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EASTER 2013

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Collection of donations for raising churches in Thailand

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SUPPORT LOCAL SEMINARIANS

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Supporting our Seminarians

«The Lord teaches people through people» - so say the Fathers of the Orthodox Church. Therefore, it is crucial to have decent preachers, especially natives, who can explain and spread the Word of God to others.

The education of students, their air travel to Russia, insurance and other costs are quite a heavy burden on the general church budget of the Orthodox Church in Thailand. Therefore, we ask your help:

Brothers and sisters, please accept the opportunity to sponsor the religious education for at least one of our students. Selecting someone so sponsor from the list below, will be of great assistance to Orthodoxy in Thailand and throughout Southeast Asia.

You may:

• donate any amount to the bank account below:
  
  ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN CHURCH IN THAILAND Foundation
  Bank Acc. 130-219314-9
  Beneficiary's Bank: THE SIAM COMMERCIAL BANK PUBLIC CO.LTD
  Branch- RATCHAWAT
  SWIFT Code- SICOTHBK
  Bank address: 9 Rutchadapisek Rd., Jatujak, Bangkok, 10900
  

• use the electronic payment system PayPal:
  
  

• transfer funds by WESTERN UNION to:

  Name: OLEG CHEREPANIN

  Address: 19 Sukhothai Soi 3, Dusit, 10300, Bangkok, Thailand

God bless you for your help!

archimandrite Oleg (Cherepanin),
The representative of the Russian Orthodox Church in Thailand.

file of a detailed balance

Bunthorng Shu

Mr. Bunthorng Shu was born in Cambodia in Koh Korng town in 1991. At hte age of 10 he was baptized in the Protestant Church. Upon finishing the school, Bunthorn found job and worked, supporting his mother and relatives. Currently, Bunthorn is enrolled in catechetical courses at the Representation of The Russian Orthodox Church in Thailand.

Pongsakorn Rodaon.

Paul (Pongsakorn Rodaon) was born in 1992 in the province of Nonthaburi to a family of military personnel. He graduated from high school in Yothinburana, then he began to study law at Panakorn Rachapaph University in Bangkok. He has successfully completed the first year. He was baptized 5/6/2012 at St. Nicholas Chapel in Bangkok, with the name Paul in honor of the apostle Paul. He wants to obtain religious education in Russia and devote himself to the service of the Holy Orthodox Church. 

David Liv - the first Cambodian, learning catechism in Thailand.

David Liv was born in 1995. After graduating from high school in Cambodia, 20 March 2012 he entered catechism courses at the St. Nicholas Chapel in Bangkok. May 7, 2012 at the Holy Dormition Monastery (Ratchaburi) hieromonk Seraphim (Raicea) received him into the Orthodox Church from Lutheranism by chirismation and the denial of errors of Protestantism. He is named in honor of the holy prophet and king David. Currently he is carrying out different church assignments at St. Nicholas parish in Bangkok. At this young age he expressed a desire for religious education in Russia.

Thongkham Piaxayavong

Anthony (Thongkham Piaxayavong) comes from a farmworker family. He converted to Orthodoxy from the Roman Catholic church. While living in a Catholic mission, Anthony visited the Orthodox parish in Bangkok. He was interested in the theological differences between Orthodoxy and Catholicism. After quite a long time he decided to enter Orthodox Church. In Orthodoxy, he was named in honor of St. Anthony the Great. In 2009, Anthony was sent to study at the Sretenskaya Theological Seminary, and then in St. Petersburg Theological Seminary.

Napatra Apichatapong

NATALIE (Napatra Apichatapong), a Thai citizen and student at St. Petersburg Theological Seminary.

Natalie (Napatra Apichatapong) converted from Catholicism to Orthodoxy. She was a catechumen for a year under the spiritual guidance of the monk Seraphim (Raicea). Napatra is a professional Thai-English translator. She was blessed to translate The Law of God into Thai.

Kampan Phiaxayawong

CONSTANTINE (Kampan Phiaxayavong) - a Laotian citizen and student at St. Petersburg Theological Seminary.

Constantine (Kampan Phiaxayavong) is Anthony’s younger brother who also converted from Catholicism to Orthodoxy. After moving to St. Nicholas parish, Bangkok, he has a variety of church work. He was taught the basics of Orthodoxy and the English language. He often visited the Holy Dormition Monastery in the province of Ratchaburi, where he worked assiduously for the good of the monastery.

Pone Sompheth

Peter (Pone Sompheth) - a Laotian citizen of Laos and student in training at St. Nicholas in Bangkok.

From a farming family in a small village near Luang Prabang (Laos), Peter (Pone Sompheth) worked as an electrician and driver, providing for his young family, wife and child. In October 2011, after learning about the educational opportunities provided by the Orthodox Church in Thailand for the Thai and Laotian people, he moved to St. Nicholas parish, Bangkok. Along with a variety of church work, Peter desires to be a priest in the Orthodox Church.

• Monthly scholarships - 5,000 Baht (including meals and accommodation)
• Visa and work permit in Thailand for foreigners, and in Russia for Thais and Laotians - 13,000 baht per year.
• Annual round-trip flights from Thailand to Russia (about 40,000 baht).
• Insurance and other - 18,000 baht per year

TOTAL PROVISION PER PERSON: 10,917.00 Bhat or 364 USD. USA per month.

Please specify the donation with a letter by e-mail (archimandrite Oleg), the student (missionaries) which you have chosen to support will be recorded on the website to avoid duplication. A sample letter format:

I, ______________________________, wish to support the student (missionary) __________________
I transferred (directly to a bank account, via PayPal or by Western Union) the amount of __________________
«DD» MONTH,     20YY.