Volunteering at Persatuan Kebajikan Rakan Lutheran in Selangor, Malaysia August 2023 (マレーシア、セランゴール州のペルサトゥアン・ケバジカン・ラカン・ルーテルでのボランティア活動 2023年8月)

Nothing is more special than spending time and sharing blessings with less fortunate individuals. It was a bright sunny day in Selangor, Malaysia that we were given the chance to spread love and kindness to the humble and well-brought-up kids at Persatuan Kebajikan Rakan Lutheran. Persatuan Kebajikan Rakan Lutheran is a charity organization with orphaned kids with mainly Indian community. While I and my friend were volunteering with the Soup Kitchen activity the other day, we happened to come across and had a chance to speak with Ms. Hasna, our newly found friend from Saudi Arabia. It was a great opportunity to meet and have found a supportive friend from the Middle Eastern part of Asia.  We showed her the materials and foods that we would be using at the orphanage and also shared the location after we arrived.

We first did the Paper Tower Game wherein the kids were asked to collaborate and build the highest tower they could build with the help of the recycled papers we provided to them. It was nice to see the team work of the kids with smile on their faces. 

We also introduced the Welcome to the World game and we had the opportunity to learn more from Saudi Arabia's culture and traditions too in addition to Japan's. 

While we were doing the Thanksgiving Plate activity, I took a hidden shot of my friend and later shared the photo with her recognizing her dedication with the paper plate game/activity. The kids also were given the chance to explain and expound why they chose the photos on their plate and why they were thankful of those selected photos too. 

Finally, we distributed the prizes based from the total scores that Ms. Hasna and Mr. Ryoma gathered after deliberating and tallying all the scores. Indeed, it was a memorable and exciting experience for us. A donation was also provided to the head of Lutheran Orphanage to express our gratitude for us to have the opportunity to share our blessings with the orphaned kids.