Tag: Father Ray Children’s Home
Father Ray – always remembered
Of the more than five hundred people who attended the tenth anniversary Memorial Mass for Father Ray Brennan, most had never met the man....
Father Ray Children’s Home attends Chang-Everton Football Academy
Each Saturday and Sunday morning more than five hundred youngsters attend the free soccer coaching sessions at the ThaiBev Football Academy in Bangkok. Boys,...
A normal life
We all have our own ideas of what a normal life is. But for many children living in Pattaya, what they would call normal,...
Songkran – a traditional start
No sooner has the month of April arrived and people are making plans to leave Pattaya. Social network sites are full of people,...
Fr. Ray soccer team gets new kit
Adam Thornton (right), Welfare Officer of Bedhead FC in London, presents new soccer shirts to the boys at the Father Ray Children’s Home. Bedhead...
A brief visit
COMREL, the community relations division of the annual Cobra Gold military exercises, recently arrived in Pattaya to encourage the participating military personnel to take...
Souped-up beds dash down Beach Road
They didn’t win the race, but the Pullman Pattaya Hotel G team did win the most colorful costume trophy in this year’s running of...
Anchors Away
On the morning of Saturday the 19th of January a large group of boys, as well as a few girls, from the Father Ray...
A new start for Mos at the Redemptorist Vocational School Pattaya
Mos was living with his grandparents in a village close to the Thai-Cambodian border when at the age of five years he stepped...
Orchids galore
While the male residents at the Father Ray Children’s Home are learning to take care of a variety of animals, all of which...
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Pattaya sports stadium construction progresses 40 days ahead of schedule, expected completion by December
PATTAYA, Thailand – Mayor Poramet Ngampichet visited the construction site of the Eastern Sports Stadium’s football field to assess its progress. The site inspection,...
Weather Alert – Storms and temperature drop expected in Pattaya Feb 23-25
PATTAYA, Thailand – The Thai Meteorological Department has issued a weather warning for February 23-25, predicting thunderstorms, strong winds, and hail in some areas,...
No Panic—Yet! Pattaya tourists recall when Thai baht was 28 to the dollar
PATTAYA, Thailand – Foreigners living in and visiting Pattaya are growing concerned as the Thai baht continues to strengthen, making everything from hotels to...
Rising beach brawls in family-friendly Pattaya – Fights over tourists and women tarnish the...
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya’s nightlife and beachside appeal have always been a magnet for tourists, but a growing trend of violent brawls—often sparked by...
Thailand’s push for English skills through short-term crash course – Decades late to boost...
PATTAYA, Thailand – Thailand has launched yet another initiative to improve its citizens’ English proficiency, a move that could be particularly beneficial for tourism-driven...