On Thursday afternoon six students from Mowbray College, Melbourne, Australia visited the Mercy Center.  The Mowbray students are on an exchange visit based at The Regent’s School, Pattaya for 3 weeks.

The Mowbray students and their teacher brought with them 4 large bags of toys that had been collected by families at Mowbray College and donated to the Mercy Center.

The Mercy Center children were thrilled and overjoyed to receive so many toys.  Their eyes lit up and the faces beamed as they saw the toys and began to play with them.  The Mowbray students stayed for an hour playing with the children in the garden until it was time for tea.

It was a wonderful surprise for the Mercy Center children and we want to thank the Mowbray students for their generosity. They really showed the children that they cared for them - there were lots of hugs and kisses as they left!

August 10, 1993 - March 27th 2008

Namphon suffered from leukemia for the past 10 years, having some times of remission, but also four relapses. Ongoing treatment, plus chemotherapy and radiation were not able to bring healing, and she finally left this earth for her heavenly home on Thursday March 27th at approximately 11:40 am. In answer to Namphon’s prayer, her mother was with her for the past week in her hospital room at Chonburi, then Banglamung. Her father also stayed with them both for the last 2 days … family at last.

Namphon is loved by more people than we can count, but by no one more than God Himself, and so with gratitude to Him for her life among us, we commit her to His loving care for eternity.

We want to thank all those who through their kindness and generosity have helped Namphon and so many others like her have a better life. It continues to be our greatest joy to be part of a community that is so caring and works in so many ways to help bring hope to those in need, particularly the children.

With love & thanks … Fred & Dianne Doell (for MERCY Center)

SPECIAL MEMORIAL PROJECTS:

At her doctor’s request, Namphon had written a very special letter just 3 weeks before her passing. With love, humility and wisdom, she wrote about her life, especially her desire to be with her ‘family’, who separated when she was small. (See excerpts below) We thank God that her Mom + Dad were able to be with her in her final days.

Namphon wrote that when she ‘grew up’, she wanted to be a doctor to care for other children with leukemia. In her wisdom, she also wrote that if she was not able to … then she wanted her young brother Beer to have the opportunity. Those who’d like to be a part of helping Namphon’s dream for her brother’s future come true, are invited to make a special offering through MERCY Center to be kept in trust for Beer’s future education, whatever is most suitable for him at that time. (Namphon with Beer Jan.2008)

Those who visited Namphon in Chonburi hospital feel that for those children especially who spend considerable time here as Namphon did; it could use some ‘cheering up’ in terms of new and colorful bedding, curtains, pictures, etc. When we visited the hospital to thank them for their care of Namphon and discuss our desire to help, they showed us a wonderful new children’s wing of the Chonburi Hospital.

The building was completed with funds raised through a local Thai foundation, but the equipping and furnishing was not complete, and they had no idea where the necessary equipment & furnishing would come from. We have asked them to furnish us with a list of things needed for MERCY to use to help raise support for a special memorial project., as well as a list of those organizations already committed to help them, so we are not duplicating efforts.

Those who would like to contribute toward either memorial project may make a special designation may do so by contacting or visting through MERCY Center in person, or use on-line giving at our MERCY web site at: www.mercypattaya.com.

Those wanting more information may email: mercypattaya@gmail.com or by mobile phone as follows:

Liz Shepherd: 086- 562-4080
Fred Doell: 086-688-5867
Dianne Doell: 081-945-4307

MERCY Center is an authorized charity project registered with Goodwill Foundation - Thailand Registration ?? 24 / 2548

NAMPHON’S LETTERS

My name’s Piyapat Malarat. Nick name Namfon, age 14 years. I got leukemia since I was 3 years old and since I stayed with my mother. My mother & father fought with each other since I was little girl. I got to stay with two mothers in Pattaya. I sold groceries with two mothers. There’s one aunty took me to Soi Koh-Pai to live with my aunt. My mother goes out to work at night. One day my Mom met my foster father and I got one little brother name Beer. My Mom rent a house to live together with my brother, my Mom, foster Dad and me.

One day my Mom got pregnant but my foster father doesn’t care. He only cares about drinking alcohol. When he got drunk he hit my Mom. At that time my Mom was pregnant no one took her to hospital, even my foster Dad. He doesn’t pay any attention to my Mom. The neighbor took my Mom to Banglamung Hospital.

My Mom came home with my brother. Still my foster Dad doesn’t stop drinking. When he got drunk he hit my Mom and took my little brother away. My Mom took my brother back from him and said she will take my brother to aunt Kuen and let him stay with her. Anuty Kuen said she can not look after my brother. My aunt said took him to MERCY. I end up stay there as well. There are many others children in the orphanage. My dream and my brother is that I want to stay with my Mom. I miss my Mom. That the end … That’s my feeling.

Now I am very happy to stay at the children’s home. There are many other children. I would like to be with those children because they smile when I play with them. I feel like many people concern about me and love me. I am happy to know that many people love me. I think if not these people in the house they will not concern for me because I am not their daughter. Some time I think about my Mom and my Dad.

We used to be all together and it wonderful. I am very happy at that time because living together mother, father and daughter are my dream. I wanted to as a family. I wanted to feel the warm the father and mother give to me and my brother. Even though I didn’t get to be with my Mom and Dad, I still happy with many people love me. … It’s my dream

I know that I got leukemia but many people concern about me. I am very happy reaching today with many other people support. I don’t care about leukemia I will fight with it. I will look after my brother well. My Mom told me to love my brother, don’t leave him be strong to look after him. I wanted to meet my mother very much. I will be very happy if I go to meet her. I haven’t seen my mother for so long. I love and miss her a lot. From Namfon … Bye, Bye

MY DREAM

I have never travel farther than Pattaya and most of the place that I visit is the sea. I am very happy when JoJo took me to Bangkok. I have a chance to see many nice things but stuff at Bangkok is too expensive. Mr. JoJo bought me an earring it’s 500 Baht a pair. I have never bought stuff that this expensive before. At the other place I know the pair of earring is not expensive like in Bangkok. If I don’t know Mr. JoJo I would not have been in Bangkok.

