Children's Day

Every year Thailand celebrates Children's Day on the second Saturday of January. Children are treated to fun and games at their school, the government offices and the local stores and businesses. Our church traditionally has also celebrated by honoring the children on the second Sunday of January. We usually give all the children in attendance a small gift bag containing candy, cookies and school supplies.

Sunday Evening English Bible Study

Sunday evenings we have an informal English Bible study at the church (actually, it's held upstairs in our apartment.) We sing, pray and study the Scriptures together. Presently, our regulars include 4 Americans, 1 Filipino, 1 Korean and the rest are Thais (who know some English.) I guess we could be called an International Fellowship. This week Jennifer (in the red shirt) brought her Thai friend (in the pink). This is the second visitor Jennifer has brought to our Bible study. Pray for our visitors--that they might come to know Jesus Christ through this ministry.

Happy New Year 2008 - สวัสดีปีใหม่ 2551

New Year--new resolutions!! It's been 6 months since the last time I blogged, but I hope to be more consistent in the days and weeks ahead. In Thailand they use the Buddhist year--thus 2551. In fact, Thais pride themselves in noting that Buddhism existed way before Christianity. With patience and love we explain to them from the Scriptures that, "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us..." John 1:1,14

Christmas Caroling 2007

Mr. Biang and family members

Caroling at Mr. Biang's House

Grandma Phem's House

Grandma Noey's House

Mr. Chan's House

Every Christmas a group of us from church go caroling. We usually try to go to the villages where some of our older members live, so we can sing to them.

25th Anniversary Celebration

Supap giving a testimony

Special Music

Orawan, Uan, May, Ya and their guests

Jim, Pastor Pratuan & his family & Chachawan (Jim's guest)

Pastor Pratuan - our special speaker

We celebrated with a dinner on Saturday night and a special church service--including testimonies--on Sunday. Pastor Pratuan and his family from Nonthaburi province came up to be our speaker. We were so pleased to have several guests attend.

Sunday Meals

Every Sunday after the morning service our church family and friends gather together around the table (oops...make that the mats on the floor) to enjoy a meal together. We literally have Dinner on the Ground(s). Here are some pictures of this week's meal.

Niang and Nong--our church cooks

The food--yummy!

The servers--May, Ya & Niang

Enjoying the meal

Uncle Mon enjoying his food.

Sunday School Class

We started a new Thai Sunday School class today. Jim is teaching this class for those who do not speak Northern Khmer. They are studying "Life's Problems" which begins with the story of Job. The Northern Khmer speakers meet in the main auditorium with Mr. Supap teaching them in their own language. They are presently studying the book of Genesis.

Grandpa In's Funeral

Preparing the gravesite

The casket and flowers

Relatives and Friends

Singing led by Supap

Jim preaching the funeral message


Pastor Chalerm from Satuk Baptist

reading 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

Graveside service

Placing flowers on the casket

Grandfather In's Family

Grandma and her son, Uncle Pat, eating

sticky rice and pork after the funeral.