A while back, I wrote about a little guy, 13 years old but he looked about 8, named “Ben”. Ben came to us shortly after Piyanoot, and he looked like somebody in Dachau (Nazi prison camp). He was brought in by the staff of the Loei hospital, and t…
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Caring for Noot
Noot, the first one from the left
Noot came to Sarnelli House in January 2010. Her Aunt and cousin came to see Fr Shea while Noot was in hospital. Noot was 16 years old and had only taken ill in the beginning of January,previously she had been …
Piyanoot
Every once and a while, we take in a gravely ill child that swiftly reminds us of what AIDS is really about. Earlier this year, we took in a 16 year old girl who had AIDS, TB and kidney failure. We did what we always do, namely got her TB under c…
Samatha Hennessey says
I came here in October 2009 and also April 2010. Words can’t express what a wonderful experience both times have been, the first time I was so scared of what I had put myself up for, but I needn’t have worried.
All the people at Sarnelli …
Heema's sharing
Heema …..aka Pi Mama
Within the first 5 minutes of my arrival at Sarnelli House I was ambushed by the lovely kids who dressed my hair with flowers. Overwhelming I thought! Well that was just the beginning. Within the first week of my stay I …
Pattaya Holiday 2010
On the Buses!
The buses left Nongkhai after the 6pm medicines were given out. There were some very excited kids who had packed their clothes, some 2 days before leaving. Bus 1 contained the girls from Vienghuk and the toddlers from House of Ho…
The Pool
The pool behind the House of Hope has finally been finished, and opening day was today. Thanks to the generous money left to Sarnelli House specifically to build a pool by Creston and Kanya Smith in Creston’s will, and with the financial support …
Holiday activities for March 2010
Aquarium Visit
A visit to the aquarium in Nongkhai was a must as part of the school holiday activities for the kids of Sarnelli House. We left mid morning in the big school bus on what was to be a hot and blistering day and drove to Nongkhai and t…
Kids Caring for Kids - Exchange Letters
Christian Kids in USA and Muslim Kids in Oman Caring for Orphan Kids in Thailand
March 18, 2010
Dear Nazeem, Zakariya, and Iliyas:
Thank you for sharing more about your life (that was a very interesting story about your gra…
Graduation 2010
On March 6th 2010, 10 children from Sarnelli House, in a ceremony at Rosario Witthayu School, graduated from Kindergarten and High School. The 6 who graduated from kindergarten were from 3 different houses. Apec, Goy and Jack live at House of Hop…
The 10th Anniversary of Sarnelli House and the Opening of the Jan and Oscar Home
February 15th saw in Valentine’s Day at Sarnelli House, but more importantly it was the day to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Sarnelli House and the official opening of the Jan and Oscar Home for teenage boys.
These 2 events seem to procl…
Reflection after a visit to Sarnelli House by Tracey Sauer
Man U and Tracey & gifts
It is hard to put into words the profound impact that this visit to Sarnelli House has had on me. There were so many emotions - happiness to see the joy of the children; gratitude for the amazing work that is bein…
Kids Caring for Kids
In 2007 Ally and Nick Carpenter of Katy Texas started sending part of their allowance to a kid named ‘Art’ at Sarnelli orphanage because he needed some help. In the autumn of 2009 Ally joined a group called ‘Read, Deed, and Run’ which was organize…
David Jacob's sharing
Before heading to Thailand to volunteer at Sarnelli House many people asked me what the experience would be like. I usually responded by saying that I had no idea what to expect. While this response was partially true, I did have an idea of what I …
Halloween Party 2009
Viw from Viengkhuk with her ice cream
Halloween was celebrated at Sarnelli House on the 31st October 2009 and was a scary success. The evening started with all the kids coming over to Sarnelli House for a meal. Shows were then put on by all the …
The Outreach Program and the New Clinic
The New Clinic (pictured): The Outreach Program covers 5 provinces of the Northeast Thailand and sees approximately 100 families. It provides for the primary needs of families affected by HIV/AIDS by supplying medicines, food and money for educat…
A Fairy Tale (Gan and Tha)
On Friday morning, September 18, Mrs. Gung from Sarnelli House received a strange phone call. A female voice inquired whether we had a girl named Gan living with us. (September 18, Gan celebrated her 13th birthday). Gung said yes, we did, and the…
Tadum's story
After the ART 2004
Tadum is now 17 years old and the eldest of the kids living with HIV at Sarnelli House. Tadum’s parents are both dead, and she came to Sarnelli House when she was 9 years old in 2001 after being sold to a taxi driver, raped an…
The Jan and Oscar Home for Teenage Boys
The Gang!
The Jan and Oscar Home for teenage boys living with HIV/AIDS is now open. 14 happy boys - Tanee, Net, Jay, Balm, Choke, Leew, KeeDee, Sahalat, Boy, Top, Beer, Auhn, Nong and Man moved from Sarnelli House and now are living it up in the…
Graduation Day 2009
Boy, Gigi,Oum, Nut, Bee Fr Shea, Ahtit, Fah, Noon Nin, Boom, Tai and Ying
On 14th March 2009 at Rosario Vitthaya School in Viengkhuk, 2 children from Sarnelli House, 2 from St Patricks, 1 from House of Hope, 5 from Our Lady of Refuge Home for Gi…
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