The Former Monk Who Is A Father Figure To 85 Children [NPR.org]

Samantha Sangenito 8/18/154:00 AM

A man in his early 40s with a kind, weathered face is talking to a room full of children.

"In some ways, all of us are basically abandoned or not really a wanted person," he says. "Everybody kind of give up the hope on us. But in this place, you are welcome and you have opportunity to change, and we will be with you, no matter what. This is a community of love and compassion."

[For more of this story go to http://www.npr.org/sections/go...ather-to-85-children]

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