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WHAT A BEAUTIFUL WINTER THE LORD BLESSED ME WITH t I arrived in the U,S, December kth and was welcomed to San Francisco by my brother Harold and his family# When I arrived in Klamath Falls the fresh fallen snow made every-
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I will leave San Francisco March 10th
interdenominational Christian Conference at the clinic April 4th through 7th. Oratal wrote from Chlengkam that on Valentine's Day they had a farewell party for the
students graduating from high school and junior high. They were to start their exams the next day and then go home to study for entrance exams to senior high, vocational
schools or college. The other dorm students will take their exams the last of February or early March. All my children are well and keeping busy. Pray for CHAD that he might know the Lord's will, Aether to go on to high school or take vocational training. He is 20 years old now. His brothers and sister would miss him very much If he goes to Chlengrai for vocational training; but Dang is 14 now so he could take more
responsibility.
Callaways returned to Thailand early in January to help check the new Yao translation of the New Testament and arrange for printing in the script that is used by the Yao
They are helping look after the dorm and my kids while I'm gone.
They will return to the U.S, the latter part of March and continue printing books, making tapes and visiting the Mien refugees in the U.S., Canada and France. There is special need for prayer for IMOGENS WILLIAMS. She has been having back prob
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The orthopedist advised rest and if no results she may have to have back surgery
The doctor says that one side of her old spinal fusion has deteriorated.
had surgery over 20 years ago./ Tina, her adopted daughter, is in her second year at Johnson Bible College and plans to start nurses training next fall. She will be going
to Thailand for the summer.
alone.
Imogene has asked special prayer for a young Hmong man named PICHET* He wrote to her saying he knew she had helped others and hoped she could help him. He said "I have so
many problems and am in the depth of despair and see no way out. No one has been able to help me though I've tried many things. You are my last chance. I've been under the power of demons for 10 years and sick and find no-way out#". (At birth he was dedicated to the desnons to become a demon priest*' When he
was 3 the tribal people were forced, by the government, to move from their mountain villages to resettlement camps. While temporary homes were being
built he and many women and children stayed at Imogene's place. When he was 9 he started having headaches and was sick frequentlyi but he finished grade school and was sent to Bangkok for high school. He was sick many
times and knew it was caused by the demons. He asked permission from his father to become a Christian but was refused. Then he got a full scholar ship for college. After starting college the headaches became unbearable.
Ihe doctors could find nothing wrong; but after a short time he had to drop out of college. He is now selling in the night market in Chlengmal and attending automechanlc school in the-daytl^ae*)
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My return to Thailand on March 10th was uneventful and I arrived back in Chiengkam
in time to help prepare for the annual Christian conferenceo There were about 300 in attendance. This was followed by a Bnong conference at Phayao for leaders and
Two days later, on our regular Sunday afternoon trip to the Efinong village, the bus
was unable to make it up a hill and the brakes failed to hold so the bus went back
to the other and I knew it wasn't far to the steep drop off to the river# WE CAIXED OUT TO THE LORD t He undertook and the driver was able to stop. Those "sriio
jumped off were only slightly bruised and scratched. If they had not Jumped at
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(The bus we usually take is in good condition and the driver is experi
BROKEN HIP
missionary friends from the OMF in Chiengmai arrived (having been alerted by a phone call from their colleagues in Chiengrai requesting prayer for travel and medical
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of the doctor I wanted to see. We arrived in Chiengmai before 8 p.m. and went to a private hospital. Just after having an X-ray that confirmed a broken hip, two
doctor. Oratai and two clinic helpers went along. We left at 3 p.m. and an hour later stopped by the Overseas Mission Fellwship house in Chiengrai to get the name
get up and knew it was broken; so I called Saengchai to help and arrange for a pickup truck to take me to the hospital in Cliiengniiii whe2>e there is a good orthopedic
The new school year was just beginning when on May lOth, on my way to see the dorm parents, I slipped on the concrete and fe3L dirsctly on my left hip, I couldn't
The doctor I wanted to see was at the hospital doing surgery on another patient. His assistant took the X-ray for him to see and he said he would do surgery at 11 p.m. (Had I gone to the government hospital it might have taken up to a week to
get on the schedule for surgery.) I REALLY PRAISED THE LORD THAT HE HAD A SURGEON
he decided on a hip joint replacement. It was all finished by 1 a,m, Oratai stayed with me at the hospital (it is the custom in Thailand for a family member to help
care for a patient).
