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An experience to never forget

Siam-Care often welcomes volunteers who help with the work for a certain period. Matthijs is one of them and he would like to share about his adventure.

Time flies! It is 23 days ago already that Natasja and Jan-Peter picked me up from the airport in Bangkok. For the people who don’t know me: my name is Matthijs and I am 17 years old. I come from Apeldoorn, which is a small town in the Netherlands.

Last May I went to Suriname, together with a group of young people from my church. It was a great adventure and I really liked that I was able to do something for people in need. After I came back home, I wanted to go on another adventure and at a conference I met Natasja, who represented Siam-Care. Because of some friends and family who supported me, I was able to do a trip and visit Siam-Care in Thailand. I am very thankful for all the support I received.

Beautiful country
The went really quick and today I will fly back to the Netherlands already, unbelievable! Thailand is a beautiful country and the people are really friendly. The Siam-Care team is amazin! I will miss the country and the people a lot!

Building toilets and visit prisoners
The last 3 weeks, during my trip, I have done and seen a lot, both in Bangkok as in the northeast of Thailand (Mukdahan). I visited poor people at home, I teached, painted a house and build a toilet. Also I visited inmates of a big prison and did a lot more. It was very special to do all of this. Siam-Care does a great work, it is very valuable for the people they support.

Met my sponsorfamily
I also had the opportunity to visit the family that my parents support. It is a poor family with a son who is in a wheelchair. Because of Siam-Care he is able to study. He even does 2 studies at the same time: he studies to become a barber and to become a motorbike maintenance man. It is really cool to see what a monthly donation can change for a family. It has a big impact!

Next to all the work I was able to for Siam-Care, I also have seen a lot of beautiful things and did many things. I will never forget this experience. I want to Thank Siam-Care and all of their staff for their help! I really hope I can come back to Thailand somewhere in the future.