We spent two remarkable days in the refugee camp. I baptized ten of the 240 candidates in the river. We were watched by hundreds along the banks. We celebrated the 20th anniversary of the camp with ten choirs from a variety camps. The roads in and out of the camps required 4 wheel drive and …
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Thailand Trip Sermon – Part Two of Two
Below is the second part of a sermon Pastor Bill has prepared for his visit to Thailand. He preached it at First Baptist on December 28th and will be preaching it in the camps in Thailand. Part Two of Two Three quarters of my church members are Karen. Here, today I preach to you in English using an interpreter. …
Arriving in Thailand
We were greeted by Marcia and Duane Binkley and Kyle Witmer in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The Binkley’s have made this their home for many years. We were happy to be done with flying for awhile. We stored our gear in a van and pick up truck and headed south to Hot for lunch, about an …
Kuala Lumpur to Chiang Mai
Yesterday we walked around downtown Kuala Lumpur. It seemed there was a construction crane in every block. Tall glass and colorful office buildings towered over three and four story residences and shops. We ate lunch at a busy Malaysian cafe. It was muggy and hot and the air conditioning of a modern six level shopping …
Malaysia Day One – Part 2
We flew over Barrow Alaska then across the Bering Sea. When I volunteered at the Kodiak Baptist Mission I took kids swimming in the Bering Sea. It was the coldest water I’ve ever been in. We angled SW over Siberia flying over one mountain range after another ( some over 15,000 feet). The low red …
First Day in Malaysia
The flight from Dallas was 17 1/2 hours. There were seats for 310 and almost all of them were filled except for the seat between Marshall and me. It was wonderful to be able to stretch out a little. We are informed by a monitor on the back of the seat in front of us …
The Flight – Dallas to Hong Kong
The flight from Dallas to Hong Kong is longer than I could have imagined. What a pleasant surprise however when one of the few empty seats on the crowded plane turned out to be the seat between Marshall and me. The extra room was wonderful. There are seats in this plane that allow you to …
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The Flight – St. Paul to Dallas
There was an article in the in-flight magazine on the plane to Dallas about Angelina Jolie. She is famous for a lot of reasons including her humanitarian efforts. Daphne Tun Baw, a 94 year old Karen member of FBC met her when she was in a refugee camp. Angelina asked Teacher Daphne if there was …
Thailand – Schedule
December 29 Leave St. Paul I will be in transit for about 27 ½ hours. Our route with layovers is about 11,697 miles. The actual distance to Chiang Mai is 7,968 miles. The 3,729 “extra” miles are equivalent to a round trip from St. Paul to Mexico City. The predicted low for Tuesday in St Paul …
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