blind school in Chiengmai, Imogene was there 3 days so we had a cdiance to visit,
Later that morning Imogene Viilliams brought a blind Hmong girl from Pua to enter the
TheDavLd Morse family ijivited me to stay \jth them lien I left the hospital. They had a downstairs room that could be used as a bedroom. After 6 days in the hospital I went -to their home and enjoyed the next 10 days with thea and their three boys, Itoy friends came to visit in the hospital and at the Morse home; and many people in
Thailand and the U,S, were praying for me, I've had a quick recovery but must use
crutches for at least 6 weeks,
Yut, a student I've sent to the Chiengmai University, was working as a volunteer in the chTsrdi in Chiengmai diiring school vacation. He arranged for a van and <>aTnft
along with me and Oratai on May 26th to see that we got home okay,
Wanda Jennings took care of the children idiile I was gone and looked after other things too. She was training two Yao young people to teach others to read and
write Yao,
CHILDREN
in a doim at Phayao and has been a bit homesicko He will have a 10 day break the middle of July, He is also taking ROTC and thus does not have to register for the
okay, Kwan now has his own room and he was very proud to have his brother YUT stay with him for 2 days, Yut returned to Chiengmai June 3rd and will starF^s
CHAP started technical school studying electronics the first of May, He is living
draft, HLA,
and DANG have missed him; but they and KWAN are getting along
PRAY FOR YUT TO KNOW THE LORD'S WILL.
last tena of college next week. He is praying about going on to seminary and
serving the Lord full time,
While I wasJji Chiengmai two or three clinic staff members sold medicine and
villages and they will continue to visit these. Clinic will open again on
Jiuie 6th as I can sit down to work.
a !I3iai family professed faith in Christ There is good interest in three other
two others went out daily to visit in homes and share the gospel. Two days ago
PICHET, the Hmong young man \Aio wanted to be free from the evil spirits, made a profession of faith in Chiengmai and was baptized, Uiere is a question as to his sincerity as later he was back in Pua and talking about going back to the demons since he didn't see that Christ had done anything for him, PIEASE CONTINUE TO
PRAY FOR PICHET THAT HE >IAY FIND TRUE DELIVERANCE BY YIELDING HIS LIFE TO CHRIST.
PRAY FOR PRASAN. SAENGCHAI and ORATAI as they teach the Bible classes for the dorm students on Sundays and Tuesdays and the cell group on Thursday night.
Also PRAY FOR BIOGENE WIIXIAMS and TINA, "HER ADOPTED DAUGHTER. Tina has finished two years at Johnson Bible College anTwill be in OSiailand for the summer before
starting nursea training in^e fall. Rejoicing in the Lord, ^
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school fora few days. When the sister leftthe child. Pahn, didn't even cry. A six-
year-old Mong boy entered the school a few days later and when I went to visit
one day lie was crying loudly. Pahn was comforting him and saying "don'tcry" and two days later when I told her I was returning to Pua, she cried and wanted to go with me. This morning her parents came to ask about her and they cried when they s:iw ihe pictures Td taken of her but they are also thankful that she has this
chance for an education. Pray for Pahn and her family.
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On arrival in Chiengmai, I learned that Dorothy Uhlig had arrived the night before with a broken hip. Ten years ago she brokeherright hip and this time the leftone. Shewas taken in the backof a pickup truckto Chiengmai, arriving at 10
p.m. and was in the operating room by 11 o'clock where she had a complete hip
replacement. She was out of the hospital in six days walking with crutches. I
comforting Uic Mong boy at (he school for the blind.
wanted to stay longer to be with her but had to return to "my" kids. She is
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Sincere thanks to all of you for your prayers, love, and suppon.
t-ove in Jesus,
Imosene's sister received word that Tina did arrive safely in Thailand.
My back is much better. The doctor, the same orthopedist who did Dorothy's surgery, advises wearing a back brace part time and notoverdoing.
MISSIONS EDITION
Dear Friends^
SEPTEMBER 1988
HAVE YOU EVER HAD THE LORD ANSWER YOUR PRAYER MORE ABUNDANTLY THAN YOU
EVER DREAMED?
Last March the clinic staff prayed that the Lord would send more patients or we'd have
TO reduce the staff and there would be less opportunity to witness.
