Thomas and Colleen Kühn have been in Bangladesh since 1997, working with Home of Love. Thomas grew up in East Germany under Communism. Colleen grew up on a horse ranch in South Dakota, USA, and rodeo was her passion. Later in high school she was struck with her lack of direction and purpose for life at 18yrs and gave herself wholly to God, never looking back. They have long since loved this part of Asia and wanted to help with orphans in some way. When the chance came to be a part of Home of Love, life soon changed dramatically. Arriving with two toddlers of their own and only a few suitcases they set out to learn Bangla and adjust themselves to this radically different country. Now, years later, those two toddlers,-Hannah, Larisa, and Ruben (born in 2000), speak Bangla well, swim in the green colored ponds and eat rice with their fingers like any local. The whole family has long since called this nation home.

Six full-time staff work in the Home and three teachers. They are also from mixture of tribal and Bengali backgrounds. Their jobs are 24 hours a day as the full time staff live dispersed throughout the orphanage, so that at least all the smaller children have one person with them at night. They also enforce bedtimes and make sure the kids have their rooms cleaned. We find our staff very kind and committed. They love the kids and have fitted into this “family” so well. Many of the staff are women that have stayed with us through sickness, lack of water over many years, lack of electricity, construction workers, floods, and simple food. Their commitment extends past their monthly salary.

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