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Publ ished t w ic e y e ar ly, in s pr in g a n dautum n, by undenomina t iona l Chr is ti an m is si on ar ie s laboring to establ ishin Thai land S l a m ) sel f -supor t ingc h u r c h e s a f t e r t h e N e w T e s t a m e n tpat tern. Distr ibuted with the hope ofgaining needed prayer support fo r th eThai land work, of ge t t ing m o r e cons e c r a t e d w o r k e r s f o r t h i s a n d o t h e r

fields an d o f e nc ou ra gi ng a ll to g rea t -ei effor t in th e spread of s imple undenominat ional C h ri st ia ni ty t hr ou g ho u tth e wor ld . Missionar ie s e nga ge d in th iseffor t a re p res en tly lo cated a t twoc e n t e r s in e x t r e m e N o r t h e r n T h a i l a n d ;Ta la t Chiengkam, Changwat Chieng-rai, Thailand; and Pua, N an Province,T h a i l a n d .

C o v e r P i c t u r eA W h i t e M i a o w o m a n o f t h e P i s i

Village. This is the largest White MiaoVillage in this area. H e r jewelry cons is ts o f s il ve r e ar rin gs , a s ix t iereds i l v er h o rs es h oe n e ck la c e a n d s i l v e ro rn am e n t s a ro u n d t h e w a i s t .

D o r o t h y Goes H o m eDorothy Uhlig l e f t Chiengkam on

March 6 th an d flew f ro m B an gko k onth e 13th fo r h e r f i rs t fur lough. H e ra d d r e s s i n t h e U . S . i s 1 0 2 6 a i n

S tre et, K lam ath Falls, Oregon. Shewill be taking a course in MidwiferyApri l 5 t h ru October 15 in Kentucky.

N ew Miss iona ry Arr ivesGordon Stan ley B yers a rr ive d on

Janua ry 22 and has taken up residencew i t h D on a n d R ob er ta B y e r s w hohappen to be his p are nts . H e w as welcom ed b y tw o o ld e r b ro th e rs .

C h ri st m as To ge th erT he T hree B are s (Garland, Dorothy

Jean and Geoffrey) an d th e Callawayfamily came to Chiengkam for Chris tm a s

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T h e O c t o b e r 1955 i s sue s h o u l d h a v eb e e n n u m be red Vol. 4 N o. 2 i n s t e a do f Vol. 5 N o. 2.

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F a s t l iving character izes this age.

W e fl i t abou t so rapidly t h a t God isunable to ca tch us. W e bounce up anddown in elevators, d a r t in and ou t oftraffic, skim over s tee l rails and cons um e a s to u nd in g quant i t ies of dis tancea n d tim e b y j e t propulsion. T o exper ie n ce c o m m un i o n w i t h G o d w e m u s tapply the brakes. W e m ust not onlyslow downbut w e m u s t s top an d having s topped we m ust do the impossible s t a n d s t i l l .

I n Chiengkam thereis a

blind boya b o u t 14 yrs . o f age . E a c h day h ev/alks to and f rom th e m a r k e t pickingup laund ry for his mothe r to wash .S o m e t i m e s t h e con fus ion o f t h e r o a d -v/ay overcomes t hi s s ig ht le ss boy. Thelumbering noisy ox-carts, jangl ing bicycle bells a nd in te rm i tt en t waves o fpeople going to and f r o m market .W h e n h i s s e n s e s b e c o m e s c r a m b l e dan d unt rus twor thy by t h i s unseenchaoshe s tops and quietly s tandss t i l l . W h e n t h e w a v e o f c o n f u s i o n s u bs ides h e t h e n slcvsly a n d conf ident lypicks his way home a t h is a cc us to me dgai t .

To-day God's perfect peace is swif tly being dissolved in a 20th centurypanic. God's message to us is to S t and Stil l . T he s pi ri tu al nerves o fm o d e rn C h r i s t e n do m s c r e a m f o r t h e b a l m o f Gi lead . L i k e t h e c h i l d r e n o fI s rae l by th e R ed Sea, w e a re beings w a l l o w e d i n t h e d u s t o f o u r c o n f u sion. Attack ing f rom behind come theapprehending arm ies of fear. The futu re looms with insecur i ty. All aroundt h e r e i s t h e m ad ne ss o f m a n ' s s u p r e m eeffor t to spin f a s t e r in circles o f hisow n design. From th i s m o d e r n h ys t e ria t he r e sounds a w a r n i n g f romIsrael ' s leader, S t and s ti ll a nd see thesLlvat ion o f t h e L o r d .

W h e n th e d ay is spe n t a nd w e feeltoo

exhaus tedfo r t omor row, a nd

th ed in of t h e w o r l d becomes unbearab le ;a n d o u r s e n s e s b e c o m e s c r a m b l e d a n dunt rus twor thythen s top. S t a n d s t i l lan d al low th e world, i ts chaos, insecur i ty an d fa s t l iving to pass by. Inthe ca lm t h a t follows you will n o t onlyse e H is sa lv at io n b u t y ou wi l l h e a rH i s v oi c e a nd a bo ve a l l t h e r e w i l lbe peace. This i s t r ue deliverance.

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A n i l I fhovuh wil l Kui'l) ' t h e e r o n t i n u a l l y am Niit isfy t h y s o u l in d r y i ihicet i a n d m a k e NtroiiuIh y iMinoM a n d t hou s h u l t he l ik e ii w a t e r e d s a rd en a nd l ike a xprhi i ; o f w a t e r w h o s e w a t e r s fa l l n o t .

sa . I K : .

At the Spring of Living WaterAs th e old y e a r s l ip ped aw ay, w e

Thai land missionaries ga thered inChiengkam to dr ink deep o f H isSpring of Living Water. W e were to

ge the r for fou r days of fe llo wsh ip inprayer. E a c h morning w e w ore led ina d ev ot io na l m e ss ag e an d then k n e l tin p r a y e r.

G a r l a n d B a r e po in ted to t h e p r eeminence of C hr is t, c ha ll en gi ng us toreal ize t h a t w e a re absolute ly no th ing C h r i s t i s al l . E p h , 3:19 . H e a s k e d usa t o u r l e i s u r e t o u n d e r l i n e a l l o f t h e a l l s in Ephes ians an d Colossians.

D on Byers ' message helped u s tore - th ink o u r message, sea rch ing o u rh e a r t s t o k n o w h o w m u c h o f o u rteach in g w as a pour ing fo r th f rom ad ee p p er so na l c on vic tio n o f th e p o w e ro f Chr i s t , a n d how m u c h j u s t a r ei t e r a t i o n of t r u t h s w e h ad been t a u g h t .

C. W . Cal laway s t a r t ed w i t h J o h n12:24,25, E x c e p t a gra in o f w h e a t fa l l 'i n to t h e e a r t h a n d die. i t ab id e th byi t se l f alone , H e took us t h r o u g hGala t i ans 2:20 . . . i t is no longer It h a t l i v e b u t C h r i s t l i v e t h i n m e . W e

k n e w t h a t t h e r e w a s t o o m u c h o f s e l fs t i l l a l i v e f o r t h e M a s te r t o l i v e a n dre ign within .

H a v i n g s o u g h t t o be r id of self , w e

w e r e prepared to th in k w ith Mel Byerson B e s t r o n g in t h e L o rd a n d in t h es t rength of His might . Eph. 6:10-18.W h e n M e l h a d f in i shed , w e w e r e a l lhumbled, r e m e m b e r i n g how o ften w eh ad tr ied in o u r ow n s t r e ng th an df a i l e d .

