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i985
March I985
Dear Friends,
"Bless the Lord, Oh my soul, and all that is within me bless His holy name. For He Is a
GREAT GOO.,.," It is wonderful to see how He
is working to draw the Mong(Meo)to Himself. Two weeks ago a Mong came for medicine for his
baby and said he was tired of the demons and
wanted to folloiv Jesus. We urged him to talk to the Christians In his village and then attend
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pick up the Christianr, he was there, but not ready to go with us or destroy his demon
thIngs,
Then this last weekend, Barbara Hey and Barbara Good of the Overseas Missionary Fellow ship came to visit these two villages, {About 12 years ago the Barbaras lived in a Mong
write Mong and sing many hymns. Two of t|ie girls later married and moved to Develop ment village where they became Christians last year,) I had Mrs, Mee's son, Chao, go
with the Barbaras to introduce them to the different Christians, village north of Chlengkam. They taught many of the children and adults to read and Just before boarding
tye bus they met a Mong "from that village who said that Lao Neng's wife was very ill with diarrhea and vomiting. They quickly purchased some medicine at a nearby drugstore just before the bus left. On arrival they found the wife almost unconscious, but they a bit.
prayed for her and gave medicine, and by the next morning she was able to talk to them
The Lord had used them to minister to her as a little child and plant the
gospel in her heart, and now they ministered to her as sisters in Christ. morning they visited Lao Tong, the man who wanted to leave the demon way.
follow Jesus whatever the cost,
Sunday As they
shared the gospel with him, the Lord opened his heart to believe and he determined to
before that he did too. Jao, an elderly man at Pangka had destroyed his demon things before Christmas, but he felt he wasn't ready yet, but when we went to the river, he decided to follow the Lord with all his heart. So Prachuap, assisted by one of the Christians, baptized the three of them. Praise the Lord! Now pray that they may grow
in the Lord and live victoriously.
for the U,N. in the Chiengkam refugee camp) to go with us. ^We picked up the mission aries and Christians at Development village and took them to Pangka for the afternoon meeting there. The new believer wanted to be baptized and Chao had told me the day
Sunday afternoon, the Lord sent Prechuap(a Mong Christian from Pua who is working
Two or three of the men plan to attend a Mong conference In Chiengmai April 5"10.
camp that same week. 81a and Tao will stay with me and help care for the pig and rabbits. (I find less time for writing, etc. while trying to mother Mrs. Mee's four children and Kwan.) Yut, Kwan's brother, has just finished his first year of college and will be helping in clinic some during vacation. The latter part of March things
will be quieter here as our dorm students return home for sunroer vacation,
Chao and two other young people are looking forward to attending a Mong young people's
I expect to take a vacation at the beach April 6-16 and then help with final prepara
tions for the annual Christian Conference in Chiengkam April 22-26, Lois and C.W.
Callaway are expecting to return to Thailand for two months the latter part of March# . the Lord willing. Lois had a heart attack while In France last August but has made
a good recovery. They continue to work among the Mien refugees in the U.S. and France.
CkrUtian Church
1201 Soutii Alameda
PERMIT #12
KlJOXVILtE TO 37901
"In Him was life; and the life
war. the liyht of men."
John 1:^1
leisurely time. The roads were very bad and traveT was by foot or oxcart. We could count on having extra Lime to pla-n. and prepare for the rest of the year. But with improved roads and modern transportation,
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" t!. " ' gi-ade school students hav._u just^.stacted the! r-jccoftd ^aT^ inri ''' retreat foristudents 12 Th.-- retreat .h .^3-27 atatP^a, Wamjpa near Ngao where Williams is located. ctreat f^irr is lor students in dorms Wangpa, andhnogene Chiengkams month
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for'^rcQular'chik,''''^''" children have finished .their t.b. treatment and now only go back
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ftLf.'d tl. ^0^ '7 is was in 6th tale andiT had, to stop school for a year when his mother ill. grade. Chao
"y'fig to gel the 2 youngest children on the census form. They are
Uanaoor'of''IhP bro!dery h """h project refugees in.=^france the U.S. till Awn(house December. father) Ying and Bible College and intern) and Yao ,TC teaching regularly al Ploasantvi Ile and Pepper Village.
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and -h^Mr
She hTi'1'^ l-iio Jur's wife, Chong, who had been an opium addict for many years.
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been sick for a long time and doing demon worship had not helped. demon things and professed faith in Christ. A Development village also believed. He is a nephew of Lao Jur. Wo
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come an^lak \r"'" !" c-" Peng's husband says he will ZTu ci'Tu There is a real interest in stopping opium "o is ^ dr " government .ays they will arrest anyone growing ipium and send anyone
I'hcy win be sX . Even so, urtlesa one comes to Christ, if they Is go little back on opium y^ll SLHt f to jotJ. there hone of
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