RAMBLINGS From WALTI

- Getting to work At Teaching

As many of you will remember, the first task listed in my brochure and
in my presentation was that of teaching at Chiangmai Bible Institute (CBl).

However, my first work was the trj^ t.Q_.Burma, described last time.
occasion, I taught Christian Evidence.

On that

Upon returning to Chiangmai, it was

thought to be good for the CBl students to receive the same material.
groups of students were, involved.

First, there were the students of primarily Burmese background.

Two

They

have some ability in English so that they could receive the teaching direct
ly in English. However, after the first day I was advised they were having

difficulty and that I should slow my rate of speaking. Lest Americans feel
superior in their English language ability, they should be aware that most

of these students speak at least 3, languages (in addition to English)!

We

Americans with our limited education in language should be humbled when made
aware of the students of CBl.
Putting these abilities to work will be the
subject of another of these "Ramblings."
....
For these,
The second group of students were th.ose -of Thai heritage.

Poyon translated into Thai which made teaching a team effort. (Poyon is the
preacher of the. Thai Christian Church which meets in the CBl building.) He
made sure he understood the difficult English words so the Thai students
could understand the Thai which he spoke to them.
I like working with a
translator. Besides giving the speaker time to phrase his sentences, trans
lation requires that he avoid long complicated sentences, making what he
says more easily digested In smaller "bites."

For this course, the traditional system of examinations and grades has
been replaced by several projects from which the students may select.
The
project chosen will require them to review the material which has been pre
sented and will be usable in other work of the mission.

It is a

thrill

to

see them quickly volunteer to do the projects.

_
At the same time I have been presenting Christian Evidenc^"^,'Paul ParrisBhas begun a study of Acts. In this course, Paul is teaching
t-he^'tudents, with Poyon translating for the Thai students. We intend for this to
be the standard procedure as we continue to develop the curriculum of CBl.

(Next:

Life In Chiangmai)

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RAMBLINGS of WALT
Mews Letter of Walt Prevost
SOUTH EAST ASIA EVANGELIZING MISSION BOX 59 CHIANGMAI, THAILAND

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MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO WEST SEATTLE CHRISTIAN CHURCH. 4400 42ND. AVE. S.W. SEATTLE, WASH. 98116. c/o DOROTHY WEBER, FWDG. AGENT

February 1978

Volume

Life in Chiangmai
When one first arrives in a new location, he immediately be

Number 4

Housing is good in Chiangmai. The house pictured is the one

I have rented. It is a three-bedroom Thai house of above average

comes aware of differences between his new location and that

construction. It has

from which he has just come. Often these take the form of nega
tive criticisms, which are unfortunate and are indications of cul
ture shock. Comparisons should be made in terms which are not
negative about the new surroundings. I will try to take that
approach as I make the following observations about life in
Chiangmai.

an L-shaped livingdining room, kitchen,

small bedroom, and
"Thai" bath (Asian
toilet and cold-only
shower) downstairs;
upstairs are two bed
rooms, a huge "hall"
(equal in size to the
two bedrooms), and

Traffic drives on the left.

This is obvious the moment one

leaves the airport in Bangkok. I was not concerned about this

when I was a passenger. But, when I had to learn to ride a motor
cycle while trying to remember to stay to the left, it was a bit
traumatic at times. However, this did not last long. The major
problem I had was remembering that, when making a right turn
across traffic, those cars, motorcycles, and trucks ahead of me
on the right are coming towards me!
Chiangmai is the motorcycle capital of the world. We have
been told that on a per-person basis Chiangmai has more motor
cycles than any other city in the world. I believe it! Now I have
joined this vast companywith a Thailand-built Honda JXllO.
Much honking of horns is the standard procedure for driving
in Thailand. Freely translated, a honk seems to mean, "I'm com
ing through!"
Parking places for motorcycles are found in the downtown
area of Chiangmai. Diagonal stripes across the curbside parking
area indicate motorcycle parking. No parking metersbut the
Chiangmai version of "meter maids" collect 50 satongs (=
Baht = 2Vi cents) for parking, sometimes.
Weather has been beautiful, in this "dead of winter," since I
arrived in Chiangmaihighs in the 80's, overnight lows some
times into the upper 50's; mostly dry but with several rains. I
will reserve final comments on the weather until after I have

