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MISSIONS EDITION

DOROTHT UHLIG'S REPORT FROM THAILAND

APRIL 8, 1992

Dear Friends,

What a day of rejoicing it was as we

gathered Sunday morning Mardi 8 for
build the dedication of the church

ing at

Development village

and the
Christian

installation of elders.

leaders and friends from the Mong church in Pua were in charge of the
service and shared the joyful time* KuWangi one of the leaders idao came*

had

been a

foe of the gospel

for

over 25 years before he came to know

the Lord 3 or 4 years ago. Now he is joyfully telling others about the Lord and exhorting them to believe.

Jakrapong, a Mong Bible school student, will start his 9 month internship at Developoent village May 1st.

HANGING THE SIGN ON THE NEW CHURCH BUILDING AT EEVELOPMENT VILLAGE

Everyone is looking forward to his coining. He plans to teach reading and writing
leadership training classes, youth meetings, children's classes, preach, etc.
so illiterate Christians can learn to read the Bible in Mong. Also he'll have

have some special meetings for them occasionally. Pray that the Lord will give

we 11 have to pray about that and see how the Lord leads. It may be possible to

ist^. He has also been asked to help the Mong church at the refugee camp, but

the duties of a minister in small churches, preparing others to share in the min-

him wisdom and much joy in his service. There will be many testings as Satan

seeks to discourage him and tempts him and other Christians to sin and hinder the
witness for Christo
DOfM CONSTRUCTION

nie dorm kids finished their exams on March 1^ and the following day we signed a
finished, April 13-17 is lhai New Years (Water throwing festival) so the builders

of the girl's dorroo \tork began on March 1?. It has gone forward quickly. Ihe posts and roofs are finished and part of the walls up, and the flooring is partly

contract with a builder to tear down the old donn parents' house and old section

will take a few days holiday. The buildings should be finished before the opening of school on May 12, The new dorm father. In Kean, is overseeing the building (making sure that the carpenters go by the plan) and arranging supplies. This has
relieved me of that responsibility.
MY CHILDRSN

was home for 10 days the latter part of March, having finished his first y^r at technical college in Bangkok. He was on the youth committee for the Yao (Mien; youth camp so went to that before returning to Bangkok for one month of

attend the Mong youth camp. Dang and BIa are at a youth camp this week so Kwan

practical work at a Sony factory. During the New Year's holidays he plans to

has c^e to stay with ^

and me. Kwan and Cang will be going to technical""s^ool

oth grade and

near^Ghiengmai in May. They are both very excited about that. Please pray much for Dang as he is easily influenced and net very resporiblble. Tao will be In the

in the last year of junior high vhen school opens in May.

VISITORS FROM THE STATES

refugees in the U.S. and teaching classes for some for San Jose Christian College. We are looking forward to a visit from linogene Williams in early June. Also, I've
Khamu they used to teach, Th^y are working among Khamu and Lao refugees in Calif ornia. Another highlight visit will be Dr. &Mrs, Chuck Richards. Bible translators in the Philippines, and her sister Violet Spainhour and Betty Casebeer. So it looks like May and June are visitation months. We'll see how the Lord works
i t all out.
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he could only be in Thailand for a short time; but he is working with the Mien

C, W. ^llaway visited us and the Mien for a few days in February. We were sorry
Roberta Byers are planning a trip in May to visit some of the

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DOROTHY UHLIG'S REPORT FROM THAILAND

AUGUST 21, 1992

Dear FriendSi
CONSTRUCTION COMPLETED

Praise the Lordi the girl's dorm

WAS READY FOR OCCUPANCY WHEN

SCHOOL OPENED IN MaY BUT WE weren't able TO PURCHASE AND IN

STALL DOWNSTAIRS OUTSIDE DOORS

FOR
WERE

ANOTHER WEEK.
ABLE TO MOVE

It WAS
FROM

TWO
THEIR NEW

WEEKS BEFORE TEMPORARY

THE HOUSE

PARENTS

QUARTERS TO THEIR

HOME. We have 23 girls and an EQUAL NUMBER OF BOYS IN THE BOYS' DORM. The HOUSE PARENTS HAVE 2 CHILDREN AND I HAVE 2) SO THAT MAKES 50 IN OUR BibLE CLASSES ON Tuesday and Thursday nights. We HAVE DIVIDED INTO 3 CLASSES. I TEACH 6TH GRADE AND IST YEAR Jr. Hi. For the higher grades Wan Chai teaches the returning stu dents AND In KeAN has the NEW ONES. This year there were 10 Senior Hi students that came in NEW/ as well as several IN Jr. Hi years 2 and 3. Usually the FIRST year Jr. Hi are the only
NEW ONES entering.

