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God Undertakes

went and spent the night and the next day teaching and then he and his wife
and sons and daughters decided to follow Christ and were baptized.
One son had lost three children they died before one year of age. Shortly after he and his wife believed,

Dorothy Uhlig, Chiengkam Grandfather Non and his children and

grandchildren lived in Laos near the

Thai "border. There was fighting throughout the country as the govern
ment tried to drive the communists out

of the country.

Most of the men were

If the communist

they had another baby.

They asked

conscripted into the army to serve

until the war was over.

to dedicate i t to the Lord when i t

troops controlled an area they would take the young teenage boys into their army and the government troops would do the same. So many families that wanted to live in peace decided to leave. The fighting was getting worse in their
area and i t was hard to make a living.
So Grandfather Non decided to move to

was only a few days old, V/hen it was about a month old, the child
came down with fever, Jan Ta and I

were at their home for Sunday service that day and had special prayer for
him and he was soon well. As the

months have passed and their baby was healthy and strong, they praised the
Lord for him and testified to the

Thailand with his entire family.

neighbors of the power of Christ to

caxe for the child.

He and his wife and da"ughters gathered their things together and made the move.
His sons and son-in-law deserted from

the army as they got a chance and came

to Thailand too. While he had left

some of his problems behind in Laos, one big problem came with him. He had an evil spirit that sometimes came on him. This evil spirit was believed to enter other people and cause sickness and death. He had been to many spirit doctors to have them cast the evil spirit
out without success. Then his son-in-law

suggested he try the Christians. So he went to the next village where Jan Ta,
a Christian lived. Jan Ta witnessed to him about the Lord and told him Christ

There were many testings as the neighbors opposed their stand for Christ and tried to get them to leave the village. Then Grandmother became sick and died within a few days. Callaways and I were gone at the time so could not help them in their time of need. They sent word to Jan Ta and he took charge of the arrangements. Christians in other villages needed to be notified, the casket made, neighbors and visitors fed, a service planned, etc. There was another
Christian funeral in a different

village that day, so many of the Christians couldn't come. The day
of the funeral arrived and he and

had power over the evil spirits.

He

then invited Grandfather Non to attend

the family camp or Bible conference that

was to be held in Chiengkam the following
week.

a few Christians gathered. He was feeling a bit discouraged as they had been praying the Lord would make this occasion a real witness to the community.

As he was picking out the songs for

Grandfather Non came and stayed for the conference, talking far into the nights
with some of the older Christian men.

the service, in drove two trucks loaded with Christians! Another church group some distance away was having
evangelistic services. Someone told
them of the funeral so the entire

Simday, when conference ended, he asked the men to come to his village to teach so that his sons and dau^ters and wife would know the new way too. Several men

group decided to come to help and to witness to neighbors. How thrilled

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Grandfather Non and his family were to see
them come to share in their time of sorrow.

She went to school along with 39

other Meo students who were in the

And what a witness to the neighbors of our

oneness in Christ that He is "Lord of All"

and is able to undertake in all phases of

life. Praise the Lord! Grandfather Non

hostel run by Miss Williams in Pua. Each morning she stood in line with her class for the flag raising ceremony and then joined in folding her raised hands and saying a prayer
to the Buddha. become a The latter was no

moved to another village and his daughter

and her non-Christian husband are s t i l l in

problem at that time for she hadn't

Christian.

Banana Village.

We are praying that he will

Will you join in

come to know Christ. prayer for them?

Imogene Williams, Naji Province

In June, I967 fifty Meo tribespeople from

the mountains of N. Thailand arrived in

Sukanya was 10 when she entered first grade and there were other tribal children 12 and I3 years old as there was no school until they learned of
the hostel in Pua. Thai students

Pua and asked to stay with Imogene Williams. Five of the men were wanted by the Communists because they had taken U.S. Government sponsored courses, could read and write
Thai ajid two of them were Christians.

