Month: September 2022

Patience….rewarded

“Patience is key. Remember: A jug fills drop by drop.” Buddha The Khewan Lhakhang monastery of Gangtey, Bhutan is home and school to young monks, ages 7 to 15.  And at 9600 feet, already challenged in the living conditions of these young disciples but when an OAT traveler saw the condition of the kitchen she… Read more »

Providing housing & necessities for 2,500 refugees in Poland

“The Good Fight is the one that we fight in the name of our dreams.” ~ Paul Coelho Local governments in Poland have stopped providing support to non-profit organizations. Instead, they have opened large warehouse-style refugee centers to house the refugees. Please help us continue to provide dignified housing, food and education for Ukrainian refugees by… Read more »

Going under Down Under – conservation & The Great Barrier Reef

  Grand Circle Foundation and the Lewis Family understand the importance of conservation.  To achieve this in Australia, we partnered with the Coral Nurture Program.  Due to the warming of the waters of the Great Barrier Reef, parts of it have seen coral bleaching.  The Coral Nurture Program works to maintain healthy reef sites in… Read more »