As w e prepared o ur h ea rts fo r p r a ye r th is l a s t day, w e l e f t o u r gi f t a tth e a l t a r as i t were , fo r a t im e o fconfess ion of s in a n d a s k i n g fo rg iveness fo r h a s t y words a n d actions, an de v e n t h o u g h t s w h i c h b locked t h e ful l ,f r ee f low of love am on g u s th a t l ovewhich o u r M as te r promised us w ouldc a u s e t h e w o r l d t o k n o w t h a t w e a r et r u l y His .

W e h a d gone, h un ge rin g a nd t h i r s ting fo r C h r i s t i a n f e l l owsh ip a n d ac l o s e r w a l k w i t h t h e M a s t e r . H es a t i s f i e d o u r s o u l s a n d m a d e o u r b o n e ss t rong . T h e N e w Ye a r c ou ld g iv e nor i cher blessings.Lois Ca l l away,


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A B I B L E C L A S

BIBLE L I T E R A C Y S C H O O L

L o o k a t t h e w ay th ose t e e n - a g e r sa re holding their new s o n g books.You d th ink they w ere m ade of gold,s a i d o n e o f t h e m i s s i o n ar i e s a s h ew a t c h e d th e people assem ble fo r s e rvice. All of Ihe vi l lagers who h a v ep u r c h a s e d h y m n books a re v ery p ro udo f t h e b o o k s a n d a r e a n x i o u s t o l e a r nh o w t o u s e t h e m I n t h e S h o r t T e r mBible Li te racy School a sp ecia l c lassis being held to tea ch th e s tudents howt o f i nd t h e n u m be r s a n d r e t h es o n g s

This is t h e t h i r d y e a r t h i s schoo lha s been held a t the l e p e r vil lage ofB a n Sope Wa a n . T h e r e a r e o v e r 40s t u d e n t s enro l l ed vary ing in age f ro m to o v e r 40 y e a r s .

T he school day begins with chapela t 9 w he n a l l g a t h e r a t t h e c h u rc h tolearn new songs and s in g o ld f av ori te s.A s h o r t message is b r o u g h t by one ofth e men. A f t e r chape l th e s t u d e n t sdivide i n to classes . T h e i n t e r m e d i a t egroup goes to a nearby house for theirBible lesson t aug h t by Mel Byers . T h ejun ior Bible class is t a u g h t by I m o g e n eW i l l i a m s a t t h e h e a d m a n s h o u s e D o nByers teaches a group of more adv a n c e d s t u d e n t s a B i b l e l e s s o n a t t h eb a c k o f t h e c h u r c h T w o o f t h e m e nte ac h th e k in de rg ar te n chi ldren in th emiddle of the church. A beginning

c l a s s f o r c h i l d r e n a n d o n e f o r a d u l t sa r e ta u g h t by tw o o t h e r men. A t th efro n t o f th e church a s imple read ing

; class is t a ugh t by D o r o t h y Uhlig. Sincethe church is j u s t a one room building,s o m e t i m e s t h e r e is qu i t e a d in w i t hthe six different grou ps re ad ing c u tl o u d

This hubbub l a s t s only fo r an hour .A f te r w a r d s t h e r e a r e n e v e r m o r e t h a ntwo reading classes and a wri t ingc l a s s h e l d i n t h e c h u r c h t t h e s a m et ime. D urin g th e l a s t tw o hours D onB y e rs te ac h e s tw o d i f f e r e n t groupshow to look up n u m b e r s in t h e i r songbooks an d th e y p rac t ice r ead ing a n ds inging th e hymns . TTiis is one of th ehighl ights of th e d a y fo r t h e m fort h e y love to s ing .

This y e a r a spec i a l c l a s s is be ingheld to t each the m en how to preacha n d c o n d u c t se rv i ces . T h e r e a r e on lyf o u r in th is g ro u p t a u g h t b y Mel . b u tit is proving very prac tica l a nd them en have an oppor tun i ty to preach inth e morn ing chape l service.

Some of th e a d u l ts a re l ea rn ing toteach reading classes. W e hope theywill cont inue th e classes t h r o u g h th er a i n y seaso n . M uch f a s t e r progres sw il l b e m a d e in t h i s w a y a n d t h e chi ld r e n w o n t fo rge t w h a t t h e y h a v el ea rned .Doro thy Uhlig.


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AT O N E M E N T-T h e Yao Method

T h e Y ao h a v e n o t o n e y e a r l y d a y o f a t o n em en t th ey h av e s e v er a l s u ch d a y s . T h r o u g h o u t

t h e y e a r t he y f re qu en tly , o n th e s l i g h t e s t p r et e x t , m a k e o f f e r i n g s to a p pe a s e t h e W Ta t h o fd e m o n s . B u t t h e r e a r e a l s o s p e c i a l d ay s s e t a s i d e

f o r t h e e x pr e s s p u r p os e o f d r a w i n g a n i m a g i n a r yp r o t e c t i v e c u r t a i n o v e r a v i l l a g e ,

F o i l o w i n g t h e C h i n e s e c a l e n d a r t h e Y a o c e i e -l u - a l e d t h e N e w Ye a r o n F e b r u a r y 1 2 t h t h i sy e a r . A s t h e y ex p la in ed I t th ey d id n ot hin g s p ecia l t h a t d a y e x c e p t a l i t t le dev i l w o r s h i p . A tl e a s t s o m e , h o w e v e r , k i l l e d c h ic k en s t o o f f e r a sfood f o r t h e i r d e pa r t ed r el at iv e s.

I t r a ined all d a y o n t h e i r N e w Ye a r s D a y.a n d S h en M in g , t h e f o r m e r h ea dm an , s a id t h i sh a d n e v e r h ap pe ne d b ef o re . H e s a i d t h a t f o rt h i s reason he w a s v e ry m uch a fr a id t h a t t he r ew a s going to b e a g r e a t f lood . T h i s p r o v i d e d a no i ipo r tun i ly f o r m y r e f e r r i n g t o th e g r e a t f loodo f N o a h s d a y a n d a s s u r in g h im t h a t t h e r ew o u l d b e n o s u c h f lood a g a i n b u t t h a t t h e r ew o u l d be a d a y o f j u d g m en t fo r th e w orld w hent n e e a r t h w o u l d b e c o n s u m e d w i t h f i r e .

S h o r t l y a f t e r N e w Ye a r s t h e Y ao c o m m en c et h e i r se r i e s o f a to ne m e nt d a y s . T h i s y ea r . F e br u a r y 7 a n d 18 w e r e h o l d - t h e - t l g e r d a y s , a n dth e d a y f o l l owing to t r a n s l a t e l i t e r a l l y w a s

d e s i g n a t e d h o l d - t h e - h a t c h e t d a y . T h e s e d a y s

w e r e s e t a s i d e b y a l l t h e Y ao at l e a s t o n o u rr an ge to a pp ea se r e s p ec t i v e l y, t h e t i g e r s p i r i ta n d t h e h a t c h e t s p i r i t ,

F or severa l days beforehand t he t ri be sp eo pl e. ;o r a t l e a s t t h e w o m e n a n d c h i l d r e n , h a d t ow o r k h ar d e r t h an u s u a l . F o r t h e t h r e e s p e c i a ld.ays n o rice w a s t o h e p o u n d e d o u t o f t h e h u s k ,n o g r a s s w a s t o b e c u t f o r h or s es , n o b a n a n a

s t a l k s w ere to b e c u t fo r th e i>lgs n o v e g e t a b l e so r o t h e r food w e r e t o b e c u t fo r th e peop l eth em se lv es . C oo kin g a n d e a t in g w e r e a l l owedh u t t he u se o f k n i v e s a n d h a t c h e t s w a s p a r t i c ul a r l y b a n n e d les t t h e h atc he t d e m o n b e a ng er ed .

