Finally, after ten long weeks of swimming, badminton and football, bingo, uno and colouring in, water parks, water rafts and water throwing, train trips, ice cream cones and
dancing, the children returned to school for a new academic year. New u…
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Back to school
New wheelchairs for two children
Thanks to recent donations over the last six months, we have been able to purchase new wheelchairs for two of our disabled children living at House of Hope.
Nuna is 13 years old and had been growing out of her wheelchair for a while. She c…
A visit from the Papal Nuncio Secretary
Last month, Sarnelli House had the privilege of hosting Msgr. Daniel Tumiel, the Apostolic Nuncio's Secretary in Bangkok. Msgr. Daniel was accompanied by Bishop Joseph Luechai from Udon Thani. It was the Monsignor's first visit to Sarnelli House …
Staff seminar
Sarnelli House is always keen to support our staff in their development and ability to manage and look after the children in their care. With this in mind, last week Fr. James invited the Good Shepherd Sisters to run a two day seminar for all sta…
Sports Day
Saturday saw the return of an old favourite for the children, sports colours day. It was run by Khun Dungdin Pattapee (Ney) and his Nong Khai foundation. Khun Ney has run many activities and developmental seminars for the children and teenagers o…
New Volunteers
Welcome to our new volunteers for 2022!
Our friends from the APO church in Oberhausen Germany have sent us Laura to volunteer for one year. She will be the volunteer for the Jan and Oscar House which holds 10 lively young ladies from 5 to 8 ye…
Teachers to the rescue!
One of the many lingering impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic is how it affected our children’s education. A number of our children had already been struggling at school, for a range of reasons. Some started school late (or not at all prior to being…
More Covid woes
Covid 19 has breached the walls of Sarnelli House once again, with six teenagers and one staff member currently in hospital and three more groups quarantining in various rooms and buildings, as per Thai health regulations. In fact, the whole of S…
Covid 19 update
Thank you to everyone who got in touch with kind words and support regarding the current outbreak of Covid 19 at our House of Hope nursery. To start with the good news, the four children and two house mothers who had tested positive a little unde…
Covid 19 reaches Sarnelli House
Perhaps inevitably, Covid 19 has reached Sarnelli House. One of the night staff at the House of Hope nursery tested positive this week, having contracted the virus from her son. The Thai health authorities descended upon the nursery, initiating c…
Living with physical challenges
Sarnelli House has an increasing number of physically and intellectually challenged children in its care. There are four children who live at House of Hope, none of whom are verbally communicative and who are unable to walk. Their physical needs ar…
The importance of sport and activity
As the Covid 19 numbers increase, the likelihood of more school closures appears imminent in the Nongkhai province. This means our school age children will have to learn online and be restricted to their houses. This presents a challenge for the …
A home to call his own
As our children grow older, we try to prepare them as best we can for the outside world. Ideally, all Sarnelli House kids will one day be able to step away from our care and build a life of their own. As a result, a lot of time and effort is goin…
Visit from Ruamrudee International School
This past weekend was Ruamrudee International School's (RIS) annual visit to Sarnelli House. RIS has always been a great supporter of the orphanage, and this year, sixteen students, accompanied by Ms. Alex, Ms. Shirley and our very own Fr. Ole, spe…
Unexpected rice harvesting!
The rains have been inconsistent all year and as a result, we planted our rice late, more in hope than expectation. We scattered the rice this year, which meant more weeding to be done at the back end of the process. However, much of the crop grew …
Latest News from Sarnelli
As the year progresses and the pandemic continues around the world, Sarnelli House in little Donwai village remains mostly unaffected by the deadlier effects of the pandemic. Life goes on for our kids and the hardworking staff.
The weather is ra…
A SPECIAL APPEAL
Sarnelli House has been very lucky to have escaped the horrors of Covid 19 which have afflicted so much of the world. Thai people have done very well adhering to the guidelines of face mask wearing, social distancing and hygiene. Local government…
Education update
Thailand has done a very good job in keeping the impact of Covid 19 to a minimum. At the time of writing, there have been 58 deaths, which is very sad, but compares well to other parts of the world. The Thai people have been very good at heeding …
Outreach story
An eleven year old girl from the Outreach Program, who was born with HIV, lives with her grandparents. Her mother died from AIDS four years ago and her father died last year. The girl herself was very sick with AIDS as a toddler but recovered aft…
Christmas parties
Christmas has been and gone at Sarnelli House, but it required a great deal of preparation and effort to carry out the celebrations for all the children, staff and guests. Parties were held at various locations in the two villages where the child…
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