Our guests arrived in the bright and early morning, yet were in a very good mood and ready to play with our children. The group from the US Navy let our children decide what they wanted to play. Our children divided up quickly into groups according to their favorite games. In this way, our guests joined the groups…
Our guests arrived in the bright and early Saturday Morning and were hearty welcomed by our children. The group brought many packages of crisps and drinks and other donations with them to give great pleasure to our children. While the children could enjoy all the sumptuous choice of snacks, our guests had prepared many games. Our…
In the early morning, a group of children from the CPDC and a few ex-orphans visited the Pattaya Orphanage to bring flowers to the Father Ray statue to remember Father Ray Brennan, the founder of the Pattaya Orphanage, who set an inspiring example for so many people. Khun Toy seized the moment to tell the children about Father Ray…
At two o’clock in the afternoon the excited group of students and their teachers met our children for the first time. After a few hearty welcoming words, the students seized the initiative and divided our children up in two groups. In the beginning, the boys enjoyed playing football together. In the meantime, we girls from the…
In the beginning, a guided walk over the compound gave us a good opportunity to show the CPDC’s progress in becoming self-sustainable to the US Navy. Some of our projects such as our farming projects has been built up and supported by other groups of the US Navy during previous visits. But since the last visit of the…
Everyone was armed with a rubbish bag and a pair of plastic gloves before starting the task of collecting the in the street leading to the beach, where we picked up old plastic bags and other litter lying along the roadside. This task was accomplished relatively quickly as there seemed to be less litter than on previous occasions, which…
Mrs. Radchada Chomjinda greeted our 90 guests from Lufthansa’s Global Business Service as they arrived in two buses bright and early on Saturday morning. After a hearty welcome from all at CPDC and hearing a little about the HHNFT’s current projects, the Lufthansa staff dispersed into groups to enjoy different activities with our children. One group participated in…
They began the morning with a guided walk around the compound, visiting the dining hall as well as the chicken and pig farms. This was a good opportunity for us to share the CPDC’s aims and vision towards self-sufficiency and sustainability. Our visitors and the children were able to get to know each other better as they played…
After a short welcoming and a brief report on development and future plan of the CPDC by HHNFT director Radchada Chomjinda, they spent some time taking a look at the houses donated by the German embassy. The kind visitors also showed big interest in the CPDC´s farm and went for a small walk on the CPDC´s compound. The members…
Among other children in the area the temple hosts our children for nearly a month and the boys learn about Thai traditions and Buddhist principles. The vacation program consists of life experiences in the temple and the Thai cultural disciplines in society. The CPDC staff takes turn to visit the children regularly as the temple is only 3 km….