NEW ADDITION TO THE GIRL'S DORM

NEWS FROM THE DEVELOPMENT VILLAGE CHURCH

Testings always come. Jakrapong> the intern at Development village spent his FIRST MONTH UNDER THE WEATHER WITH HEPATITIS. It WAS A DISCOURAGING TIME FOR HIM;
BUT HE IS WORKING HARD NOW TEACHING READING TO THOSE WHO WANT TO LEARN AND START

ING TO TRAIN SOME OF THE OTHER MEN TO LEAD SERVICES. ETC. ThERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT HE WILL BE TEACHING IN THE REFUGEE CAMP TWO DAYS A WEEK. A PASS HAS TO BE GRANTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR.

GIRL'S HOME OF REFUGE Recently some funds became available through another missionary in this area to START a girls' HOME OF REFUGE FOR THOSE IN DANGER OF BEING SOLD INTO PROSTITUTION. Teacher Boriboon has been burdened for this and offered to help build the home and OVERSEE IT. I HAVE BEEN ASKED TO SERVE ON THE BOARD ALONG WITH THE MISSIONARY AND TWO Thai pastors. Boriboon is the chairman. It will open August 31st with 3 or 4 GIRLS AND CAN INCREASE TO 10 OR MORE GIRLS. ThE ^ GIRLS ARE 5tH AND 6tH GRADERS.

A RECENT REPORT ON AIDS AMONG PROSTITUTES IN THIS AND ChIENGRAI PROVINCE SAID THAT

ALMOST 100% WERE INFECTED.

DORM;

ThE AIDS PROBLEM IS ONE REASON WE ENLARGED OUR GIRLS'

IN JUNIOR AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS AND

TO HELP PROVIDE EDUCATION FOR GIRLS

KEEP THEM OUT OF BROTHELS.

ThERE IS A NEED FOR SPONSORS FOR SOME OF THESE GIRLS.

PLEASANTVILLE DORM

PrASAN. THE YaO EVANGELIST. HAS STARTED A SMALL DORM FOR BOYS AND GIRLS IN GRADE SCHOOL AT PLEASANTVILLE. ThERE ARE NINE THIS YEAR AND THEY COME FROM VILLAGES THAT HAVE NO SCHOOL OR WHERE THE TEACHERS TEACH IRREGULARLY. MiEN REFUGEES IN AMERICA ARE SPONSORING SOME OF THESE CHILDREN. It IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO REACH THE CHILDREN FOR THE LORDi AND THROUGH THEM THEIR FAMILIES.

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SEVERE DROUGHT

We had a PROLONGED DRY SPELL THIS YEAR WITH ALMOST NO RAIN NOVEMBER THROUGH June. Wells went dry and city water was unavailable for some time. Praise THE LoRD; our wells DIDN't GO COMPLETELY DRY. ThE RAINS DID COME NEAR THE MID DLE OF July but not as much as usual. Some farmers have planted rice; but most
have been unable to do so. Then; after the rains came the grasshoppers. The
people think this is a bad omen and that the coming year will be very bad.

SATAN ATTACKS

We are experiencing strong attacks by Satan such as there have not been before. Satan is seeking to destroy the Fellowship of Churches in the Chiengkam area. Once
a month the churches meet on a Sunday afternoon for fellowship and encouragement^
and have evangelistic outreach several times during the year. This is for all churches regardless of denomination and stresses the Lcrdship of Christ and love
among the believers.

Another attack is on the Mien (Yao) work, seeking to destroy it and the leaders. The third is an attack on the integrity of leaders - both national and missionaries. THIS BATTLE CAN ONLY BE WON BY PRAYER. Please join us in prayer to turn back the
forces of evil. Also pray for the leaders that they may be encouraged and strength ened IN Christ. May we have the joy of the Lord in our hearts and a love for one ANOTHER. May Christ be glorified.
Rejoicing in the final victory^

Dorothy's field address:

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Arlene Lundgren 1745 Wall Street Klamath Falls OR 97601

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Dear Friends,

DOROTHY UHLIG'S REPORT FROM THAILAND

NOVEMBER 2i 1992

DORM STUDENTS PROFESS FATTH TM THRT.^T

dorm Ketreat, an annual get together for students in dorms at Chiengkam (ours),

REJOICE WITH US IN WHAT THE LORD IS DOING IN THE HEARTS OF DORM STUDENTS! The PUA AND Wang Pa, was held at Wang Pa October 2-^ with the theme: "What Are You Living For? The main speaker, SOMSAK, is the president of Phayao Bible College.
HIS TESTIMONY TOUCHED THE HEARTS OF STUDENTS TO SERVE A LIVING, ALL POWERFUL God!
SOMSAK^S PERSONAL HT.^TnRY;

He came from a Buddhist family.

