New Image 12/28/2009

Penpa Tsering, Konchok Yeshi, Konchok Rapten, Konchok Sesum and Konchok Prakase are all at the Jangchub Ling Monastery in Dehradun India.

The guys in Kathmandu

Resting up for their next adventure in Kathmandu.
My friends and sponsored monks Penpa, Yeshi, Prakase, Rapten and Sesum. (from left to right)

Taking A Break

The monks enjoy taking a break. I'm sure they're enjoying their time in Kathmandu.

In Kathmandu

Even if little Prakase's chin is messed up, he'll still have a great time in Kathmandu. A different location and cooler temperatures, will be welcomed by Prakase and his friends.

Back Home In Nepal

Konchok Yeshi, my first sponsored monk, is from Limi Nepal. He went to Kathmandu a few Summers back. I'm sure that he will enjoy another visit to Nepal. Just the change of scene will be enjoyable.

SUMMER IS HERE!

Rapten, Yeshi and friends rejoice that their exams are over and Summer break is here...NOW OFF TO KATHMANDU!

Study Time

Above, little Prakase and his friends find a cool place to study.

Making the best of it

Above the little guys make the best of things in the extreme Dehradun India heat.

Summer Boredom

Let's go to Kathmandu!

Kathmandu Bound

Prakase and his friend Yeshi hope to make their way to Kathmandu for Summer break. The Dehradun India Summer heat is unbearable. Even the monks need a break.

Little Ham

Little Prakase is a great kid. I found him by contacting Khenpo Tashi Kailash of the Kailashzone Charitable Foundation and viewing various images of the young monks. When you read some of the monks' backgrounds, you just want to know more and how you can help.

Looking over the images of the younger monks, I saw this tiny little kid. He was the smallest and youngest boy in the monastery. At the time Prakase was about 8 years old. He's far away from his family. He was offered to the monastery by his family for religious and cultural reasons. The way I see it, Prakase is there in India and should be cared about like any other kid. I'm not into his religious beliefs. I just want to make sure that he's in good health, has a nice and safe place to live, is getting a good education and above all is happy.

Prakase does respond to friendship and kindness. He has interacted with me through his images that he sends, Khenpo Tashi's email and has sent me a letter in English. Know that writing in English was not an easy task for the little guy.

Prakase can be seen hugging Khenpo Tashi's laptop, as a way of greeting me.

What to do?

Ever think about what little thing you can do to make things better in the world. I've come to believe that the money that I earn is only used to pay my current and future bills and to pay taxes. I'd like to think that there is more value to my earnings. I know that I can't change the entire world; but I have found one thing that makes me feel like I'm doing some small part. It's my way of putting a true value on some of the money that I earn. It's not connected to a religion .or a political group. I'm just helping out some great kids living in a monastery in Dehradun India. I'm helping them stay in good health, get a good education and be happy just know that somebody outside of the monastery ever knows that they exist and cares about them.

Pictured above are my sponsored friends

Sesum Namgyal, Konchok Yeshi, Konchok Prakase, Penpa Tsering and Konchok Rapten.

In future posts, I'll tell you more about them.

Oh Well, that's all for now!