A Tibetan monk has become a father figure to dozens of children.
Lama Lobsang, a monk from Yushu, a Tibetan autonomous region in China, took in 33 children who were orphaned after a 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck the area in 2010, claiming more than 2,000 lives. Now, more than four years later, Lama Lobsang looks after more than 170 kids in his children’s home.
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Susanne Janson also experienced loss, which prompted her to commit to helping orphaned children in Thailand, according to CNN. Janson’s daughters died in the earthquake and tsunami that hit the region in 2004. Remembering the comfort and support the Thai people offered her during her time of grief, Janson, along with her husband, decided to return to the country the year after, and donate her time to an orphanage. The two have since become managers of the Barnhem Muang Mai care home.
