November 4, 2005
The Dedication of 51 Houses
Bang Sak Village
Presiding over by the US Ambassador and the Governor of Phang Nga Province of Thailand
Left: Welcoming Party for the US Ambassador to Thailand / Right: Phang Nga Governor (Winai Pradit), US Ambassador (Ralph Boyle), Chairman of Mercy Foundation (Dr. Chansamone Saiyasak), Thai Parliament member (Kriet Seepha)
Left: Chairman of Mercy Foundation giving report to the US Ambassador and Phang Nga Governor / Right: US Ambassador giving the Dedication Speech at the Dedication at Bang Sak village, Phang Nga Province
Left: Dignatarians and Honor Guests at the Mercy Foundation's Dedication--the US Ambassador, Phang Nga Governor, Mercy Foundation's Chiarman, Takua Pa District Chief, Thai Ministry of Social Development and Human Security, Thai House of Representative, Evangelical Fellowship of Thailand
Left and Right: US Ambassador, Governor of Phang Nga, and Chairman of Mercy Foundation
Left: Opening the 51 Homes for Bang Sak (Governor of Phang Nga, Takua Pa District Chief, US Ambassador) / Right: US Ambassador and the Saiyasak's Family (Dr Chansamone, Piyapon, and Nathan)
Left: US Ambassador, US Amb. Spokewoman, Dr Chansamone and his family, Jay and his wife (Hong)
Left: US Ambassador and Jeremy, one of the volunteers to build homes / Right: Mercy Foundation's Chairman giving gift to US Ambassador
Left: US Ambassador and Mercy Foundation's Isan-style traditional performers at the Dedication / Right: Khamthong and Muay, the announcers for the Dedication
Left: Jay and Hong Saiyasak and US Ambassador / Right: US Ambassador giving a key to the house to a tsunami victim
Left: Mercy Foundation's Isan girls performing in the Dedication / Right: Jon Overholt, a son of Dean and Ada Overhot. Dean is Mercy Foundation's parnter and Volunteer Coordinator for Mercy Foundation
Left: the dignitarians and the Mercy Foundation team / Right: Dr. Chansamone giving a key to the house to one of the tsunami victims
Left: Tom, Jay, US Ambassador, Chansamone / Phang Nga Governor giving a key to a house to one of the tsunami victims
Left: US Ambassador, Muay, Suay, and Ruay. Muay is the Mercy Foundation's project manager for KKK Island--building 40 homes / Right: Phang Nga Governor, Tom, Suwanee, and Takua Pa District Chief. Tom and Suwanee are in charge of Mercy Foundation's Tsunami Orphan Project
Left: Takua Pa District Chief signing in for the Dedication / Right: Mercy Foundation welcoming a Thai Parliament member to the Dedication
Left: Mercy Foundation's Isan young girls performing for the Dedication / Right: Mercy Foudation Team welcoming the US Ambassador
Left: Welcoming Party for the Arrival of the US Ambassador and the Governor of Phang Nga / Right: Neville and Christian Riddick and Suay
Left: Takua Pa District Chief, Suay, Phang Nga Governor, and Bang Sak Village Chief at the Dedication / Right: Bang Sak young girls performing
Left: Dr. Chansamone, US Ambassador, Phang Nga Governor cutting ribbons to open the 51 homes for tsunami victims / Right: one of the 51 houses dedicating to the tsunami victims of Bang Sak
Left: Mercy Foundation (by Dr. Chansamone) explaining the process of building the 51 homes for the Bang Sak residents / Right: Mercy Foundation's Isan young ladies performing to dedicate the 51 homes for Bang Sak's tsunami victims
One of Mercy Foundation's volunteers (Marcus)