been through an entire year with its hot and rainy seasons.
Cities are cities are cities around the world. Bangkok, the
capital and largest city of Thailand, is a big city with a popula
tion in the millions. The city has many people, much traffic,
and loud noises. There are many sidewalk businesses. Bangkok
is located in a river delta area and has many canals which were
once the traffic arterialsbefore the advent of motorized wheel

transportation. Across the Chao Phraya River in Thon Buri is

the famous floating market where much commerce is carried
on in boats. Chiangmai is Thailand's second city, about 150,000
population. It is about 450 miles to the north and is at an eleva
tion of about 1000

feet; its longitude is

such

that

it

is

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a "farong" bath (American style with toilet and hot shower). I

use the small bedroom downstairs as a study. The house has
many screened windows which open wide for ventilation. There
is no heat; when the temperature outside is in the 50's, the
house is almost that cool; sweaters or coats must be worn in
doors during the "cold" winters!
Fresh fruit is plentiful in Thailand. Traveling College mem
bers will remember the huge slices of fresh pineapple which we

enjoyed. In addition, there are bananas, papayas, oranges, and

other fruit in abundance. As elsewhere in Asia, rice ("cow" in

Thai) is the staple of the Thai diet. The Thai people put on the
rice various dishes called "gopp cow." Most are very good to the
taste of farongs (foreigners). Some, though, are very hot with
chili. I have a Thai meal prepared for me at noon. For the other
meals I cobble up something for myself. Among the western
foods which are available here is Bisquick, a staple of the Walt
Prevost cooking attempts. I have already put the waffle iron to
work.

Electricity in Thailand is 220-volt 50-cycle, requiring a trans

former for appliances brought from America.

Many rice fields can be seen in the city of Chiangmai. The

winnowing

of rice

shown here occurred

very recently in a
field very near where
I have been living.
The fans are used to
create a breeze to

blow the chaff away

from the falling rice.

Shortwave radio is

a must for English-only westerners. I have heard no English

radio on Chiangmai stations. Voice of America, BBC, FEBC
Manila, and other English-language broadcasts can be heard on

hours ahead of Seat

shortwave. It is convenient for me to listen to a VOA half-hour

tle in time; its lati

news broadcast each evening at 10 p.m.

Shoes are not worn in Thai homes. They are removed and
placed near the door as is the custom in many other Asian coun
tries. This is no problem to me, since I have been in the habit
of going barefoot in my own place for years.
Thai language study is a high priority item for ail missionaries

tude

is

about

the

same as Mexico City.

The picture shows

downtown Chiang
mai, a modern city.
The

vehicle

in

the

foreground is a taxia small pickup with seats in the back. Most

rides in town are two baht (about ten cents).

working in Thailand. Unlike other team members who have

spent several months in Bangkok for language study, I have be
gun work in Chiangmai while studying Thai one hour per day

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easy in concept; for the first time, I am studying a language in
which long vowels are really pronounced longer than short
vowels! My biggest problem is vocabularyno doubt due to my
advanced age. But, it is coming; each time I can use a word or
two with the local people is a source of joy both to me and to
them.

Walt begins teach-

ingatCBI. Although

the CBI building is

not yet completed, it
is being used. The
Thai Cliristian Church

meets in the chapel,

a two-story-high room
under the peaked
roof

in

the center.

Classes, including the

Christian

Evidences

class seen in the pic

ture, are held in the
- library' and otherpart i a 11 y completed
rooms on the second
floor to the left.
Downstairs on the

left are dormitory

rooms, occupied by male students.