Thus, they had fled for safety and brought their families with them. Among the group was Lao Jur, a Christian of two years, his wife and eight children. One son was in school and they decided to let an eight year old girl and a six year old boy enter school in Pua. A ten year old girl wanted to go too, but the parents said they needed her to work at home. Irene Williams urged them to let her go and offered to pay her school esi)enses and the parents consented.

laughed at them at first because some were so big and couldn't speak Thai. However, they learned very quickly and by the end of the year they were hi^ in their class. Sukanya was never first in her class, but always did acceptable work and was well liked by her classmates. Several years before three boys and two girls of the Meo tribe had
entered school in Pua and now were

in High School. One boy, Banya, had stayed in Pua to attend. He

was the first Meo hostel student to

She, Ya (a as in father) was so happy and

thankful. When Mao enter Thai schools they are given Thai names so Ya's name was Sukanya in Thai. As all the other tribal children who entered first grade that year, Sukanya knew only her own Meo language and had to leam the Thai language as only it is
used in school. For the first two or three

accept Christ and had been much ridiculed at school for refusing to

"wai" (raising folded hands in prayer)

to the Buddha. All the grade school children looked up to Banya as he was an upper classman. He was a good example for them and often helped in teaching them. Sukanya attended Bible classes taught by Miss Williams and learned to sing many songs in her own Meo language and Thai and even a few choruses in English. She liked the Bible memoa?y contests and she
often won.

months Siikanya just listened for she couldn't yet speak Thai and felt very shy. It was strange to wear the Thai school uniform of white shirt and blue pleated skirt for
all her life she'd worn a black long sleeved shirt with bright trim and a very full kilt-like skirt with cloth wrapped around the waist and a black "apron-like" cloth hanging down in front. She had neverworn shoes of any kind, so white socks and black shoes were a real change for her.

In January, I968 the Thai Government

ordered all the refugees living with Miss Williams and the tribal people still living in the mountains to move to a resettlement camp. It was

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The entire person often comes with a sick person. This woman came for treatment. In their homes they have no beds, so here we let them sleep on mats on the floor as they are accustomed. They like to listen to cassette tapes in Thai that tell about Jesus

Blue Meo students from Nanun, a Meo resettlement

village. They stayed in a "student house" here while attending local school. I had Bible class (in Thai) 'for them once a month.

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THAI STYLE CKECM CUERY

(From YWCA Cookbook)
This recipe was adapted from a Thai recipe and can be made when away from Thailand and you cannot get local ingredients. Of course, the substitutes are not as good as the real thing but they are close and this does make a

good curry, (l lb. of meat or shrimp may be used in place of chicken)

1
1

Chicken (stewing hen is good)

Whole Coconut

ij.
2

Large Cloves Garlic

Tbs. Grated Onion

I-I/2 tsp. Powdered Ginger

1/8 tsp. Tabasco Sauce {l/h if yo"u. like it hot)

3 Tbs. Prepared Curry Powder

1/2 tsp. Si:igar I-I/2 tsp. Salt

1 Lemon

Stalk Celery

pieces. (Do not remove leg or wing bones.) Chop the rest of the carcass into small pieces and put in a pot with I-I/2 cups of water. Cover and cook for
broth to be used later.

Cut legs, wings and breasts from chicken and cut these into nice sized serving
Make a thick paste of the garlic which has been mashed

or put throu^ a press and the powdered ginger.

drain water off and grate the meat.

(Add a few drops of water to

do this.) Dry the chicken with a towel and place in a bowl. Rub the paste well into each piece of chicken and set aside for one houc. Crack open the coconut,
Put the grated coconut into a large bowl

and pour one cup warm water over it.

Squeeze and knead it with your hands

until the water is thick and creamy. Squeeze out the coconut by handsful and reserve on a dish. Strain the liquid left into a large frying pan. This is called "coconut cream". Replace squeezed coconut in the bowl and pour 1 more

cup of warm water over it; repeat the kneading.

more ariH reserve on a dish.

Squeeze out the coconut once

This is called

Strain the liquid into a bowl.