During May the patients increased AND BY June we were in the midst of an epidemic OF hemorrhagic fever. (This is a form OF DENGUE FEVER CAUSED BY THE BITE OF A MOSQUITO.) June 15 I was awakened about 5:30 a. M. BY THE SOUND OF CARS AND MOTORCYCLES CRUNCHING OVER the gravel in the driveway. At 6:30 I DECIDED TO HAND OUT NUMBERS FOR REGISTRATION OR IT would be a madhouse. We opened at 8 A.M. AND BY 8:30 HAD OVER 200 PATIENTS SO HAD TO TELL LATE comers TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL OR COME BACK THE NEXT DAY. ThE STAFF WAS EXHAUSTED WHEN WE FINISHED AT 4 P.M. We DID N'T CLOSE AT NOON BUT TOOK
turns eating. After that first HECTIC DAY I STARTED GIVING
OUT REGISTRATION NUMBERS AT
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The [.ord knew our needs Bible Collegei to come and English to students and to Angie came for a visit and
teaching patients.
before we did and arranged for an intern. Glen Miller from Ozark help. He arrived in mid-June to assist the Goddards "teaching help with odd jobs. Also my niece; Sue Ford; and her daughter to help in clinic. When we were inundated with patients the
LaO Ya ASSISTED THEM WHEN HE WASN't
They had a great time together talking; laughing and learning quite a
and assisted as registrar for over 2 months. She has applied for teaching positions and other work but so far has found nothing. Ihe Thai economy is in bad shape and many people
are out of work. The Lord used Fm to meet our need. PRAY HE WILL HELP HER FIND A JOB. She teaches a Bible class on Sundays at Pleasantville.
WORK IN THE TRIBAL ARFAS
The five girls who went for nurses' aid training at the Baptist Hospital near Bangkok will finish in October and start work in a new clinic that will open in Nan Province. It
WILL meet a need FOR THE TRIBAL PEOPLE IN THE AREA. MUCH PRAYER IS NEEDED THAT THIS WORK
In Peace village (Santipap or Nam l.u) where Mien Christians from America visited and TAUGHT ABOUT JeSUS THERE WERE 13-14 FAMILIES THAT MADE PROFESSIONS OF FAITH. l.AST MONTH
WEEKS A MONTH IN THIS VILLAGE TO TEACH AND GROUND THE PEOPLE IN THE FAITH. IT IS A LONG WAYS TO THE VILLAGE AND IN THE RAINY SEASON IT IS OFTEN IMPOSSIBLE TO GET THERE BY MOTOR
CYCLE OR JEEP AS THE LAST 15-20 MILES IS A NARROW; WINDING; MUDDY MOUNTAIN ROAD.
At San Jaren a church building is under construction. One of the elderly Christians DIED IN August and SeeSio and FuGuang went and conducted the funeral. It had been raining
AND WOULD HAVE BEEN IMPOSSIBLE FOR MiKE PhILLIPS TO GET TO THE VILLAGE IN HIS 4 WHEEL
DRIVE VEHICLE.
Saturday Mike and Naomi Phillips; Jeni and John Goddard and I went to Chiengrai to meet WITH THE BeVINGTONS OF THE OVERSEAS MISSIONARY FELLOWSHIP TO DISCUSS CLOSER COOPERATION
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WITH THEM AND THE fllEN CHRISTIANS FROM OTHER AREAS AND FROM THE U. S. WHO VISIT AND ARE
MUCH FOR THE MIEN THROUGHOUT SOUTHEAST ASIA THAT DOORS MAY BE OPENED TO THE GOSPEL.
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PRODUCING RADIO PROGRAMS FOR MiEN THROUGHOUT SOUTHEAST ASIA. ALSO WE DISCUSSED THE NEED Baptists who are just starting to work in Nan Province. PRAY
either during the short vacation in October or in December when the schools close for the
Asian Games.
There are 38 students in the dorms this year. It will soon be time for their camp
We praise the Lord that after much uncertainty the Goddards were granted a visa until
NEXT March.
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WAS HOME FOR OVER 2 WEEKS BETWEEN SEMESTERS.
STUDYING ACCOUNTING.
HER mother for A FEW DAYS SO SHE HAD A REUNION WITH THE 5 KIDS.
WORKING TO START A NEW CHURCH NEAR"BANGKOK.
Qratai former helper and Bible college graduate and her husband Pimit came to visit
SHE AND HER HUSBAND ARE
OF THE BAHTi closing OF MANY COMPANIES AND SOME BANKSi AND INFLATION ALL COMBINE TO MAKE
SPIRITUAL NEEDS.
^25 BE SENSITIVE JH^,2IF."'$sionaries and the ABOUT thai Christians that we hay KEEP CLOSE TO THE LORD AND TO THE NEEDS OF THOSE US. The devaluation
PEOPLE REALIZE THAT THEY NEED SOMETHING STABLE IN THEIR LIVES. It IS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THE GOSPEL WITH THEM AND POINT THEM TO ChRIST WHO CAN HELP US IN OUR PHYSICAL AND
Thank you for your^PRAYERSj ENCOUP^'^'^^'iNlLAND DIFFERENT WAYS YOU HAVE HELPED. .MaY THE
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EVIL SPIRITS
Mrs Lai came to us for medicine the middle of July. She had been in several times before and it seemed like the- usual symptoms. While she was having her blood pressure taken, her husband told me she had been acting strangely she would curse and hit him and run, shouting, around the village, WAS SHE CRAZY? In Kean, a member of oiar staff, talked with her and her husband when they re turned to the waiting room. It turned out that a neighbor was jealous of them and this neighbor had a malevolent spirit that he could send to cause trouble
or death to others. After we told them of Jesus and His power over evil spirits, they made a profession of faith, then returned home. A week later the clinic staff went to visit in their home and found they were still believing and that she was well. Except for one son, the married children were happy to have their parents become Christians, However, Mrs, Lai's father was opposed. They live quite a distance from Chiengkamj but we are planning regular follow up.