F o r th e tw o t i g e r d ay s th e t ra il s a pp ro ac hi n g e a c h Y a o v i l l a g e w e r e b l o c k e d w i t h t r e e

b r a n c h e s ( e v e n t h i s w a s p e r f o r m e d w i t h a c c o mp a n y i n g d e v i l w o r s h i p ) a n d n o n e w e r e a l l o w e dt o e n t e r o r l e a v e t h e v i l l a g e u n t i l t he r ed em p ti ont i m e w a s u p f o r t h e t i g e r d e m on . L o u d n o i s ew a s t a b o o . T h u s it s e e m e d o d d t o s e e w o m e n ,o r d i n a r i l y s o e xp lo si ve , t r y in g to b e a b it q ui et era n d even ch id ing t h e i r ch i ld r en f o r s h o u t i n g .H o w s t r a n g e , too . n o t to h e a r t h e r i c e p o u n d e r sb e i n g w o r k e d l a t e I n t o t h e n i g h t, n o t t o h e a ri o u d a r g u m e n t s f r o m t h e h o u s e s j u s t a b o v e o u r s ,a n d n o t e v e n t o h e a r t h e w om en ( s u r e - w i n n e r sin a n y hog-ca l l i ng c on te st ) h ai l i n g th ei r h o g s o fa n e v e n i n g . O ne w o m a n a s s u r e d u s t h a t t h ehogs s t i l l g o t t h e i r food, even w i t h o u t b e i n gc a l l ed . I t s j u st th e people w h o o bse rv e th e d a yn u t t h e p i g s . s h e s a i d ,

T h e s a m e w o m a n i n f o r m e d u s t h a t t h e M l a oa n d T h a i d i d n t r e a l l y k n o w h o w t o w a r d o f ft h e sp i r i t s . (N o d o u b t A m e r i c a n s d on t h a n dlet h e s pi r i t s r ig ht e i the r, in h e r e st im at io n. ) B u tshe sa id . W e Y ao really do i t good, good .S h e n M i n g r e c a l l e d h o w a C h i n e s e m e r c h a n t sm u l e h a d b ee n k il le d b y a t i g e r be low o u r village s o m e s i x m on t h s a g o a n d h e conf ident ly-a s s e r t e d t ha t i t w a s b ec a us e t h e m e r c h a n t h a dn o t k e p t t ig e r d ay .

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SHEN M IN G W I T H B A M B O O W A T E R PIPE

t o g a t h e r i n g g r a s s ( o r o u r h o r s e s a n d k i n d l i n gf o r o u r s t o v e w e w er e c o n s i d e r e d a s o u t s i d e t h ev il la g e b u t w h e n t h ey w a n t e d t o v is i t u s d u r i n gth e b a n w e w e r e cons ide r ed a s in t h e vi l lage .T h u s l a w a n d t r a d i t i o n c a n b e t u r n e d e v e n h e r e

to su i t o n e s p le a su re . W e w e n t o n w i th o u rw o r k a s u s u a l s a v e t h a t w e h a d m a n y m o r et r i b a l v is it o rs t h a n u s u a l . W i th t h e Y a o c o n

s t a n t l y a r o u n d l o o k i n g t h r o u g h o u r V i e w m a s t e r ,l i s tening t o t h e Y a o G ospel reco rd s, lo ok in g a tth e G o s p e l p o s t e r s a n d f i lms l r i p s , a n d c o n s eq u e n t l y t a l k i n g t og e th e r o v er a n d o v e r a b o u t t h es a m e t h i n g s w e w ere p ro vid ed w ith a good o pp o r t u n i t y b o th f o r l a n g u a g e s t u d y a n d f o r w i tn e s s i n g t o th e m .

O n M a r c h I s t th e Y ao a r e d ue t o a g a i n b a r r ic a d e t h e i r v i l l age t r a i l s . T h i s t i m e i t w ill be tom a k e th ei r p e a c e f o r a f e w m o n t h s w i t h t h ew i n d d e m on l e s t t h e i r h o m e s b e h a r m e d o r d e st r oy e d b y s t r o n g w i n d s . L a t e r on t he r e wil l b eth e s n ak e d ay , su re ly a f i r e d a y a n d h o wm a n y m o r e w e d o n o t n o w k n o w .

F o r c e n t u r i e s t h e r e h a v e b e e n t h o s e i n a l ll ands w ho b e i n g i gnoran t o f God s r igh teousn e s s , a n d s e e k i n g t o e s t a b l i s h t h e i r o w n h a v es o u g h t by h u m an m ea n s t o e s c a p e a l l h a r d s h i pa n d ga in p eace w ith in a n d prospe r i t y w i t h o u t .T h e f o r ego ing e x a m p l e f r o m Y ao d o m is b u tt yp i ca l o f th e hope l e s s s t r u g g l e w e m i g h t a l l bem a k i n g w e r e i t n o t t h a t s o m e o f u s h a v e b e e nprivi leged to know H im w ho m a d e t iger, snake ,a n d w i n d a n d h a v e f o u n d i n C h r i s t t h ea t o n e m e n t a n d r i g h t e o u s n e s s w h i c h w e c o u l dn e v e r h o p e t o a t t a i n t h r o u g h r e l i g ious m e r i t -m a k i n g a n d w o r k s o f l a w .

W e plead t h e f e r v e n t p r a y e r s u p p o r t o f y q uwho know Chr i s t to th e end t h a t Yao, Miao,K ham oo, T in, Lu, T h a i , a n d m a n y o the r s m a yl i k e w i s e c o m e t o k n o w H im in w h o m a l o n e i sl i feand t h a t e te rna l .C. W . Cal laway.


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TIGERS

Wil d j un gl es teem ing w ith tigers a ndelephants E xcitem ent an d adventureon every hand Tribespeople by thehundreds c r y i n g for the gospelThough these may be the impressionsg ai ne d f ro m read ing c u rr e nt l it er at u reconcerning Thai land we find the ac tua lf ac t s fa r different . A f t e r four years ofmaking trips through mountains andjungle I have yet to see a live t iger orwild e l ep h a nt . E x c it in g happenings arer a r e in o u r c a l m c o r n e r of t h e world .T he a dv en tu re of t h e e a rl y y e a r s onthe field consists mainly of s i t t ing sti l lfour to six hours a d ay w i th l anguages tudy. We find miss ionary life, evenon a primit ive field, to be largely aplodding rou t ine exis tence .

Souls pleading for the gospel? Howw e w ish t h i s w e r e t ru e . I nd if fe re n ce isthe u su al res po ns e to the message ofC hri s t . Id le cu r io s i ty wil l e n s u r e acrowd in most villages. Many will inquire concerning the gospel as longas th ey think there is a possibility ofm a t e r i a l gain . A very few wil l be a c t ually hostile. Rares t of al l a re thee a r n e s t souls w ho cry, W h a t m u s t Ido to b e s a v e d ? E v e n w h e n a n e wborn soul s t eps into th e l ight . S a t a nlurks ready to t r ip up and confuse, andmany stum ble back into the darkness.

