By Chainarong Monthienvichienchai
THAILAND – Thailand’s Deaf Ministry team arrived in Ho Chi Minh City to help strengthen pastoral support for Vietnam’s deaf Catholic community.
The visit, from Dec 4 – 8, aimed at planting the seeds of evangelization and structured ministry for people who are deaf.
The delegation was led by Fr Peter Bhuravaj Searaariyah, chaplain of the Deaf Catholic Association of Thailand and national coordinator for Deaf Ministry appointed by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Thailand (CBCT) and for his Chanthaburi Diocese.
Vietnam is estimated to have around one million people who are deaf, many of whom remain socially marginalized and lack access to education and faith formation.
“Like in Thailand, most of them have been denied not only educational opportunities but also limited chances to know and experience the love of God through prayer and the Bible,” Fr Peter told LiCAS News.
“This meeting is not only a moment of joy and solidarity,” he said. “It is also a pastoral response to the deep needs of people who often feel unseen in our churches. By coming to visit our brothers and sisters here in Vietnam, they experience support and encounter God’s love in a language they understand.”
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