DEMON POSSESSION
About a week later a 15 year old boy, Ong Aut was brought to clinic. The regis trar asked me to see him soon as he seemed to be having severe abdominal pain. The boy was hunched over and holding his abdomen, but wouldn't look at me or an
swer questions. His father said he'd had an attack 3 or ^ days before, was okay for 2 days and then another attack. What kind of attack? Epilepsy??? I wasn't getting much information that made sense so sent him into the examining room and had the Thai nurse talk to the father, She then told me the boy was demon pos sessed; so In Kean went in and started dealing with him. They moved to a private reception room and Oratai and Prasan joined them. The spirit wouldn't give his
name but was afraid whenever another Christian walked in, After about an hour
Prasan called another pastor who had had more experience in casting out demons.
He worked with the boy for another half hour before the demon left and the boy
could speak.
They then taught him about Jesus and he accepted the Lord. His father said he had a xdiole bag of charms and other things from the temple. He was to come back the next day or on Sunday. He didn't come so the staff went to see him. His mother said
he was okay and read the Bible daily and prayed before meals.
his father, planting rice.
Finally his father brought him to the Sope Waan church in mid-August, In the afternoon some of the Christians went to his village and met with him in the home
of a Christian,
Ong Aut brought his bag of charms and the Christians helped
destroy them and exhorted him and his family to follow the Lord. Now regular
Sunday morning meetings have been started in that village. been a real testimony of the Lord's power
spirits and ^o are very open in their testimony for Christ.
Praise the Lord for those on the clinic staff who have the gift of discerning the
WE ARE ENGAGED IN A
REAL BATTLE WITH THE EVIL ONE AND NEED YOUR PRAltERS THAT EACH OF US WILL KEEP CLOSE TO THE LORD AND WALK IN HIS LIGHT AND NOT LET SIN COME INTO OUR LIVES.
FAMILY NEWS
Chao finally moved his family's official registration from the mountain village to Chiengkam, (Their village was in Pong district and it took a day to go there and do business and come back.) He has been trying to get an I.D, card for 3 years but they've lost the picture they took 3 different times. In order to get credit for
ROTC he has to have this and also has to change from a Chinese surname to Thai.
to think up a surname that no other family has. (Thai names and surnames are
This is a lengthy process. It takes many trips to the district office and having
made up of a combination of Thai one syllable words and can be very meaningful.)
one and then check in a stack of books listing surnames in use in the country.
Any that weren't already listed he could submit in his application.
granted. This can be done here in Chiengkam.
After he had 6 combinations that he liked, he had to write out the meaning of each
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then sent to Bangkok and a search will be made to see if any belong to someone alreadyo If not, then he can malce formal application for a change and it will be
We must have the results back in early February in order to get the paper work done here and in the army before the school year is out in early March, Otherwise he can't get credit for ROTC and will be eligible for the draft.
Another matter for prayer is that this term the school has classes on Sunday morn ing so he can't attend church. He goes to a Friday night youth meeting and some
times goes to the Bible College on Sunday evenings. There are no other Christians in the technical school. PRAY FOR HIS WITNESS BI THE SCHOOL AND ESPECIALLY FOR
HIS TWO ROOM MATES0
Bla, Dang and Tao had a two weeks school vacation.- Their second term began
September 1st.
Kwan is in 3rd year junior high and will have a months vacation in October.
Last
Sunday he gave his testimony in church and was a blessing to all. He has really
grown in the Lord and is teaching a kindergarten Sunday School class now,
I am almost recovered from surgery for hip replacement, but still use a cane idien
walking far.
COMING EVENTS
The Dorm Retreat will be Oct. ^8 in Nan Province with Banya and Imogene Williams
in charge of arrangements.
October 20-24 there will be a Sunday School teachers' training session here at
clinic. Two teachers will be coming from Bangkok to lead this. There will be
about 20 taking the course.
Thank you for your faithfulness in prayer, writing and sharing in the work here
in Thailand. May the Lord bless you all.
With love^lst .
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