Remembering Father Ray´s birthday
The small group honoured the late Father Ray, the founder of the Pattaya Orphanage, by decorating his statue with beautiful wreaths of flowers and a lovely prayer to remember a great man.
The small group honoured the late Father Ray, the founder of the Pattaya Orphanage, by decorating his statue with beautiful wreaths of flowers and a lovely prayer to remember a great man.
In 1972, Father Raymond A. Brennan, a Redemptorist priest, was assigned to temporarily help with the work at Saint Nikolaus Church in Pattaya. One morning, when he opened the church door he saw a newborn child left at the stairway front. Not knowing what to do, he took care of the child. News about the fostering of the child…
At the 7th of December the HHNFT staff gathered on the compound of the Pattaya Orphanage, in loving memory of Father Ray. We will always remember his deeds and hope that his spirit will live on in our projects. Thank you Father Ray. You will never be forgotten.
To honour this very special occasion Mrs. Sharron Purtell, Fr. Ray’s only sister, (accompanied by her daughter Amy), travelled from North America to Pattaya to visit the many projects founded by Father Ray. To begin proceedings we gathered for a simple ceremony in front of Fr Ray’s statue. This was attended by Khun Sharron and Amy along with…