Some months ago m any of you readi'bout two young Khamoo c ou ple s w hot o o k a s t a n d fo r C h r i s t . H ow t h ri l l e d :we were when aao a bright young|m an w ho w as sp ir it g uard ian of his iclan dared to defy his t ribal tradit ions Iby throwing out his demon shelves.H e a n d h is b r o t h e r - i n - l a w w i t h t h e i rwives w e r e bap t i zed th e sa m e day.With joy and praise we watched asthese young people s tood firm in theface of opposit ion f rom friends andfamily. I t seemed t h a t t h r o u g h no o u ts ide pressure could the Tempte r movethem, so he began to a t tack fromwithin . How g rea t th e to l l of thosew h o s e eyes a re d ive r ted f rom J e s u sby si n within the church. So i t wast h a t d ru nk en n es s a n d im m o ra li ty onthe part of o lder p ro fe ss ing Christianscaused these young people to takethe i r eyes from H im wi th w hom canbe no v a r i a t i o n an d t h e i r f ee t s l ippedf r o m H is W ay .

K H A M O O M O T H E R A N D C H I L D .

F r i e n d s o ft e n s e em c on c er n e d a b o u tthe mater ia l dangers we face in Thailand. O n o u r t r ips w e a re n e i t h e rconsc ious o f C o m m u n i s m n o r t e rr i f i e dof t igers, but we are genuinely conce rned with o u r rea l adversa ry, fo rwe have t a s t e d bi t t e r ly of his power.N ow w e know t h a t o u r wres t l ing isno t a g a i n s t f lesh an d blood but a g a i n s tth e pr incipal i t ies powers w o r l d - r u l e r s o f t h i s d a r k n e s s spir i tual hosts of wickedness (Eph. 6:12). A ny who doubt the real ity of Sat in w ould find the i r doub t sd is pe ll ed q u ic k ly if t h e y worked in af ield s u c h as t h i s w h e r e S a t a n s s w a yh a s been u nc ha lle ng ed fo r c en tu rie s.

W e c a n n o t s u c c e e d . C h r i s t c a n n o tfa i l . T h e m e a s u r e o f su cc es s is t h e e xt e n t to w hich H is S p i r i t works in an dt h rough us. Only by th e sus ta in inghelp of i n t e rcessory p r a y e r ca n w ehope to continue in the battle. Weneed m o r e t h an the p ray e rs o f t hosewho say, God, bless all the missiona r i e s . W e n e e d i nd iv idua l s w h o wil ldfiily, s t e a d f a s t l y p r a y fo r th e speci f icneeds a n d persona l prob lem s of y o u revangel is ts in Thai land. The fu ture ofth e Lord ' s w o i k in Tha i l and dependsupon YOU.Gar land Bare .


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T H E H O P E O F M A Y

T h e h o t season is here . Though th enights are s t i l l cool, by mid-day th eh e a t is i n t ense . F r o m no w on t h e d a y swill get longer, ho t t e r and dryer.T r e e s l o s e t h e i r l e a v e s a n d b e c o m ebarren . T he grass w it he rs . C hild renrun naked seeking l i t t le cool puddlesto play in . Buffalo also seek the coolm ud , G ro wn -u ps s i t o r lie in the shade,fo r th e bl is ter ing h e a t saps th es t reng th . A disabling l et ha rg y s et s in .By April the hea t is a t i ts zenith. Wisefore igners f lee to th e seashore o r tot h e m oun ta in s to pre se rv e t h e i r e n e rgies. W e m ay brave the sun and gofor a picnic under o ur favorite t r ee byt h e r i v e r . B u t t h e b e a u t i f u l m o u n t a in sw h i c h a r e s u c h a source of joy to u swil l be hidden from view by th e th ickd u s t hang ing heav ily in th e air.

T h r o u g h al l th e d ep re ss io ns o f th ehot season, however, w e are no t l e f ta l t o g e t h e r w i t h o u t inspira t ion an dhope. Orch ids a nd o t h e r f lo we rs b lo omin p ro fu si on . A n d alw ay s w e k n o w t h a tM a y f ol lo ws A pr il . M ay w i th i ts shower- laden monsoons . A s t r o n g windblows t h r o u g h th e va lley from th esouth . P a l m a n d bamboo dance, a n dg i a n t bo t r ees s ing w i t h exc i t ement .T h e s k y d a r k e n s a n d people ask onea n o t h e r, I s n ' t t h a t t h u n d e r ? L ist e n Yes, yes, i t is T h e n w e s e ei t a g r e a t w a l l of ra in bear ing downupon us a n d everyone rushes to br ingc l o t h e s o f f t h e l i n e a n d c l o s e t h e s h u tt e r s . T h e cooling, re f resh ing ra ins havec o m e

T h e n e w c o m e r t o t h e l n w i l lwonder, during April, Does the hea tn e v e r e n d ? I s i t a l w a y s d u s t y ? Wi l lt h er e e ve r be w a t e r in t h e wel l a g a i n ?H e is l ikely to be skept ical when thepeoples o f th e l a n d say, B u t n e x tm o n t h t h e r a i n s w i l l c o m e . H e d o e sn o t k n o w t h e s e a s o n a s d o t h o s e w h o s eh o m e is h e r e .

I s i t n o t th e s am e in o u r sp i r i tua lhome? O ur souls have the i r Apri lswhen they a re weighed down. W e feelo u r burdens so heav i ly upon u s t h a tw e c a n n o t s e e m t o r i s e a b o v e t h e m .Troubles and cares come tumbling inupon us. I t s ee ms d iffic ult to prayto f ix o u r minds upon sp i r i tua l th ings .B u t a l w a y s w e know t h a t M a y fol lowsApril . I f w e endure , th e showei-s wil l

fall upon ou r souls. W e will find ou rj lessings so m nifold we c nnot countIthem our rejoicing so great we cannote x p r e s s it .

T h e n e w c o m e r to t h i s sp i r i tua lhome, o r th e outs ider, wil l w o n d e r a to u r fa i th t h a t th e bless ings sha l l c o m eto pas s . B u t th o s e o f us w ho h a v el i v e d h e r e f o r a t i m e k n o w t h e f a i t hfu lness of o u r Loi-d fo r H e ha s provenHimse l f to us m a n y t imes over. D u r i n gth e t im e s o f oppres s ion a n d d e f e a t ,t he re fo re , le t us r e m e m b e r to keeplooking u p a n d reca l l th e w ords of o u rLord through the p ro p he t, I sa ia h, F o rI wil l p o u r w a t e r u p o n h im t h a t isth i rs ty , a nd s t r e a m s upon th e d r yg r o u n d ( I sa . 44 :3 )

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S c h o o l n l i e F u i i t

I f you never had the oppor tun i ty togo to school you would think it wasfu n too. S e e B o a n c h a l n e v e r t h o u g h tof going to school as a l i t t le girl. Shehelped her paren ts work c ar ry in g w ater washing clothes fishing a nd ta kin gcare of buffalo. H e r fa ther got s ickan d died: h e r m o th e r w as sick too.b u t no one knew j u s t w h a t w as wrong.She got much worse and her neighbors

began to be afraid of her. When herm o t h e r c a m e w i t h S e e to t h e miss ionary s house five years ago i t w as easyto see she had leprosy. They wereadv i sed to move to th e vil lage o f SopeWa a n . I f t h e r e h a d be en so m ep la c eelse for See to go there would neverhave been any danger of her get t ing

the disease bu t the re w as no place .A l s o h e r m o t h e r n e e d e d h e r t o d o t h ewor k as h e r feet were badly cr ippleda n d she cou ld w a l k on ly a s h o r t dist a n c e .

