'That' (chedi) atop Phou Fa:
Sometimes you wonder about the wish and life behind each candle, each offering:
Incredible how you can have such places almost all to yourself. There was no one around except for a few Lao having a little picnic behind the 'that'. The surviving plants in the row of pots surrounding the structure were bare, all flowers having been plucked for use as offerings.
Half of our annual budget is funded by selling Lao coffee. Everybody wins:
the farmer, the coffee lover and, most importantly, the villagers who have
their land cleared of UXO.
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As our supporters savor a steaming cup of coffee they can take both pride
and comfort from the knowledge that their purchase of Lao Mountain Coffee
pays th...
3 years ago
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