One of the highlights of the trip to Chiang Mai was the chance to visit with Jorge. I posted about Jorge back in October of last year. He was 18 and an orphan at Imjai House. Because the kids attend public school, they have ample opportunity to fall in with the wrong crowd. Jorge did this, and began sneaking out at night to join up with his friends on the streets. Finally, one night he stole a motorcycle from the orphanage and went into town, where he had a bad wreck. He nearly died and required multiple surgeries. That day, I spoke with him earnestly and bluntly about the choice he had been making and about his future. Later, when I returned to Bangkok, each member of Young Leaders wrote him a letter, and I attached their photos to each. It had a real impact. Today, Jorge is working and living at a home for disabled people... helping the patients there with their day to day tasks. He hopes to go to nursing school, but says even if he does, he wants to continue working there.
Jorge when I first met him. 
Jorge today!
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