Meet fellow-worker Philip Fish, the good-looking young man

in the picture. His real name is Ahphu Fish and he is a secondyear student at Chiangmai Bible
Institute, 20 years old, and from
Putao, Kachin State, Burma. He
speaks Lisu, Burmese, and some
English. His aspirations include
the desire to preach, teach, sing,
and repair electronic equipment.
As a project for the course in
Christian Evidences, he volunteered
to do a series of thirteen ten-min

ute

radio

sermons

in

the

Lisu

language for broadcast over FEBC in Manila. As with the other

students, a scholarship of 700 baht ($35) per month is required
for his living expenses. Wouldn't you like to be blessed by regu
larly providing for Philip's monthly needs? If so, write me in
ChiangmaiI'd like to hear from you!
Prayer is a must for all Christians, but it seems especially so
when on a mission field. Will you pray with me? Things for which
I give thanks to God are my safe arrival here and the wonderful
Christian fellowship I enjoyed enroute, the safe arrival of the
Jerry Headen family (the latest of the SEAEM team to arrive
on the field), the opportunity to work with a fine group of mis
sionaries and students at CBI, finding a house, and blessings of
the trip to Burma. My petitions to God are for approval by the
Thai Immigration Department extending the visas of all the
team for the entire year of 1978, for satisfactory resolution of
the question of the registration of CBI with the government of
Thailand, for guidance that I be a proper Christian example to
the Thai families (Buddhist) among whom I live, and for in
creased Service Link funds, to be applied directly to the work of
South East Asia Evangelizing Mission here in Chiangmai.
New Year Greetings to you from Thailand. I pray that God's
richest blessings will be yours throughout the coming year as
you continue to serve Him and His Son, our Lord Jesus Christ.
With love in Christ,

bJojet

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Bambumos From Walt

A VISIT TO THE NORTHEAST

(.ol, ,, o, 6)
1 traveled to Chtangkham to visit

Dorothy Uhlig and C. W. Callaway.

I renewed my acquaintance with
Dorothy when she came to borrow
CW's station wagon and some man-

and boy-power to help move a badly

burned lady home from the clinic
which Dorothy operates.
It was my privilege to visit the

refugee camp outside Chiangkham

with CW.
He went to the camp to
purchase baskets from Lahu tribal
people. After prices had been es

tablished for all of the baskets,

he paid them and then we loaded
the baskets into the car.
There

is an active church in the camp;

Christians, both refugee and non-

refugee, are busy with 1Iteracy

classes and various other projects

designed to improve the quality of

life of the refugees.

The Callaways operate a hostel. A

very enjoyable hour was spent with

several boys and girls trying to

help them with English.

Lois Callaway was away in Bangkok

supervising the printing of the
third Yao language primer - an Im
portant basic for preaching the
Gospel to people who cannot read.

My week in the northeast was very

educational and enjoyable.
| now
have a much better Idea of the
work being done by other mission

aries in Thailand to the glory of

God and the Lord Jesus Chri st.

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RAMBLINGS of WALT
News Letter of W^ah Prevosi
SOUTH EAST ASIA EVANGELIZING MISSION BOX 59 CHIANGMAI, THAILAND
MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO WEST SEATTLE CHRISTIAN CHURCH, 4400 42ND. AVE. S.W. SEATTLE, WASH. 98116. c/o DOROTHY WEBER, FWDG. AGENT

May 1978

Volume I
A Week in Ban San Lao

A picture of the King of Thailand was presented to the con

The congregation of Christians in the village of Ban San Lao

asked the Thai Christian Church, which meets in the building of
Chiangmai Bible Institute, to participate in a week of meetings
on the occasion of the dedication of its building. Tim Viner,
Jerry Headen, and I accompanied Poyon, the TCC preacher, to
Ban San Lao to help in the program.

Ban San Lao is the home of Manop and Witt, two of our Thai
students. It is located a few kilometers out of Pua in Nan Prov

ince, about 400 kilometers east-northeast of Chiangmai, about

35 kilometers from the Laotian border. About a hundred fami
lies live in the village.
The house shown be

longs to Duan, the

preacher, and is
where we stayed. Its
construction and gen
eral arrangement are
typical of Thai
houses.

