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…
The group takes part in the Cobra Gold Exercise and is therefore two weeks in Thailand. In order to show them a few nice places in Pattaya, Mr. Peter Thorand organized a visit at the Pattaya Orphanage on Tuesday morning. At 9 o’clock the US Navy troop arrived at the orphanage and was hearty welcomed by Mrs Radchada…
Of the various guests from Thailand and the rest of the world, many had come to Pattaya especially for this occasion. Among the numerous celebrities and special guests, it was an exceptionally great honor for us, as well as for the Alangkarn Theater, to welcome HRH Princess Bajarakitiyabha to the show. After Fr. Michael Weera Phangrak, Executive Director…
We were very happy and honoured to be invited once again by our fellow German citizens to their big pool area to celebrate St. Nicholas day. Even though it was raining, the children could not stop playing, swimming and sliding. They only paused to eat and drink. Neither costs nor efforts were spared to afford the children a very…
Sandra Werner-Kreßmann, a dedicated pedagogue for the hearing and visually impaired and her students from the vocational school have maintained active contact via e-mail with the children from Sotpattana School for the Deaf. They have also been sending pictures and letters back and forth to learn about each others cultures. Despite the short period of time, the German students…
In spite of the occasionally rainy and stormy weather and the national elections taking place on the same day, we were most happy to welcome many good friends from Pattaya and the nearby communities to join the concert. The CPDC’s children got company from Pattaya’s slums areas and also several charity organizations, namely the Baan Jing Jai, Mercy Center,…
After having arrived they were introduced into the Orphanage-life by means of a short movie. Afterwards they were divided into two groups each consisting of about 15-20 people. Initially, one joined the children of the school for the deaf playing in the recently built motivation room, while the other group spent time in the Babyroom. Later, they…
At the Christmas Bazaar HHNFT did not only inform about the work of the organization to the best of the children at the Pattaya Orphanage and the CPDC but there were also articles sold. Thus students and teachers but also visiting parents had the opportunity to buy nice cards, fans, bracelets and necklaces, many of these beautiful items were…
The little ones at the Baby room enjoyed the great attention given by the caring visitors, while the children of the Sotpattana School for the Deaf where able to let off steam at the motivation room. Their visit started with a brief video informing about the history of the orphanage and the life of the children living here and…
At the Orphanage they spent time with the babies in the nursery as well as with the older kids in the dining room. They visited the school for the deaf as well.Afterwards, they went to the CPDC where they received a guided tour to learn about the facilities and the compound. After that they also shared time with the…
