Visit Chiang Mai 2023

 Visited Chiang Mai from 18 May to 1 June 2023 to install solar panels in churches in Pai and Omkoi.

In Pai, there are 3 Anglican Churches, Sai Ngam (lowest point), Doi Philu (Middle) and Nam Phlamong (Highest).

Picture Below from Left to Right: Nam Phlamong Church, Aerial View of Doi Philu Church.

In Pai, we installed solar power for Doi Philu Church and repaired the solar system (inverter) and Nam Phlamong. Also conducted solar training and gave each church a Digital Multimeter for them to use to measure and maintain the solar power.

Training on solar maintenance and testing at Doi Philu.

Replace a new inverter (red colour) for the Nam Phlamong Church.

In Omkoi, there are 3 Anglican Churches, Thung Loi (lowest point), Phaphudong (Middle) and Mae Ramit (Highest).

Picture Below from Left to Right: Thung Loi Church, Phaphudong Church and Mae Ramit Church.

In Omkoi, we installed solar power for Mae Ramit Church.

Visit Omkoi Church

On 13 May 2018, Pastor Puwasak was ordained as an Anglican Deacon at St. Andrew's Cathedral. Congratulations.

 

In December 2013, we visited Omkoi Church and the Pastor Puwasak. he has recently built a new church.

Below is a picture of the old church building, which is next to the new church.

He has also design the toilet which uses natural sunlight to lit the toilet.

Mae Ramit Church Solar Lighting in Omkoi, Thailand

In December 2013, we went to Omkoi's mountain top in Thailand and visited a church at Mae Ramit. We install a solar lighting system which comprise of two 20 Watts solar panels on the church's roof, a control panel (charge controller) and 6 LED lights in the church hall and 3 LED lamps outside the building. The system is operating at 12Vdc. The specification of the lighting systems is shown below.

0.72W LED Lamp

2.5W LED Lamp

Outdoor LED Lamp (0.72W)

We stayed one night at Omkoi Resort.

Visit Omkoi for Community Projects

On 10 April 2011, a team of 2 lecturers and 9 students went to Northern Thailand to do overseas community project. This is the first time we have started a community project in this area. We spent altogether 10 days in Thailand, of which 7 days is in the karen rural villages.

During the trip, we went to the 1st village to install install solar powered LED lanterns at 7 houses which do not have lights at Mae Ramit. The altitude of the location is 1200m above seas-level.

We stayed there for 3 days in a local church. We also had our 3 meals daily cooked by the villagers.

We started to install the solar lanterns after we settle down.

At night we have cultural activities with the locals and their children. We also had a camp fire. The temperature at night is cold, about 13 degrees celcius.

Next we went to decorate a small library and add more English books to their collection at Phapudung (village 2). It was a day trip. The location is 980 m above sea level.

Lastly we travel to another village Dung Loi (village 3) to paint a newly completed children activity hall. We stayed there for 2 nights under the courtesy of the village chief. We had all 3 meals at the village chief house. We had some left over paint, so we painted the church.

  

 At night we had camp fire and celebrated with the locals, singing songs, has a performance, some entertament.

 

Finally, we have friends who have helped us to make our stay more pleasant in Omkoi. Our thanks to Pastor Puwasak, his wife and ACT worker, Jeffrey and Pastor Noh .  Also to the village chief at Dung Loi.