A t t h a t t i m e S e e h a d n e v e r e v e nl o o k e d a t a b o o k a n d d i d n t k n o w o n el e t t e r f r o m a no th er . S h e a tt e n d e d t h ef i r s t s h o r t t e r m s c h o o l a n d a l s o t h etw o succeeding ones . S h e also c a m eto ch u rch f rom h e r e a r ly days in th e

vil lage an d is now a bapt ized believer.L e a r n i n g to r ea d ha s been ha rd b u tS e e t h i n k s i t i s f u n a n d w o r k s h a r dto bo able to read a whole page witho u t missing a word. S h e ca n reads imple Bible s to r ies a n d looks fo rwardto th e d ay w hen she ca n read th ewhole B i bl e. Im o ge ne Wi ll ia m s.

T R I B K S A N D T R A I L S I N T H A I L A N D

Dorothy tlhlig Missionary to Thailandc /o F i r s t C h r i s t i a n C h u r c hK l a m a t h F ai l s , O r e go n

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Publ ished tw ice y early , in sp r ing a n d a u tumn, b y u nd en om in at io na l C h ri st ia n miss ionar ies labor ing to es t ab l i sh in T h ai la nd ( Sl am )s e lf - s up p o r ti n g c h u rc h e s a f t e r t he N ew Te s t am e n t pa t t e rn . Dis t r i bu t ed w ith th e hope o fgaining needed praye r s up po rt f or th e Thai l tmdwork, o f ge t t i ng m o re c on se cr at ed w o rk er s fo rt h i s a nd o th er f ie lds a n d o f e n c o u r a g i n g a l l t ogrea te r e f f o r t in th e sp read o f s imple imde -nomina t i ona l Chr i s t i an i t y t h r o u h o u t theworld . Misc ionar ies engaged in t his e ff or t a r ep r e s e n t l y l o c a t e d a t tw o c e n t e r s in e x t r e m eN o rt he rn T h ai la n d: T a l a t C h i e n g k a m , C h a n g -w a t C h i e n g r a i , T h a i l a n d ; a n d P u a , N a n P r o vince Thailand

C O V E R P I C T t J R EA Yao grandmother in h er bes t

clothing sits on typical low stool forh e r pic ture . T urb an a nd t rousers a reblue. Black j acke t is tr im med w ithred wool. Silver neck r ing is th ew ork man sh ip o f a t r iba l c ra f t sman .Br igh t embro ide ry w o r k o n tr ou se rs,e n d o f t u r b a n a n d e n d o f w ai s t b a n dhave requ ired months to m a k e inher spare moments . Footgear is alsot r a d i t i o n a l f o r Y a o w o m e n .

A D A U G H T E R F O R T H E B A R E SG a r l a n d a n d Doro thy B a re a n

n o u n c e t h e r r i v l o f t h e i r f i r s tdaughte r ( second chi ld ) . Lois Corinnew as b o m a t th e Presby te r i an Miss ionHospital, Prae, Thailand, on Septemb e r 4 t h .

D O R O T H Y O N F U R L O U G HDorothy U hlig is a t presen t on f u r

lough. She will be presenting theTh^and work to various congregat i o n s u n t i l h e r r e t u r n t o T ha i l a n de a r l y n e x t yea r.

A B O Y T O M E L A N D J U N EThe following unique bir th an

nouncemen t s e n t o u t b y Mel a ndJune Byers brough t us afresh withint h e v e i l t o m a r v e l b e f o r e t h e h a n d iw o r k o f t h e L o r d o u r M a k e r .

A n o t h e r M i r a c l e o f G o d W e , M e l a n d J a n e, d o h e re b y d ec l a r e U ia t

w e h a v e w i t n e s s e d a n o t h e r m i r a c l e o f G o d .T h i s m i ra c le o c cu rr ed in C h i e n g k a m , a n a t i v evi l lage o f N o rt he rn T h ai la n d.

T h i s m a n if es ta ti on o f G o d t o o k p l a c e b ef o r e o u r eyes in th e y e a r 1956 o n J u l y 7 a t1 : 3 2 P . M . A t t h i s t i m e t h e r e c a m e m i r a c u l o u sly u n t o u s a s m a l l l iv ing fo rm w e i g h i n g 6 lbs.a n d 1 0 oz . a n d w a s 1 9 in . lo ng . T h i s l iv ingf or m a pp ea re d un to u s in th e im age a n d l iken e s s o f a B o y. Wi th i n s e c o n d s th is tin y b oyt hr ob b ed w i th l i f e , a n a c h i e v e m e n t n o m a n h a se v e r e x p l a i n e d . W i t h o u t p r e v i o u s t r a i n i n g t h i ss m a l i b o y w as a b le t o c r y, s n e e z e , s u c k , h icc o u g h a n d r e s p o n d t o l i g h t a n d s o u n d .

W e w e r e a m a z e d a t a l l G o d h a d p e r f o r m e db e f o r e o u r e y e s a n d d o h e r e b y d e c l a r e t h a t i tw a s s up e r na tu ra l. M o st w o nd er fu l o f a l l G o dg a v e t h i s t i n y b o y t o u s . W e n a m e d h imM e l v e r t We nd ali B ye rs , J r .

Which Way ShouldA House Face?

One day Tzan N ya came to borrow

ou r hoes to use in leveling the sitefo r his new hom e. He, with m a n y ofh is r el at iv es , are m ov ing f ro m Laosto Tzan F u Ville this y e a r to escapefrom spir i ts they believe to havecaused crop f ailu re , sick ness, andd e a t h . A s I h an de d h im t h e t o o l s h ea s k e d i f I d w a l k w i t h h i m t o h i sbuilding site and help him decidew h i c h d i r e c t i o n t o h a v e h i s h o u s eface. Climbing th e slope a t his heels

I thought of the A postle w ho longago becam e all things to all men.Would th is br ief tr ip by any meansaid in saving some?

Mrs. T zan N y a w as b us y c le ar in gbrush while her baby, w ea ri ng n ot hing but a l ight jacket , f l i t ted abouta f t e r h er . T re es h a d b e e n fe l l ed a n dplaced as to co n ta in th e d i r t t h a twould be graded down. One post w asal ready placed fo r the i r house and

severa l w e r e se t up nearby fo r h isb r o t h e r s h o u s e . T h a t hump in t h a t fur theres t

mountain across th e Mekong Rivershould help orient th e house properly, b u t I c a n t decide for sure . H eseemed both puzzled and worried ashe spoke this. H oping to cheer himI replied, Wel l you l l have a goodview here, and you are not to o fa rf rom th e spring.

I m awfully poor, he began, andw i t h t h i s h e k n e l t d o w n a n d l i f t e da ba t te red washpan t h a t had covereda smal l hole in th e ground. Takinga s e c t i o n o f b a m b o o f r o m t h e h o l ehe revealed fo ur g ra in s of rice. O u rt r i b e b e l i e v e s t h a t i f t h r e e o f t h er ice gra ins po in t t oge the r l ike this ,he said, demonstrating, i t will showh o w t h e h o u se s h o u ld b e b u i l t s o t h eo w n e r wil l prosper.

I doubt if he really believed m ewhen I expla ined t h a t Chris t iansdon t follow s u ch s up e rs ti ti o ns in th ebuilding of the i r homes. B ut I soughtto use th e occasion to point o u t th efreedom f ro m s up er st it io n t ha t theC h r i s t i a n h a s .