"coconut milk". Repeat the process once more so you have 2 cups of "coconut milk" in the bowl. (You may now discard the grated coconut as the flavor is

gone.) Heat the "coconut cream" in the frying pan until the oil comes to the top. Now add the grated onion, tabasco sauce, curry powder, sugar and salt
fry a minute while stirring. Add chicken pieces and turn them about in
this for about three minutes. Pour in the 2 cups of"coconut milk". Grate the lemon and add this rind, then squeeze the juice and add that. Slice the stalk of celery in very thin pieces and add to curry. Cover and let simmer. Add the chicken broth, a little at a time when sauce gets too thick. Cook until chicken is tender, about 1 hour. Serve with fluffy white rice and side dishes
of chopped cucumber, tomatoes and chutney.

Another suggestion for making coconut milk is to use fresh milk with coconut extract or to poiir I-I/2 cups boiling water over 1 can of coconut. Then simmer
this for 3 minutes. Strain and use the liquid.

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ami CTJsa?AED
(Sangkhaya)

1
1 1

Cup Eggs (Thai prefer duck "but most Americans prefer chicken)
Cup coconut sugar Cup coconut cream

Knead the eggs and sugar with a banana leaf or use egg "beater, beat until
creamy. Strain with clean white thin cloth. Put coconut cream in. Pour the mixture into small green coconuts or into molds and steam from 20 - 30
minutes.

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CHIENGKAM, THA.ILAHD

TYPES OP WORK General Clinic

Dailyj except Sunday, we treat from 50-120 people. I have three Thai helpers, "but need more medically trained personnel either Thai or foreign. The clinic

of the tapes in Thai for Theological Education by Extension. Actually that is a high sounding name for simple Bible studies for people

with a fourth grade education. (Thai

education is compulsory through the
fourth grade in coimtry villages

ministers to many different dialectual and language groups - Thai, northern Thai, and

northeastern Thai (the latter have been

moving into the areia in large numbers
since N. E. Thailand is a depressed area

and the fifth grade in cities.) The

different missions in Thailand are

cooperating on this - some in tape

form and others just book form. We
need someone who can take over this

with poor farmland).

Among the tribes,

The tribal men

we are reaching the Meo and Yao and must often use an interpreter for the women
who don't understand Thai.

type of ministry to make it effective.

Residence for Meo Students Attending
Govenunent Schools

usually understand Thai fairly well and

some of the women do. Also, there are some Chinese who come to the clinic. We

There are seven boys in residence this

treat all types of illnessesmalaria, vitamin deficiencies, T. B., worms, whooping cough, dyphtheria, and other various and

year.

One of the older students who

would have finished this year was

sundry ailments.

Also, prenatal and post

Each day

killed in April by a falling tree. Glhis has had a sobering effect on

natal care and contraceptives are provided

for the women who desire such.

the boys and they are more interested

in the gospel than before.
Meetings In The Homes

a witness is given in the clinic using

pictures or posters and tracts are distri

buted. The clinic ministry has been used to giving a wide outreach to the gospel and
I find a warm welcome in any village where

These are held each Sunday as the Christians gather together to worship
the Lord. There are few villages

I go. (But not ready acceptance of the

gospel as the Thai dl^-Buddhists and believe that anyone who becomes a Christian is a

where there are enough Christians to have church buildings, so they meet in homes and invite neighbors to attend.
Youth Activities

traitor to his country.)

Clinic at the Leprosy Village of Sope Waan

This is a general clinic treating all of

their sicknesses as well as their disease

There is an area youth rally at the clinic the second Sunday of the month with all different churches partici

of leprosy. There are two helpers in the village - one helps distribute the medicine
and the other dresses sores.
then I teach a Bible class.

A weekly

pating. The following Sunday the young people go to a different village aijid give out tracts and witness in the
homes.

clinic is held on Wednesday afternoon and

Yearly Conference
Cassette Tape Mnistry

We have eight playbacks that are in constant use. They are loaned to Christians for use
in their homes and in witnessing to neighbors. Some of the tapes are for teaching new songs

This is held in April for the entire family. In 1973 the high attendance

was about 3^0, although, there were

more than this that attended some sessions as folks trade off so someone

and hymns, others are the native chants giving the gospel message and others are preachiiig tapes. Also we have used some

is at home to watch the house and take

care of pigs and chickens, etc.

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