Catholic Mission of Wiang Kaen

A Short Introduction to Wiang Kaen Mission Centre

The Catholic Mission Center of Wiang Kaen, is run by Thai Missionaries – Reverend Father Paul Anurak Prachongkit and a Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus nun – Sister Bernard Pranee Trithara.

This center, located at a Province in Northern Thailand, Wiang Kaen, was set up at least 12 years ago to reach out to the Hmong and Yao hill tribes along the border in Northern Thailand, Chiang Rai. Asides evangelization, its main objective is to provide education, food and lodging for the poorest children from the surrounding 30 villages. To date, they have about 60 children living with them and funding is a constant source of concern as they are not a publicly funded charitable organization.

The centre runs based on donations as well as selling some craft items to support the poor and needy children, to be educated to help alleviate their poverty. The contributions are to support the children food, lodging, transport and education.

Address of Catholic Mission Of Wiang Kaen
294 Moo 7 T.Muangyai, A. Wiang Kaen
Chiang Rai 57310 Thailand
E-mail - wkmission@gmail.com
Tel: 66-53-608190
Fax: 66-53-608294

Wiang Kaen 2009

This upcoming March 2009, 2 boys and 1 girl from the centre will graduated from Prathom 6 (Primary School) to Matayoom 1 (Secondary school). While 1 boy will graduated from Matayoom 6(Secondary school) and he will be heading to bangkok to study to be a Catechists, his full 3 years of schools fees has been kindly sponsored by a family from singapore. There were 2 girls whom had graduated last year from Matayoom 6(Secondary school)and had been helping the centre for one year as they wait to enter the Infant Jesus(IJ) community in March.

Photos of 2008

Plucking out the corn kernels after harvesting

Having fun while working

RICE HARVESTING

After beating the rice of the whole stalk

Beating the rice

Chareon with a scarecrow made out of the
wheat stalk after beating the rice

Wiang Kaen 2008

Catholic Mission of Wiang Kaen

New Children intake for 2008

1. The children are lining up, waiting for the pick-up to be sent to school.

2. Having art lessons in school out on the open field.
3. Coming out from school to board the pick-up.
4. On board the pick-up heading back to the centre.
5. & 6. Back at the centre after school
7. 8. & 9. Folding their clothes and lining up to head for a shower.

Pictures of the children doing some of their chores during the weekends
and doing their home work.

Someone kindly donated some money to
buy some undergarments for the girls.
It was enough to give one girl (35 girls) each a pc.
Thank you!

A whole group shot of the children of the centre.

Wiang Kaen 2008

This year in March 2008, 3 girls from the centre graduated from Matayoom 6 (High School) while 2 girls and 1 boy graduated from Matayoom 3 (Secondary school). The girls are going on to Matayoom 4 (High School) while the boy has headed to a polytechnic in the north eastern part of Thailand. Many thanks to the little contributions your have made to support their journey to a better education.

Photos