Drilling for Water

Often the city water supply to the Center is no sufficient due to our long dry seasons as well as the growing number of businesses and new homes. The city has not always been able to keep up with the growing needs. Sometimes the Center can go for several days without water. With our Hospice care program at the Center this can cause big problems. A day or two without water is difficult for the patients not only for not being able to wash properly each day, but for cooking and keeping the area clean. A few months ago with water problems also at our new Ban Mae Maria we decided to drill for water there too and it has worked out very well - as well as reducing the montly water bill. It took just two days to drill for water, some extra time to relocate the water pipes, join the electricity for the pump so now we look forward to a good and regular supply of water for the needs of the Hospice and Center.

Tribute to a Great Lady

I was fortunate over the years to know Marie Quinlan, indeed Mother of Perpetual Help Center was fortunate as well. Marie had a great love for Mother Mary and this was shown explicitly by her collection of statues of Mary. Included in her collection was a statue of a Thai Madonna which I had given to her.

Over the years Marie has been very generous to Mother of Perpetual Help Center. Her generosity reached an endless number of people, not only in Thailand, but many other missions and missionaries in America and overseas. Her generosity will not go unrewarded - Marie will have a high place in heaven for sure.

Our Villa Marie hospice and intensive care unit for adults with HIV/AIDS was named in her honor. It was an honor to be present at her funeral in September while I was in America doing fund raising. Marie was 98, she had a good life and enjoyed the fine arts. Marie enjoyed her many years as a teacher and had kept in contact with many of her students over the years as well.