Christmas stories are a little different in Bangkok’s slums

Christmas stories are a little different in Bangkok’s slums. One legend has it that Mary and Joseph didn’t make it to Bethlehem and Jesus was born under the local railroad bridge in Bangkok. Father Joe Maier knows quite a few stories told a little differently than the ones written in the Bible. The American priest has run the Mercy Centre providing support for people in Bangkok’s Klong Toey slums for more than 4 decades. In an article in the Bangkok Post a few years ago, Father Joe wrote about the nativity story told in the slaughterhouse neighbourhood’s the Catholic community. Some […]

The post Christmas stories are a little different in Bangkok’s slums appeared first on The Thaiger News.

Read more…