Water

for

the village is ob
tained at the village

well and is carried to the homes using the familiar bamboo pole
over the shoulder with buckets hanging from the ends of the
pole. Electrical power
does not yet reach to
Ban San Lao; Poyon
took a portable gen
erator

to

use

Number 7

gregation by some Thai Army men. Buildings in Thailand, in

cluding churches and homes (including Walt's), have pictures of

the King. It was a fine gesture for representatives of the predominantly-Buddhist government to give this recognition to a

group of Christians in a small village.

Wait's part of the program was two hours of teaching each

morning on the Life of the Apostle Paul. The study included
much of Acts as well as information gleaned from his letters
which allowed a reconstruction of his life and missionary meth
ods. It was a blessing to be able to share something from God's
Word with His people in Ban San Lao.

Jerry preached to the Christians during the afternoon pro

grams. He drew out of the letters to the Thessalonians the good
aspects of the church there which are good examples for churches
today. Jerry is the latest missionary to join the SEAEM teain in
Chiangmai, coming from a fruitful ministry with the Church in
Glen Lyn, Virginia. He is from North Carolina and is a graduate
of Cincinnati Bible Seminary.

Tim did the evangelistic preaching during the evening outside

meetings. Beginning with the statement, "We've got a problem!"
he developed the idea that all people have the problem of sin in
their lives, but that there is a solution to the problemJesus
Christ. Tim is from Clarksdale, Mississippi. He is a graduate of
Mid-South Christian College and shared classes with Walt at
Cincinnati Christian Seminary.

The Ban San Lao congregation is a working congregation.

Eight people com
pleted their obedi
ence to the Lord by
being immersed in
nearby Pua River.

for

lights and to show

movies. A village
landmark is the large
tree;_its.-diameter is

about twenty-five
feet.

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These

1i

The building dedication was to celebrate the completion of

used

for

several

weeks. Thai custom

dictated

that

this

week the meetings

could not begin until
after the dedication.

The

building was

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completed Tuesday,
the dedication was Wednesday afternoon, and the other meetings
uegan Wednesday evening. The dedication program began with
the people under the shelter by the front of the building. After
prayer and a few very short remarks, the name of the church on
the front of the building was unveiled, a ribbon across the door
was cut and the program moved inside. Jerry preached for this
program, pointing out that God dwells in the hearts of men and

not in buildings but that buildings are nevertheless very neces

sary aids to congregational worship of God.

from

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prior to

re

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the

I- w e e k's meetings.

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Even though the
building had been

converts

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- Ban Haen.

Poyon translated for us.

Poyon Tittipoom was the hard

working "jack of all trades" for the week. Included in the multi
tude of jobs which he did was that of translating all of the
speaking which Jerry, Tim, and I did while in Ban San Lao. He
is seen in the pictures with Jerry and Tim. Poyon was an em
ployee of Voice of Peace at the time the Traveling College vis
ited Chiangmai. Re
cently, he has been
preaching for theThai
Christian Church,
translating our teach
ing into Thai, and
supervising the con
struction work on the

CBI building. He is a
very important part
of the SEAEM team.

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Movies are a good evangelistic tool in Thai villages. About

three hundred children and adults came to the movies each eve

ning, a major portion of the village population. Part of the

crowd

can

be

seen

in the picture. One

of the movies was a
modem versionofthe

story of the Prodigal

Son, placed in mod
ern Thailand, and
very effective in com
municating God's

our older students. The new students require teaching in Thai;

they will be taught by Samyong in Thai and by Paul with trans
lation by Poyon. Older students will be taught by Jerry, Walt,
and Paul; translation will be done by Poyon. You can probably
see the big transla
tion load being car
ried by Poyon;please
pray with us that
God will supply additional teachers capa-

J... ,

t li _'t

ble in Thai. I will be

teaching the course

love in terms which

Person

the Thai people can

the

of Christ to

older

students.

Will you pray with us? Our dear heavenly Father. . .

understand.

Rice was standard fare in Ban San Lao as it is all across Asia.

Sometimes we had "sticky rice" which we ate with our fingers

after dipping in "gopp cow" (sometimes both rice and fingers).