I very want to thank you to Mr. JoJo that took me to Bangkok. I wanted to visit the place that I have never been. Is there anybody would like to take me there. I want to visit faraway place. I live in the shelter and in the morning I went to school and in the evening I came home and help look after the little children and sometime I help cook for children. Sometime on Saturday we went to Nang-Rum beach and enjoy food at the restaurant.

On Sunday we went to Church and sing Jesus song. I have love for everyone and gain love from everyone as well even though I didn’t stay with my mother. Lot’s of people concern about me, look after me. I know that there are many other children who had face bad situation than me and poorer than me. I am happy to be at the shelter. I miss my Mom, so many years now that I haven’t met her. I will be good child to you. Sometime I wanted to meet my father too but when I was a little girl you didn’t even visit me. It would be good If I got heal from leukemia. My Mom and Dad might be very happy. If I got better I would like to be a doctor or have my own shop so we could stay together as a family. I wanted to be happy.

When I grow up I want to be a doctor like Doctor East so I could heal my self and heal my mother, my brother and other people when they are sick. I wanted to be good doctor like Dortor East and Doctor Jeadsadha who look after me many times they are both very good. I wanted to be good doctor so I can heal my leukemia. If I got better I wanted to stay with my mother and brother. I wanted my brother to be smart at school so that when he graduated he can get a job like my dream that I wanted to be a doctor. I don’t know what Beer wanted to study or to be or what he dream.

I want him to get a good job so my Mom can be proud of him. I wanted my Mom to be happy and be healthy. I wanted my Mom to met Beer when he grown up. I wanted to see my Mom smile. I think My Mom will be proud if she saw Beer when he grown up. I and Beer miss Mom a lot just like you miss me and Beer. I and Beer are doing find. I would like to take my brother and my mother to visit the place that I have never been. Place that beautiful. I wanted to live with my Mom and my brother. I wanted who every got cancer got healed or any other disease get heal soon.

Good bye to Doctor East and Doctor Jeadsadha. … from Namphon

Special notes:

” The ‘orphanage’ referred to is MERCY Center - Children’s Home in Pattaya

” JoJo is Georgio, from Take Care Kids Foundation (Italy), who has been helping poor children in Pattaya for 14 yrs., and who was introduced to MERCY + Namphon through Khun Jubjaeng at Pattaya City Welfare Department.

” The trip to Bangkok was appointment with pediatric hematologist for referral to International Red Cross to begin procedure for bone marrow transplant donor search, with all costs paid for by Take Care Kids.

Although donors were found, the procedure became impossible because of Namphon’s last relapse which reduced success and even possible survival to less than 10%.

Our vision is this: that each of our children would
1) know their birthday
2) feel loved and celebrated
3) get to share that with their friends.

In order to give our kids an adequate individual birthday celebration, we have to find sponsors. 1500 baht (40 dollars, 20 pounds) would provide ample resources to buy a cake for 30 people, a small present for the child, soda, and sweets. Any money left over will be deposited into that child’s savings account.

We really appreciate your willingness and your desire to help us love these kids better!

Deposits can be made into the “birthday fund” via PayPal. Designate that you do indeed intend that money to go towards birthdays. We would also love to have your email address so that we can send you a thank you as well as pictures from the birthday celebration that you made possible.

Thank you so much.

Pay by Paypal or use your Credit Card

If you can help in any way please contact us at mercypattya@gmail.com or make a donation through this website.

If you would like to look at the Development Plan please contact us through the contact page and we would be happy to share our plans with you.

mercypattaya@gmail.com

The work of MERCY Center began in 2000 by Fred and Dianne Doell and is an authorized charity project of Goodwill Foundation, registered in Thailand.The Center strives to help provide educational, moral, social, and spiritual training for some of Pattaya’s most destitute residents and to bring hope to those in need.

MERCY projects include providing shelter for children at risk; scholarships for children needing educational support; and single parent support for women with children at risk. In addition, the Center provides food and staples to residents of the city’s chum chon (slum) areas, and to the incarcerated.

“In January 2006 we were extremely fortunate to find a property that is perfect to carry on the work of MERCY,” said international directors and founders, Fred and Dianne Doell

“This new facility provides a large home for the more than 20 children we presently care for, plus it has room for many more to come.” Since thechildren’s shelter opened it has protected and provided for more than 50 of the city’s most desperate children in need.
The property also contains a large factory building that is being renovated to house the many other projects that operate under the umbrella of MERCY Center.

“We have the opportunity to purchase this property and we are calling on people to become “Friends of MERCY” through this Capital Campaign to help make this dream a reality.”
If you’d like to find out more about the MERCY Center and how you can help, please email using our contact form.

 
The Mercy Center property provides a large home for the many children they care for, plus has room for many more to come. There is also a large factory building on the property that Center volunteers are renovating to house the many other projects that operate under the Mercy Center’s umbrella.The property owners gave the Center a two-year lease, with an option to purchase. This gave the Center time to “try it on for size” and they discovered it was the perfect fit! A successful Capital Campaign will make the purchase of this property possible, and provide a long-term home for the children of MERCY, plus a facility to house the many community projects.