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decision, so he though t, m i g h t det e r m i n e h is f u t u r e w e a l t h A n d t h eY ao genera l ly a r e as m e r c e n a r yminded a s a n y Chinese, Jew. o rAmerican , I m sure . H is indecisionw a s t y p i c a l o f t r oub l ed sou ls e v e r yw h e r e w ho cont inual ly f r e t ove r l i t t lethings. All such a p p e a r as ree dss h a k e n i n t h e w i n d w h e r e a s w i t h

Chr i s t they could be l ike t reep lan ted by th e s t r eams of w ate r.

T h a t a f t e rnoon T z a n N y a cam e form a l a r i a m e d i c i n e a n d t a r r i e d t o

e n u m e r a t e h is t r o u b l e s H e s a i d f ina lly . I v e been marr i ed twelve yea r sa n d h a v e n e v e r b e e n a b l e t o m a k e

a ny money. P e r h a p s he feels h iswife has n o t been diligent en oug h int i l l ing t he i r opium fields. H e th enc on tin ue d, C ou ld y ou r ead m y palmf o r m e ?

T w o days l a t e r w e cal led on th enewcomers . Shor t ly young m o t h e rc a m e up ca r ry ing h e r baby on h e rback . W e knew th e baby h ad chicken-pox for w e d given medic ine fo ri t j u s t t h a t morning. Sh e cal led toT z a n N y a an d h e w en t w it h h e r toT za n K ing s house nea rby and t h e r ebegan w ie rd inc an ta t ions o v e r th ebaby. N o doub t when th e baby r ecovers th e chief c red i t will go toth is dem on pries t, w ho like ly rece ived good s u m for h is s er vi ce s,r a th e r t h a n t o t h e d o c t o r

I t m ay seem s t r ange t h a t sorcere r w o u l d s e e k a n o t h e r t o r e a d h i s

pa lm a nd to help him o u t w i t th edemons . Y e t is i t s t r ange? W hos h o u l d k no w b e t t e r t h an h e t h e f u

t i l i ty o f h is d e m o n r i t u a l ?

A m o ng n o n- C h ri st ia n s and pseudo-Chr i s t i ans th e world ov er su pe rs t it ions such as the se ru n r a m p a n t .P a u l could wel l say to these, as th eKing J a m e s r ende r s his summat ionof the Athenians , I perceive t h a tin a ll th in gs ye a re too supers t i t ious .Many Americans are in fea r of F r iday th e 13th, of black c a t crossingt he i r pa th , of going u n d e r l adder.T h e Y ao a re bound by the i r supere t i -t ions, theories, an d fears . T he se f ea rscan move whole villages, cause th es l augh te r of animals in sacrifice, andc a n e v e n c a u s e t h e m t o a b a n d o n

freshly prepared building site fo r another considered more propit ious toth e spir i ts .

W e C h r i s t i a n s d o w e l l t o t r e as u re

th e freedom w e have t h rough Chr i s tf ro m s u c h d r e a d b o n d a g e . B u t p l ea ser e l ax n o t t oo c om f or ta b ly, m y Chi is t -i a n f r i e n d s . O u r S a v i o r d id n o t d iefo r u s a lone b u t t h a t H e m ig h t l ikewise d el iv er a l l t hem w ho t h r o u g hf ea r of d e a t h (and an y o th e r f ea r )w e r e all t he i r l i fe t ime sub je c t tobondage . Heb. 2:15 R.V.

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BaJUel W iU B e B o ^

K h u n Doro thy, cal led th e T h a imidwife, p lease go w ith m e to seea w o m a n w ho is hav ing a baby. T h ere la t ives j u s t ca l led me. T h e y sa yi t h as b e e n t h r e e days a n d t h e b a b yh a s n t c o m e ye t . I to ld t h e m I

wouldn t go unless th e foreign nursew e n t wi th m e. Wil l y ou c o m e ?

In a few m in utes Im ogen e a n d I

w e r e o n o u r b i k e s a n d o f f w e w e n t

w i t h t h e m i d w i f e t w a s a b o u t

miles to th e vil lage. W h e n we a rr i v e d w e f o u n d t h e h o u s e c r o w d e d

wi th re la t ives a n d f r iends wai t ing tose e w h a t w ou ld h ap pe n. qu ick exa m i n a t i o n s h o w e d t h i s w o u l d b e a

diff icul t breech delivery. I t requi reda bi t of m anipulating an d h ard w orkbefore th e baby was bom . T he babyboy s ee me d q uite l ifeless. While them i d w i f e t ook c a r e o f t h e m o t h e r, Igave the baby ar t i f ic ia l resp i ra t ion .W h e n the b aby began to gasp a l i t t l eev ery on e in t h e room s t a r e d in disbelief. b u t the i r disbel ief t u rned in tojoy a few minu te s l a t e r when hef inal ly began to cry. Before w e le f t

t h e m o t h e r w a s c o m f o r t a b l e a n d t h ebaby, now very pink, w as cryingl u s t i l y a s h e l a y a l l w a r m a n d s n u gin his bed . A s e v e ry o n e g a t h e r e da r o u n d t o l o o k a t t h e baby an d tot a lk w e ha d an op por tun ity to s i ta n d vis i t w i t h t h e m a n d to expla int h a t w e cam e to T ha i land to helpt h e m a n d t o t e l l t h e m a b o u t J e s u s

M o s t o f t h e m l i s t e n e d w it h i n te re s t

and g la dl y a c c ep t ed th e gospel t r ac t st h a t w e gave t hem.

This is on e o f th e p le asa nt m em ories t h a t comes to m in d w h en t hin kin gof del iver ing babies , a n d ye t t he rea r e sad o n e s to o w h o r e t h e f a m i l ywai t ed too long b efo re send ing fo rhe lp . T h e r e a r e o t h e r m e m o r i e s o fgoing to homes an d f ind ing compl ic a t i o n s t h a t I d i d n t f e e l I coix ld

h an dle a de qu ate ly . I real ized th eneed fo r f ur th e r t ra in in g in del ivering babies and car ing fo r thei r mothe rs an d so dete rm ined to s tudy m idwifery while on furlough, the Lordwilling. T he months course withthe Fron t ie r Nursing Service a tHydon, Ky. is filling this need. Thisn ur si ng s er vi ce reach ing in to r emotem o u n t a i n h o m e s i s n o t u n l i k e t h et y p e o f serv ice w e off e r in Tha i l andso it wil l be easy to a da p t w ha t Ih a v e l e a r n e d t o a c t u a l f i e l d c o n d itions. I am l oc ki ng f orw ar d to r et u rn ing to T hai lan d n ex t March, theLord willing, and know i t will bepossible to o f fe r e t t e r c a r e tom o t h e r s a n d t h e i r b a b i e s a s a r e s u l t

of th is special ized t ra in ing .T h e cl inic an d midwifery w o r k a re

not ends i n th em se lv es , bu t they doafford an oppo r tun i ty to m e e t th epeople, show t hem Chr i s t s love andt e l l t h e m a b o u t J e s u s a n d w h a t H e

has done fo r them. O ur p ray e r ist h a t m a n y of these w e con tac t m a yc o m e t o k n o w H i m a s t h e i r S a v i o r

D o r o t h y Uhl ig


13/16

A T D R E S S E D N H I S P R E TT Y - C L O T H E S W I T H Y O U N G E R B R O T H E R S

E n t e r i n g th e P r i e s t h o o dI 'm not a good pho tographer and

i t was also ra in ing bu t had promised to t ake pictures of th e fest ivi t iesw h e n Ja roon ' s son en te red the pr i e s th o o d s o t o h e r h o u s e w e n t . J a r o o n

i s a T h a i m i d w i f e a n d h a s b e e n a

good f r iend fo r seve ra l years . T h e r ehave been t imes w h e n w e t hough tsh e seemed a lm os t r ead y to accep tChr i s t b u t sending a s eco nd so n intoth e pr ies thood indica tes h e r i n t e r e s tw as probably j u s t to please us.