His father was a demon priest and

MIT. So SOMSAK REFUSED TO BECOME A DEMON PRIEST. ThE DEMONS TOLD HIM IF HE didn't SUBMIT HE WOULD DIE WHEN RE BECAME 21. AfTER FIN OF LIFE.
ness;
ISHING HIGH SCHOOL HE

50MSAK WAS SUPPOSED TO FOLLOW AFTER HIM. As HE WORKED WITH HIS FATHER HE SAW THAT HE HAD MUCH POWER,* BUT ONE DAY HE REALIZED THAT HIS father WAS COMPLETELY CONTROLLED BY THE DEMONS AND HAD TO SUB
DECIDED TO HAVE FUN DURING HIS LAST 5 YEARS

Travel, drugs and everything he tried brought no happi

PEACE. He traveled AIMLESSLY UNTIL HE MET A FRIEND WHO WAS WORK ING AT A Christian hospital in central Thailand. The friend sug
THE NEXT DAY.
HE HAD NO

so HE went into THE BUDDHIST PRIESTHOOD BUT STILL FOUND NO WAS BEING GIVEN

gested he TAKE THE EXAM FOR NURSES TRAINING THAT

CREDENTIALS, NO LETTERS OF

He WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS TOO LATE TO APPLY AND THAT

RECOMMENDATION No WAY!

And yet the head of the school made an exception and he was allow
ed TO TAKE THE EXAM. He HAD BEEN OUT OF SCHOOL

FOR 2 YEARS AND

During his training he saw that Christ had power over the demons. When he accepted the Lord the demons no longer had power over him.
was LATER USED OF THE LoRD TO WIN MANY IN HIS FAMILY TO ChRIST.

HADN T STUDIED FOR THE TEST; YET HE WAS ONE OF THE FEW WHO PASSED.

HEARTS OF HIS FOLLOWERS AND GUIDES THEIR LIVES.

TESTIMONY TO AI^IRACtE WORKING GOD WHO LIVES IN THE

Christ and made professions of faith. (Not all of these will go on with the Lord FOR some will give in to family or peer pressure to conform to the status
From our Chiengkam dorm there were 1^ students who professed faith.

On the second night of the retreat "b'S students decided they wanted to live for

THEY SAID. We believe IN JeSUS." ThE MOTHER WAS VERY ANGRY AND SCOLDED THEM. Nht TOLD HER THAT SHE HAD THOUGHT ABOUT IT ALOT AND HAD STUDIED; AND SHE KNEW THAT

THEIR MOTHER ASKED WHAT THEY WERE DOING. N THE DEMONS.

AND TWO OTHER Christian girls went to Pangka village to visit in the homes of the STUDENTS. NEE AND NOOT, TWO SISTERS (A JUNIOR IN HIGH SCHOOL AND 2nD YEAR JUNIOR HIGH) WELCOMED THEM AND TOLD OF THEIR PARENTS' REACTION WHEN THEY FOUND THEY WERE FOLLOWING Christ. The girls had bowed their heads and prayed before eating and
"We WERE THANKING JeSUS FOR OUR FOOD"

AFEW DAYS AFTER RETURNING HOME NARI (OUR HOUSEMOTHER), BLA (HY FOSTER DAUGTHER)

VERY ANGRY. HE TOLD THEM HE WOULDN'T GIVE THEM ANY MONEY FOR SCHOOL THAT THEY COULD GET HELP FROM THE MISSIONARY IF THEY WERE GOING TO BE CHRISTIANS. (NOOT HAS AWORLD VISION SCHOLARSHIP FOR TUITION, BOOKS AND CLOTHING BUT NEE DOESN'T.) ThIS
OCTOBER, BOTH GIRLS CAME.

