Since the “Hearty Soup for the Children” program was introduced at the end of 2019, we have had six villages accepted into this program, serving a total of about 1,820 children. Every week is an opportunity to meet, chat, and eat congee, or rice porridge, with them. Young mothers carry their babies, so all eat together. Both mother and child eat! The mothers eat while taking care of their children, so attendance is encouraged no matter what!
The Sisters said that each week, when it was time to eat, the children happily invite each other to eat. They are so loud and happy, bringing joy to the whole village!
But other villages look at this program as just a dream. The Sisters in charge of these villages repeatedly asked Sr. Y Lan, the nun in charge, “When will the children of our village get this porridge?” Poor Sister does not know what to say!