Other times we had "regular" rice with gopp cow which we ate
with spoons. It was good! Christians around the world are good
cooks!

That's Witt, operj

Thank you for your creation which shows us your power.

Thank you for the Lord Jesus Christ and His sacrifice for us,
which shows us your love.
Thank you for allowing us to be part of your family.
Thank you for opportunities to serve you.
Thank you for the new Thai students in CBI.
Thank you for the older students and their continued zeal to

ating upon the water

preach your wordT

melon. His name is

D a v i d Chowsan

If it be Your Will. . .

(David is pronounced
"Day-Witt" by Thais
and is shortened to

"Witt"). He is one of

The registration of the CBI students might be completed soon.

Scholarship funds continue so that liNing expenses of the stu
dents may be provided.
Leadership be provided for the small village churches.
Additional translation capability be provided to CBI.

the two CBI students

from Ban San Lao
and is in his third

That the new Christians in Ban San Lao and Ban Haen be

year of study at CBL His being at CBI results from work by Virgilio De Los Santos several years ago. Witt is 24 years old and
plans to be a traveling evangelist among the villages near his

That we might be ver>' efficient in the use of time, so that we

will accomplish the most for You.
That we recognize opportunities in our day-to-day lives for
showing Christ to others.

home.

Praise the Lord for th^ doze^ew Thai students beginning

work at Chiangmai Bible(lnstittrte as we begin CBI's fourth year
of teaching on May 1. Most of these new students are Thai-Lisu
and result from work being done by Peter Sutjaibun in villages

north of Chiangmai. For the first time we are being challenged"^

to provide classes for a new group of students in addition to

strengthened in their faith so they may withstand the tempta

tions which will follow.

God bless you all.

With love in Christ,

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Bamblihgs From Walt

The Matter of One's Feet (V. 1, jj'B)
An important point to remember when
visitingor living in another coun
try is to remember just that - we
are in a country not our own.
We
must act in a manner which will not

reflect adverseiy on ourselves, our

own country, or upon the Lord Jesus

Christ, whose ambassadors we are.

What one does with his feet fs im

portant in Thailand!

Enroute by

bus from Bangkok to Chaing Mai,

seated on the front row, one visi
tor to CBI found that he was re

ceiving very i rr i tated glances from

the driver.

Fortunately, a SEAEM

missionary with the visitor real

ized what itwas that was upsetting

to the driver- the visitor's foot!

I n Thailand it i s considered a
taboo, a no-no, an insult to direct
the sole of one's foot toward an

other person.

The man was sitting

as most of us Americans do, with

his left ankle on his right knee

so that the sole of his left foot
was pointed directly at the driver!

The Thai people are very gracious

people and normally don't indicate
displeasure as did the driver.

This makes it even more important

for us to know about the customs

of the people we are among so that

we may avoid offending them.

Gleanings
JUW.

Walt Prevost, Box 59, Ghiangmai,

Thailand reported a dozen new Thai

students beginning study at Ghiangmai
Bible Institute on Way 1, 1978.

Also,

a week of teaching and preaching

in the village of Ban San Lao resulted

in eight being immersed in the Pua
River.

Walt's forv;arding agent is:

West Seattle Christian Church,

Dorothy Weber, 2 5814 K S.W.

Myrtle St., Seattle, WA 98126.

#.
JUN.

Gleanings

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News Letter of Walt Prevost
SOUTH EAST ASIA EVANGEIIZING MISSION BOX 59 CHIANGMAI, THAILAND
MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO WEST SEATTLE CHRISTIAN CHURCH, 4400 42ND. AVE. S.W. SEATTLE, WASH, 98116. c/o DOROTHY WEBER, FWDG. AGENT

September 1978

Volume I

RecordingAn Important Part

of Missions Strategy
Chiangmai Bibls Institute is the main work for which some
of us came to work in Thailand and is vital in the ongoing of the

Gospel in Southeast Asia. However, it is only part of a coordi

nated effort in reaching people for Christ and in training leader
ship for the churches.

