Service, Community, and Encounter
From 18–30 December, the 46th Xavier Workcamp was held in Mea Ta Chang Village, an Akha community. More than twenty-five university students took part in the camp, working together to build a water tank for the villagers and to celebrate Christmas with them.
“Before going to Japan to participate in the Global Leadership Program 2025 (GLP), under the theme ‘Education and Cross-Border Cooperation for Sustainable Development,’ together with another student and a chaperone, my hope was simple yet meaningful: to practice speaking English with international friends from prestigious universities, to build connections across cultures, and to form lasting relationships that would inspire a spirit of cooperation for the future.”
Thomas Michel was born in 1941 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. His parents were devout Catholics. His father worked at the US Postal Service. He had three other siblings. He joined the diocesan major seminary in St. Louis. He was ordained to the priesthood in 1967.
On the 12th and 13th of August 2025, it was a great honor for us at Saengtham College, Xavier Campus, Chiang Rai, to humbly welcome Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, SJ, together with Archbishop Peter Bryan Wells and approximately 30 youths from Luxembourg. The atmosphere was filled with joy, warmth, and meaningful cultural exchange.
The Society of Jesus was founded in 1540 by Saint Ignatius Loyola and his companions. The mission of the Jesuits is a mission of justice and reconciliation, working so that women and men can be reconciled with God, with themselves, with each other and with God’s creation.
