Hai

Nullay Juhtuh (nickname Hai) is 17 years old and lives in a private dormitory. She is in Grade 9. Four years ago her parents left her in the care of a different couple. These people were not very kind and treated her as a slave. She had to get up early to work for them and was too exhausted to do her school work at night. When it was too much she went to live in a dormitory. The couple stopped paying for her to live there and now she owes 3000 Baht (about $A100) for each year.Hai felt very lonely and unhappy as her family are very poor and turned their back on her. The dormitory where she lives is run by a hill tribe different to hers. They have a church service that she can go to, but as it is not in her language she cannot understand. When Hai came to English class she said that it made her feel warm and like it was home. She enjoys coming to guitar lessons here and also the Worship Centre service as it is in her language. She prays that the Lord would bring her a brighter life. As she has no way of paying for her dormitory, we would like her to live with us. At present we have no budget for this and need donations or a sponsor. After school she would like to study a Bachelor of Arts in English and Chinese.