4 Sisters arrived in Bangkok, Thailand in September 2011, to learn Thai and English language for a year. The Sisters were directed to start a new community in Chiang Rai province and settled in the district of Chiang Saen. This land near the Mekong river is well known as part of the Golden Triangle, an area in Thailand that borders Myanmar and Laos. This remote and sparsely populated area is home to many different ethnic and tribal groups who have settled in numerous villages all over the land.

Understandably, the 3 governments face numerous challenges maintaining control over this relatively large and underdeveloped area. Many villagers live in a state of neglect and abject poverty. Illegal activities such as opium and heroin trafficking are rife. The incidence of drug abuse and addiction, crime, vice and violence is disproportionately high in this area.

Many girls in these remote areas become mothers before they can finish school and many do not even have any education. Many fall into the trap of poverty, drugs, prostitution and incarceration. For many young girls, the Providence Foundation is the only way out of an impoverished life with no hope for the future.