ThE FATHER IS A DEMON PRIEST AND WAS ALSO

IS OFTEN JUST A THREAT AND NOT CARRIED OUT. WhEN THE DORM OPENED, THE LAST WEEK OF

ASKED ME FOR A BIBLE AND TRACT TO GIVE HER TEACHER. ShE ALSO WANTED INFORMATION ABOUT A bIBLE CORRESPONDENCE COURSE AS THE TEACHER WANTED TO STUDY. NEE, AND SOME

The first day of school NEE talked to one of her teachers about the Lord. She

student^^^PRAISE^THE^L^^
TO DISCIPLE THESE NEW BELIEVERS.

witness and are sharing with fellow

PROFESSIONS CAME TO OUR SUNDAY NIGHT MEETING FOR CHRISTIANS. We ARE HAVING LESSONS

Many of the other students are not as outspoken as NEE; but most of those who made

Many of the students return to the dorm on Sunday morning; so we have decided to
HIRE A VEHICLE TO TAKE ANY WHO WANT TO GO TO PlEASANTVILLE TO CHURCH.
This Sunday there were 12 who went to service with us.
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TAO CHURCH WHERE PRASAN IS PASTOR, AND IS LOCATED ABOUT 5 MILES FROM ChIENGKAM.

It IS THE

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STUDENT SPONSORSHIP

In my last LETTER I MENTIONED THE NEED FOR SPONSORS FOR SOME GIRLS (AND BOYSi TOO)
SO THEY CAN CONTINUE IN JUNIOR AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL AND THUS LESSEN THE CHANCE

OF GOING INTO PROSTITUTION. We ENLARGED OUR DORM THIS YEAR SO WE COULD KEEP MORE girls; but many parents don't have the MONEY FOR TUITIONi CLOTHES AND BOOKS. In SOME VILLAGES WORLD VISION PROVIDES TUITION; BOOKS AND CLOTHES FOR SOME CHILDREN;
BUT IN MOST VILLAGES THERE IS NO ASSISTANCE.

Free education is provided in government schools from grades 1-5. Those going on to junior and senior high school must leave their VILLAGES AND ATTEND DISTRICT SCHOOLS. TuITION IS CHARGED AND THEY
MUST BUY BOOKS I SCHOOL UNIFORMS AND FIND THEIR OWN HOUSING AND

FOOD. (Our dormitories HOUSING.)

were started to

help meet this need for

For a few students v/e have set up work programs to provide their food.
GIVEN scholarships TO A FEW;

We've also

BUT MANY MORE COULD BE HELPED WITH A MINIMUM OF ASSIS

TANCE. Jesus.

Our Bible classes provide an opportunity for the students to learn about Many have accepted Christ and gone on to win their families to the Lord.

Some of you have asked about sponsoring students and what would be required.
BELIEVE A SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM SHOULD BE MORE THAN GIVING MONEY MONTHLY.
WILL BE GIVEN THE

A SPONSOR

NAMEi HISTORY AND PICTURE OF A STUDENT AND SHOULD PRAY REGULARLY

FOR THAT STUDENT. ThERE ARE SO MANY TEMPTATIONS FACING YOUNG PEOPLE AND SO MUCH FILTH ON TELEVISION, AT SCHOOL AND IN THE COMMUNITY THAT WITHOUT THE LoRD'S HELP THESE STUDENTS WON't BE FREED FROM THE BONDAGE OF SaTAN. AN OCCASIONAL LETTER# BIRTHDAY CARD OR CHRISTMAS CARD WOULD BE NICE.

There are two types of sponsorship programs:

FULL SCHOLARSHIP FOOD ONLY

Junior High grades 7-9 Senior High grades 10-12 Technical school# college

AO. a month 50. a month 15D. a.month

$ 25. a month 35. a month 50. a month

Not all children need full support. Sometimes just food money with a bit for inci DENTALS IS ENOUGH. AlSOi HALF SCHOLARSHIPS t^OULD^BE WELCOME. PRAY ABOUT THIS AND SEE IF THE LORD WOULD HAVE YOU BE A FULL OR PARTIAL SPONSOR; OR IF HE WOULD HAVE YOU SHARE IN THE MINISTRY THROUGH PRAYER ALONE.

Your prayers regarding Satan's attacks on,churches and individual leaders are
BEARING FRUIT. PlEASE KEEP PRAYING. Yours in Christ#

Dorothy's field address:

DOROTHY UHLIG P 0 BOX 5 CHIENGKAM PHAYAO 56110 THAILAND

Arlene Lundgren 17^5 Wall Street Klamath Falls# OR 97601

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