Number 12

Jerry Headen will continue

work in the recording studio.
There he is at work in the con

trol room. Jerry hopes to estab

lish an LTE (Leadership Train
ing by Extension) program. He
is active in recording as well as
in teaching in CBI.

Recording is an important part of missions strategy in reach

ing the people of Southeast Asia. Many unreached people and
Christian people who need and desire training live in countries
where missionaries are not allowed to go. Radio broadcasts and
cassette ministries are methods available to us today which help
in taking the Gospel and teaching material to these people even
when travel to them is impossible. Recording has been a part of
the work of South East Asia Evangelizing Mission since its be
ginning in 1968. Radio programs have been produced in Lisu,
Rawang, and Kachin languages for broadcast over FEBC in
Manila. Cassette lessons have been prepared in these same lan
guages. Until recently, the major part of the production of these
materials has been accomplished in a studio in the home of
LaVerne Morse in Cincinnati. This has required sending recorded
music and preaching to Cincinnati for the production work and
then sending the completed cassettes to Asia for broadcast and
other use. Now, in the nearly-completed recording studios in the
CBI building, professional quality recordings are being made. In
the near future complete production of the broadcast and teach
ing cassettes will be accomplished here in Asia. Some of the
material being recorded is a part of work in CBIthe recording
of sermons and lessons as required projects for courses being
studied.

Recent activity in the CBI recording studio included the

recording of 40 songs in the Lisu language by Lois (Mrs. LaVerne)
Morse. Her ability to speak and
sing in Lisu stems from the days
when she and her family were
missionaries in China and Burma.

She was accompanied by Samyong on the Ranat, a Thai instru

ment. These recorded Lisu songs
will be added to the library of
Lisu music which may be used
for broadcast and teaching cas
settes in the Lisu language.

The recording studio is Tim Viner's "baby." (That's Tim

observing Samyong's technique at the Ranat in the picture.)
He has been responsible for the
construction of the studio. In

addition to raising most of the

funds for the construction and

equipping of the studio, he has

personally overseen its details,
including the design of the facil
ity and being present during
much of the work. The studios
have double walls and acoustic

treatment to keep sound reflec

tion inside and transmission from

the outside to a minimum. The facility includes a large studio

for recording musical groups and a smaller studio for spoken

material by one or two people plus a control room. All of the
very busy work by Tim is in addition to his teaching classes in
CBI. As of this writing, Tim has just left for home in Mississippi
on his first furlough.

The First Term of the 1978-79 School Year

The visit of Conley Silsby and George Morgan began the

fourth year of teaching at CBI. Both are members of West Seat
tle Christian Church, my supporting church. George is an elder
of WSCC and Missions Chairman. It was very appropriate for
him to visit the field and to evaluate the work of a member of

the staff of WSCC. Conley is retired Speech/Homiletics Professor

of Puget Sound College of the Bible. I prevailed upon him to
teach a few hours of Homiletics to our CBI students. It was

good to hear him teach and preach again. They were part of a
party of seven from WSCC who participated in the All-Japan
Christian Convention, held in Okinawa on the occasion of the
30th anniversary of the work of Harlan and Emeline Woodruff
there. Woodruffs are also living link missionaries of WSCC.

Next, a period of "regular" teaching for six vyeeks. Paul

Parrish taught Acts and Basic Christian Doctrine; Jerry Headen
taught Exodus; 1 taught Person of Christ; Poyon was the hard
working translator for all of these classes.

A team of visiting teachers from Cincinnati completed the

term. We were priviledged to have the teaching services of Sher
wood and Mary Smith, Lois Morse, and Terry Silence, all asso
ciated with Cincinnati Bible Seminary. Sherwood taught Petrine
Epistles and Jude; Mary taught Principles of Christian Educa
tion; Terry taught Elijah; Lis
taught Lisu Music (to our
Thai-Lisu students). Prior to
their visit to CBI, they taught
the first week of a two-week

Asian Leadership Seminar in

Rangoon. They are seen (Lois,
Mary, Sherwood, Terry) eating
a meal following the worship
service in the home of Dakum

Pi Graham.