At, the son, w as ve ry def in i te ly t hec e n t e r o f a t t e n t i o n a s a rr i v e d . H i sh ead an d eyeb rows had b ee n sh av ed .H e w as dressed in b r igh t pink sa t int r o u s e r s w i t h a w h i t e s a t i n s h i r t

gai ly decora t ed a n d fas tened wi th a

sa fe ty pin Around h is head w as ab r i g h t co lo re d c lo th . H is eyeb row shad been pa in ted on in b lack w i t ha des ign in powder above th e eyebrows , on h is f o r ehead a n d c h e e k s .H e w o r e h i s m o t h e r s s i l v e r b e l t .To the Tha i h e looked v er y b ea ut if ulb u t w as will ing to give up a l l th is tob e c o m e a p r i e s t . N e i g h b o r s , r e l a t i ve sa n d f r iends w ere p resen t . S ingersa n d a n o r c h e s t r a f o u r m e n w i t h

b a m b o o f l u t e s ) h a d b e e n h i r e d a n d

w e r e able to keep going fo r hour swhile women ta lked , m en gambleda n d babies cried. A t s a t on a pil lowb y th e wall . H e looked uncomfor table an d wore a plac id B u d d h a l ikee x p r e s s i o n o n h is face . H o w e v e r, as e n t e r e d h e c o u l d n t r e f r a i n f r o m

giv ing m e a qu ick gr in of recognit ion.Every th ing imaginable h a d been

bro ug ht a s o ff er in gs f or th is soon tobe pries t, and fo r o t h e r pr i e s t s a tth e nea rby t emple . r e m e m b e r seeing art if icial flowers, cucumbers,candles, matches , Tha i money foldedin f lower- l ike des igns , na t ive s w e e t s ,r ice, bananas , eggs a n d pil lows wi thbeautifully embroidered cases. Eachof t hese th ings would m ak e m er itfo r the giver.

A b o u t 1 0 a . m . t h e r a i n c e a s e d a n dt h e process ion t o t h e t e m p l e b e g a n .O n a r r iva l A t aga in s a t on his p r e tt y pil low by th e wal l whi le o the r st ook t u r n s c rawl ing t o a te n footimage of th e Buddha , a n d bowingdown t h ree t im es before i t , t hey o ffered the i r gifts. L a t e r in th e dayhe gave up his p r e t t y c lo thes andp u t on t h e yellow robe o f the B uddh i s t priest .

A t has been in m y h o m e m a n yt imes, has r e a d t rac ts , a t t ended s e rvices w h e r e h e l e a r n e d c h o r u s e s ,h e a r d B i b l e s t o r i e s a n d s a w B i b l es l ides . H e r e a d a n d e n jo yed t h e L i f eof Chr i s t visual ized in Tha i, b u t cust om a n d a mothe r ' s s t rong in f luencetoo k h im to th e t emple . I t woulds e e m h e i s l o s t b u t e v e n t h o h ew e a r s t h e y el lo w r ob es o f a p ri es t h eis s t i l l an open-minded , ca re - f r eetypica l f i f teen y e a r old boy a nd the reis h o p e fo r him. Wo rd s h av e n o t b e e nenough b u t the Holy Spi r i t could doa r ea l work in h is h e a r t I F enoughpeople p ray e d fo r him. Jo in m e inpray ing fo r th is boy ' s sa lva t ion .

I m o g e n e Wil l iams.


14/16

R A I N Y S E A S O N T R AV E L IN T H A I L A N D

Pray For Whom?W hen ev an ge liz n g t r ibal villages

we occas ona l iy meec i nd iv id ua ls w h oa re i n .c rc si cd a nd responsive to the i rt i r s i c o n t a c t with th e gospel . O u rnacura l r eac t ion is to pray especial lyfor these, and well i t should be . B u tw h a t of th e opponents of th e gospe li-hose wlio ac tu al ly co m b at th emessage of Chr i s t ? T he p as t y ea r hast a u g h t us new l essons in p ra yin g f oro u r e n e m i e s . J e s u s sa id , L o v e y o u renemies , do good to th e m t h a t h a t eyou, bless them t h a t curse you, prayfo r them t h a t despite- ully u se yo u.L u k e 6:23-29. F o r th e Chris t ian , tolove means to pray for.

L a s t y e a r w h en n ine adu l t s in t h eKhamoo vil lage of N am Mong werebaptized, a wave of persecut ion began w hich so re ly t r ied th e fa i th of

t h e new believers . T he r ingleadersw o r e t h r e e m e n w h o s t o o d to l o s er.T .clt in social prestige if many vill age r s b ec am e C hr is tia n. Y au m a n dK h a e k w e r e w i t c h d o c t o r s a n d v i llage elders. Kham Mong w as th eh e a d m a n s 25-year old son and a social leader among the young people.

As th e c am pa ign of s l ande r in tensi f ied, w e d e c id ed to co m b a t i t w i tha campaign of prayer for the ringleaders. The outcome has great lys tr en gt he ne d o ur fa i th in the powerof prayer. By the beginning of 1956a change w as no ted in th e a t t i tudeo f t h e pe r secu to r s . I n s t e a d of avoidin g the missionary as in the past,Khaek began seeking ou t opportunit ies fo r f rie nd ly c on ve rs ati on , Ya umbegan at tending church ser\dces ands t a r t e d a s k n g ques t ions a b o u t th egospel, K h a m Mong began t o showthe influence of his young cousin andbrother- in- law, both of w h o m a r e

v e r y e a r n e s t Chr i s t i an s .In la te Ju n e a l e t t e r came to us

in Pua saying that Kham Mong hadt aken a public s tand for Chris t andwished to be baptized. We went toNam Mong July 13 and had opportunity to speak to the young man a tlength. He made a very moving profession of faith and was baptizedalong with two others on July 15.S in ce b ec om -n g a Christian his firstproject has been learning to read inorder tha t he m ay stu dy the Bible.

T h a t same evening in a conversation Khaek sa d I used to fightvery hard against the Jesus way because I thought it would be dangerous for us Khamoo to change ourt rad i t ions . N ow I see t h a t the Chr i s tians are bet ter people an d thei-e is

no longer so much s ickness and fearin our village. I am thinking of becoming a Chris t ian but w an t to bevery, v e ry s u re f i r s t . I do n o t b elieve in following Jesus when it iseasy an d tu rn in g aside w hen i t bec o m e s h a r d

Late tha t night Yaum, the thirdformer pei-secutor, sent for us tocome to his home. There , for moi et han an hour, w e t augh t him and hisfamily th e way of Life. Next morning as we left the village Yaum andhis wife came with a parting gift.T he y a nn ou nc ed that they also planto b e c o m e C h r i s t i a n s s o o n .

I t is easy fo r us to pray for thosewho eag erly reach for the gospel.May we all profit by th is e xperienc eby learning to pray for our enemies,t h a t many of the persecuting Saulsof North Thai land m ay through Hisgrace become p re ac hi ng P au ls .

B y G ar la n d B a r e


15/16

I t a i i i y Si^aso i iI f i i b l o S c h o o l

F o r m y thoughts a re no t y c u rthoughts, n ei th er a re your ways m yw a y s , s a i i h J e h o v a h . I s a i a h 55 :8 .

