dorm buildings, one for male students and one for female as well as adequate cooking, eating, meeting, homework space, toilet and bathing space, a reliable water supply, etc. As Marcia took the reins from the Liljestroms and Eva Quist, some of the building projects became our responsibility. For these early projects, we were glad to get to know Yong Yut. He was a Lawa Christian whose church was a product of New Tribes Mission work in the area. He was also the husband of Ratana, the young woman that helped us at home. Yong Yut was a great carpenter and all-around builder and did a good job for u...