We are pleased to show you a new video about Mercy Centre and our new sister charity Mercy Centre Australia (www.mercycentreaustralia.org) produced by Getaway, Channel 9, Australia. As the video communicates so well, we welcome interested visitors to our Mercy Centre! Please watch it here.

Residents of Australia can see the video on the Getaway channel here.

We are pleased to announce that our foundation's co-founder, Fr. Joe Maier, was named one of three finalists for the annual Opus Prize, a prestigious annual award that “recognizes unsung heroes who, guided by faith and an entrepreneurial spirit, are conquering the world’s most persistent social problems.”

At a glance, you would hardly know you were in a swank Bangkok neighborhood.

All you can see in front of you are rows and rows of corrugated tin shacks in a field of mud.

Dear Everyone,

What a glorious day!

Our Korczak School students had been preparing for the big event for over a week. They practiced their classical Thai song and dance performances. They created an art exhibit of their own original photography. They wrote speeches and memorized every word. They even baked cakes and cookies on the day before the event.

The good news first: it wasn’t a major a fire. It didn’t rage on for hours.

This one, fortunately, was quickly contained. The folks rallied – using fire extinguishers and buckets of water – and they raced to set up a portable pump to open a hydrant. Thank goodness we had a strong rain a few hours earlier.

Dear Everyone,

A few quick notes:

First, because several friends heard I was ailing and I don’t want people to worry.