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 …
Category Archives: Pastor Bill’s Trip to Thailand
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 …
Leaving the Tundra for Thailand
I left home midway through the second quarter of the G B Packer game at about 4:30 pm. The temperature was 17 degrees. I drove to Des Moines and stayed overnight with June and Marshall Peters, former missionaries to Thailand. Marshall organized and wrote grants to subsidize this adventure. They are looking forward to going back. …
Thailand Trip Sermon – Part One of Two
Below is the first part of a sermon Pastor Bill has prepared for his visit to Thailand. He will be preaching it at First Baptist on December 28th and then again in the camps in Thailand during the following week. Click here for part two of the sermon. Part One of Two Da Buh Way Mu …
Karen New Year 2754
Karen New Year 2754 – Celebration in St. Paul, MN
Two Days Before I Leave – Ice and Snow
Pastor Bill will be leaving to Thailand December 28, 2014 and will be returning January 12, 2015.
First Baptist Church of St. Paul 
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