arrival at Vientianne

Lion's Gift of Sight Programme - Laos 2007

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December 20th 2007
We are off to Vientianne en route to Tha Khaek to work with the Lion's on the Gift of Sight programme. This programme is to enable villagers to be able to have their eyes checked, degrees corrected and if need be, get their cataract operations done at the local hospital there. It was the first time Adela, Samuel and myself were travelling together. We have never been to any GOS mission before b ... read more

Asia » Laos » West » Vientiane

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Laos was under the control of Siam (Thailand) from the late 18th century until the late 19th century when it became part of French Indochina. The Franco-Siamese Treaty of 1907 defined the current Lao border with Thailand. In 1975, the Communist Pathe... ... read more