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In early 1998, Ade a member of our group was in Indonesia on business. One night while staying at a small hotel in Kuta something strange occurred. Sitting on the footpath eating Baso she was befriended by a young boy who was about 14 or so. Without explanation or even an introduction he told her of an Orphanage where the kids couldn’t go to school because there was no money and further that sometimes there was very little or no food to eat. The place was in a small town called Negara more than 100 kilometers from Denpasar. The boy’s story was disturbing but before Ade could get all the information she wanted he disappeared never to be seen again.
That night Ade found it difficult to sleep and tossed and turned while thinking or dreaming of these children and their poor circumstances. When daylight arrived she decided that she must immediately go to the town mentioned to see if she could find out if there was truth in the story she had heard.
Well she did find ‘Alas Kasih’ and it was true that there was almost no food and no money for education. She returned to Kuta and immediately set about raising money so that she could send a truckload of rice for the children.
On arriving back in Australia Ade gave her news to the group
Now all the children go to school, their education costs being paid by the Group and private sponsors. PIAFG has also bought new mattresses, furniture and paid for various renovations that make life for the approximately 55 children much more comfortable and stable than it was before.
Not everyone agrees with Ade that the ‘boy’ was sent by God in order that she would find ‘Alas Kasih but there is no doubt the work we are doing is worth while and that we are helping to give these children a brighter better future.
:: History of Alas Kasih (Early Pilbara Indonesia - Australia Friendship Group)