F rom the beg-nn.ng our plans lo ra R ai ny S ea so n Bible School did no ts e e m t o c a t c h o n . T ho s e f e w C i i r i s t -ians who w er e re ally in teres ted werehindered in various ways. We, o u rselves, were not w l :o l e- h ca r te d ly e nthusiast ic in our plans. Y et i t seemedsome ins t ruct ion should be g .vcn th en ew C h r i s t i a ns in t h i s a r e a b e . o r ew e l eave o n fu rlo ug h.

But , His ways a re not o u r ways.T he Bible School w as to t ake place,

a f t e r all, ina

way e nt ir el y u no rt hod o x .I n M ay Gar land visi ted th e Blue

M ia o v il la ge of Kang Haw. W e havehad many contacts with Kang Haw especial ly with one youth, Lao YiDur ing th is v is it L ao Yi asked if w ecould come down for a few days tos t u d y a f t e r h is f ie ld w o r k w a s done .O n t h e a f t e r n o o n o f J u n e 2 3 h e a rr ived bear ing his bedroll and abundle of clothes. Next day regulars tudies began w ith G ai da nd e xp la ining the Miao scr ip t and Lao Yiteaching the Miao la ng uag e. Sin cethe Miao primer is based upon theBible t hey of ten fell in to discussionof th e Sc r ip tu re . Soon L ao Yi w ast ak ing these Scriptures personally.Then there was an interruption whenG a r l a n d t ook t ime o u t to v is i t t h eKhamoo vil lage of N am Mong.

There ho baptized two young men.OneKham Mongis m e n t i o n e delsewhere. The other, N an Anon, had

beenin

the B uddh ist p rie stho od for5 yea rs . B e fo re G a r l a n d lef t . N anA n o n s a i d t h a t h e w o u l d l i k e t o c o m ein for a few days of Bible s tudy.

Dur ing G a r l a n d s a bse nce L ao Yi sfa ther came down for a day. H e advised his son t o postpone th e s tepo f bap t i sm . (Wise old S a t a n H owof t en he p lan t s t h a t t h o u g h t in th em i n d s o f w o u l d - b e C h r i s t i a n s ) N e ver the less . m o r e an d m o r e t im e w ass p e n t in Bible s tudy a n d L ao Y i sq ue st io ns s ho w ed a deepening unders ta nd in g a nd personal convict ion.

T h a t w e e k e n d w e were su rp r i sedto see K h a m M ong com e in ca r ry inga b a g o f r i ce an d a b u n d l e o f c lo thes .Wi t h a big sm ile he announced t h a th e had come fo r a few days ofs tud y . T h e sa m e day N ai W an, oneo f t h e o l d e r C h r i s t i a n s f r o m N a mM on g w h o fe l t in need o f f u r t h e rBible s tu d y , cam e . S in ce N a i W an

B L U E M I A O G I R L A R E L AT I V E U F L A O YI

s tayed only one night, we had l i t t leo pp or tu ni ty to t e ach him. However,l i j can read, so we gave him a Bibles tudy out l ine to t ake home wi th him.

Kham Mong w as no t an ideal pupil. Never having been to school hew as n o t used to th e discipl ine ofs tu d y and found i t hard to concent r a t e . However, dur ing his w e e k ss tay he did s u c c e e d in get t ingth ro ug h t he Thai alphabet and a fewpages in t h e adult, r ead ing course.H is f i rs t objec t ive is to l ea rn to r eadso t h a t he can stu d y th e Bible. W ehope t h a t he also prof i ted from ourBible reading and discussions eachevening.

A f t e r nea r ly a m o n t h of s tudy L aoYi

asked to be bap tized . On arisingf rom th e w a t e r his f i r s t words were , N ow I am a now person . A fewdays l a t e r he lef t for home. Withmixed feel ings w e w a t c h e d him got h e f i r s t o f h i s t r i b e i n t h e w h o l eai ea to fo l low Chr i s tbear ing in hispack th e t r easured books includingthe Blue Miao Prim er , the gospelo f M a r k a n d F i r s t J o h n . H e i n t e n d st o m a s t e r t h e s e a n d t e a c h t h e m t oa l l w h o wil l l e a r n .

Thus , o u r R a i n y Season BibleSchool took place in a m a n n e r ent i re ly unplanned. Though ou r s tud e n t s w e r e few, w ho can te l l howmuch f rui t th ey m ay b ear in th ef u t u r e ?

F o r as th e heavens a r e h i g h e rthan th e e ar th , so a re m y w ay s h ig he r than your ways and m y thoughtst h a n your thoughts . I sa i ah 55:9.

B y D o ro th y B ar e


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G o o d N a m e . is rather to be chosen than great riches Prov 22:1

W h a t s your nam e? W h a t does i tmean? Chemces a re you d o n t know.I f you were a Thai g irl o r boy, youwould know, for every nam e has ameaning. A nd you m ight have yourname because of so me thin g you dido r w e r e a s a t iny baby. M ayb e youlaughed a lot so they called you Yim,which means smile, or Dee, whichmeans good. O r you might be calledSang, which m eans D aw n becauseyou were b o m a t dawn.

I f you were a C hin es e b oy o r girl ,you d have a baby n a m e whichyou d be ashamed of by the t imeyou s ta rt ed to school, and then you dbe given a school name. W hen youwere grown up, if you sti ll didn tl ike your n am e, y ou could jus t choosea new n a m e fo r yourself .

I f you were a Yao o r Miao boy,you d go by a n u mb er u nt il you wereab ou t s ix years old. I f you were th e

oldes t b r o t h e r t hey d call you L aoGao, which means Old Big. I f youw e r e th e second brother, you d beLao L e r (Old Two), an d if you werethe th ird brother, you d be Lao San(O ld T h r e e ) e tc . W h e n y ou w e r eolder, you would have a name andyour f ri en ds w ou ld call you that . I fyou were a Miao man, you wouldn ev er te ll a s t ranger y ou r re al name.You d j u s t t e l l h im t h a t you w e r eOld Big or Old Two, or whatever

you were. I f he knew your re al n am eh e m ig h t w ork black magic o n you,you know.

I f you w e r e a Yao girl, you d neverin y o u r l i fe h a v e a n a m e . I f you w e r eth e oldest daughter , you would always be known as Goo Mae, whichm e a n s O ld es t S is te r . Y ou r y o u n g ers is ter would be Muey N ai (SecondLit t le Sis ter) , and so on down th eline unt i l you got to five. Then ift h e r e were only five sisters, an d nob r o t h e r s l i t t l e s i s t e r n u m be r f ive

would be Muey Goy, which meanssomething l ike L itt le S is te r WithN o Hope of a Brother.

Being an American boy or girl, youm ay n o t know w h a t your neimemeans . B u t i f yo u h a v e been b o magain in to the family of God, youshould know w h a t y o u r new n a m emeans . Long ago CJod said, Thousha l t be called by a New Name.T h a t n a m e i s C h r i s t i a n a n d i t m e a n s

o f C h r i s t . Y o u n e v e r n e e d t o b ea s h a m e d o f t h a t n a m e . J u s t b e s u r e

you n e v e r e m ba rr as s J es us by w e a ring H is name. I f you w e a r H is n am e,i t h u r t s H im when you a r e n t a rea lCairistian you know. T h e B ib le s ay s, B u t i f an y m an suffe r a s a Chr i s tian l e t h im n o t be ashamed, b u t l e thim glorify God in th is name. 1 Pet .4:16. D o you give glory to God bywearing the name of Chris t? Do yout ry? Everyday?Lois Cal laway.

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