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In his home, Naruedon helps by running errands. He lives with his father and his mother. His father is sometimes employed as a farmer and his mother is sometimes employed as a farmer.

For fun, Naruedon enjoys singing, listening to music and hide-and-seek. He attends church activities regularly and is in pre-school where his performance is average.

Because of your sponsorship, Naruedon will have new opportunities to learn and grow physically, mentally, and spiritually. Thank you for your concern and prayers.

Naruedon lives in the hillside community of Nong-Kiew Village, home to approximately 3,000 residents. Typical houses are constructed of cement floors, block walls and tile roofs. The primary ethnic group is the Lahu Tribe and the most commonly spoken languages are Thai, Northern Thai and Lahu.

The regional diet consists of pork and chicken. Common health problems in this area include hypertension and diabetes. Most adults in Nong-Kiew Village work on plantations and earn the equivalent of $71 per month. This community needs vocational skills training.

Your sponsorship allows the staff of Nong-Kiew Church Child Development Center to provide Naruedon with Bible teaching, physical checkups, sports, field trips and language classes. The center staff will also provide meetings and family camps for the parents or guardians of Naruedon.

Thailand's central region is a rich agricultural area known as Asia's rice bowl. The northeast is poor, subject to seasonal droughts or floods, while the north has forested mountains and fertile valleys. Rain forests fill the south. Monsoons, high temperatures and humidity dominate Thailand's tropical climate. A major tsunami in December 2004 claimed 8,500 lives in Thailand and caused massive destruction of property in the southern provinces.

Compassion works mainly among the Karen, Lisu and Lahu tribes. The Karen of western Thailand are rice farmers, although some are mahouts - keepers and drivers of elephants that haul logs in the teak forests. The Karen are environmentalists, protective of the forest. Many Karen are Christian. The Lisu live in remote villages at high altitudes largely concentrated in northern Thailand. The Lahu, mountain people of northern Thailand, farm rice and maize and hunt with poisoned arrows. The majority of the country's population is Buddhist; less than 1 percent is Christian.

Founded in the 13th century, Thailand is the only country in south and southeast Asia never colonized by a European power. Since 1975, Thailand has provided asylum for refugees from communist Indochina. For its aid, Thailand has received acclaim from international organizations supporting refugee relief. In 2006, the elected government of Thaksin Shinawatra was overthrown by a military coup. Martial law was partially revoked in January 2007, and HM Bhurnibol Adulyadej now serves as the official head of state.