Asian Leadership Seminar in Rangoon, Burma

Jerry Headen and I shared in Rangoon during the week fol
lowing the team from Cincinnati. This was during the last week
of June; we were the second team for this "special" ALS. It
was requested by the Chin men; however, a good group of
Rawang/Lisu men also attended. While Jerry taught Exodus to
one group, I taught Life of Paul to the other, each of us teach
ing about five hours per day for
five days. The picture shows Ed
ward Kyon (pronounced "Chon")
Bill who did the translation into

the Falam Chin language. While

translating the New Testament in
to Chin, he "discovered" the
principles of New Testament
Christianity and later resigned his
position with a denominational
group. The brethren who came

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with him are of like mind and devoured the teaching Jerry and
I gave them. They had many questions, including the subjects
of speaking in tongues and the eldership. Jerry and I did the
best we could to feed their hunger for Bible information.

A group of Rawang/Ltsu men came from the far north of

Burma, some traveling several weeks and over a thousand miles
to be with us. The effec
tiveness of these Asian

school in Pua, he lived in the Christian Hostel operated by Imogene Williams.

A kitchen/dining room has recently been placed in service.

It was built in about a month for approximately $1000 in special
gifts by friends in the U.S.

Supawat is attempting to teach me the Thai language. He

is 22, a Christian, and works
full time at teaching Thai to
several students, including other
missionaries. We work together
in my study; WSCC folks may

Leadership Seminars is seen

in the remarks made in a

speech by one of the men

at the conclusion of the
week. He said that the

be interested to see the desk

and one of the bookcases which

teaching they had received

would soon be spread all
over the northern part of

they gave me for Christmas.

Thank you very much!

Burma as each man went

home and repeated many times the teaching he had received.

Jerry and I returned to Chiangmai feeling tremendously blessed
by sharing with the men in Rangoon. We look forward to the
next ALS in January and February.

I continue to praise the Lord and thank Him for the work
He has given me to do in this beautiful country. He has placed
me here with a fine group of missionaries, whom I appreciate
more and more as I work with them. I thank Him for the dedi

cated students at CBI, who are anxious to get the training they
need to become effective workers for Him. I thank Him for the

Around CBI

I would like to share with you just a little of what is going

on at Chiangmai Bible Institute.
"But Peter . . , raised his voice and

declared . .

(Acts 2:14). The second

term of our 1978-79 school year began

August 15 with a one-week short course
on Evangelism, taught by Peter Sutjaibun,
the President of CBI. Originally from
Burma but now a Thai citizen, Peter is
very effective in working in the villages
and in relating to the CBI students. His
experience, his easy-going loving manner,
and his ability to use over a half-dozen
languages makes him an essential part of

Will you join me in thanking God for these blessings and in

lifting up the following for His consideration?
^That our students who are in villages may have opportuni
ties to be effective witnesses for the Lord Jesus Christ;

That we all might be more effective witnesses, wherever

we are;

the SEAEM team of missionaries.

Takraw is an international pastime. The chapel of the CBI

building serves as a gymnasium for playing Takraw, a game
played all over Southeast Asia at
this time of year. Prachuap, one of
our first-year students, is very in
tent in trying to kick the six-inch
rattan Talaaw. The game is played
like volleyballby kicking the ball
with any part of the body except
the hands! Prachuap is 18 and is
from a Meo village near Pua, to the

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j!> east of Chiangmai, near the border

with

Laos.

While

safe arrival of the Doug Umbanhowar family, beginning a second

term of service. I thank God for my friends at WSCC, who sup
ply my complete support, and for other churches and individuals
-who have helpod-in the work-iicre, both financially and-with-aUimportant prayer support.

attending

high

That student scholarship and other funds may be supplied

for the operation of CBI, for the completion of the CBI building,
and other work of SEAEM;
That the spirit of friendship and cooperation between
missionary activities here in Northern Thailand might be
strengthened.

Thank you for joining me in this vitally important aspect

of missionary work. May God give you His richest blessings!
With love in Christ,