Making Merit - Buddhist Lent, July 3, '09

Our staff, our children and students from our eight of our Klong Toey Mercy Preschools joined together on the morning of July 3rd in making merit at Wat Saphan, our local temple, to mark the beginning of Khao Phansa - Buddhist Lent. During Buddhist Lent, Monks remain on temple grounds without venturing outside, for a period of three months of study and meditation. We walked to Wat Saphan, selling decorative flowers along the way to place on our offerings to the Monks. The Abbot and Monks received our offerings and led us in prayers.