Hmong Servant Back in Thailand

We have mentioned Seng Herr and his wife Chua in previous postings. Seng is working with The Bible League of Thailand (TBLT) through Hmong International Ministries, Inc. (HIM), Mc Donough, GA.

We first met Seng in Thailand in February 1999 while we were on separate mission projects. By May, 1999, Seng was back in Thailand full-time and served there in several provinces for 5 years. During that time, no one but God knows how many Hmong came to the Messiah through Seng serving among his people. Our best guess is that over 1000 people received Christ.

Seng and Chua came to Thailand in the fall of 2006 and are living in Nan Province. They are serving the Hmong in several provinces. He also works with HIM associates Xeng and Bangyat, overseeing their ministry.

Pictures are at the Nan airport and Seng with children at Bangyat's house.

Hmong Village Training

Community Development Training classes were recently held at Ban Done Phaivanh. There were over 25 men involved in this training. Bible classes were also provided for the children.

Hmong Villages Celebrate Christmas

Many Hmong villages want Seng and Chua Herr to be with them at Christmas time. Because HIM and TBLT are serving in nearly 30 villages, its impossible to get to very many.

These pictures were taken at Huai Khu and Nam Taung. HIM associate Xeng Lor is pastor of the church in Huai Khu, Chiang Rai Province and Bangyat Saeher serves the church in Nam Taung, Nan Province when he can.

Hmong- LYN Dorm Christmas

Christmas is always a wonderful time at Love Your Neighbor Dorm. All the children wear their traditional dress and celebrate the Messiah's birthday.

No "Random" Act of Kindness

This was not a random act of kindness. The word random means "doing things without definite aim, purpose, or reason". This was a premeditated, well planned, and almost perfectly executed act of kindness. Actually the "kindness" part was perfect.

The team arrived expecting to work for about 2 hours, run over 4 hours. There were two very large trees that needed to come down. Even though Ray said he had never cut down trees this big before, the team trusted is skill, knowlege, and experience. Ray, the team leader on the right of the picture, provided ropes, pullies, and his chain saw. Ted, the 'center' of the team brought his saw also which came in handy to cut Ray's saw out when it got hung up. Caleb, Jeff, and Mr T made up the rest of the team.

Ray studied the first tree and pointed out where it was to fall. The ropes and pullies were attached. The ropes were pulled tight. It was time for Ray to start cutting. Everyone stood back. Way back. This tree must fall just right, actually left or it might fall across the neighbor's driveway.

Ray cuts the notch on the left side of the tree. In the picture you can see the rope. Then he starts to cut the tree on the right side. "Oh! Oh!", Ray says. The tree then sits down on the cut that is suppose to let it fall to the left. Now everyone is really "way back". The tree begins to make cracking sounds and in a few minutes it falls across the neighbor's driveway.

As it turns out, God had a better plan for that tree falling across the driveway. The details can't be revealed here, but something very good came out of that tree falling the way it did.

The second tree went right where Ray aimed. You can see it falling in the picture.

There is no way in this world the Keck's could have cut these trees down. Thank you Ray and team.

This is but one example of the acts of kindness performed by the folks in Fire and Faith Sunday School Class, Salem Baptist Church, Mc Donough, GA. Not always tree cutting, but always acts to help someone in so many ways.

Thanks Mr. T for being our teacher. Thank you Ray and team. This is not the first time they have helped Shirley and Fran Keck.

Serving Hmong Children - Love Your Neighbor Dorm

Love Your Neighbor Dorm was established through the vision of Pastor Manit Chawsan on May 1, 1993. Manit (Nit) and his family came to live in Amphur Mae Charim in Nan Province (Thailand) in order to evangelize the villages of Nam Tuang and Rom Glao.

Nit and his wife are seated in the picture above.

As a result of Pastor Nit's evangelism in the villages many families came to Jesus. Several of the families desired for their children to receive a good education but did not have the money necessary for the children to stay in Mae Charim while they studied. Therefore, some of the parents requested that their children stay with Nit and his family while they went to school. There were 15 children who came to Mae Charim to stay with Pastor Nit the first year. The second year there were 30 children. A dorm as been born but there is little space.

Through a project with World Concern, their dicector Scott Cole, and the Canadian Embassy, money was raised and the new dorm building was completed in one year.

Today there about 60 children who would not be able to get a good education or receive spiritual training if it were not for the Love Your Neighbor Dorm.

Seated below is Manit's daughter Nongnuch and her husband, Athriat, and their son. Athriat is now the pastor at the dorm.
Below, some of the children are lined up as they prepare to go to school.

Hmong Children - Sick, Dying, and Hurting

Life is so very hard in the villages in Northern Thailand. The people are poor and work very hard to have enough food for the family.

Children often die from diseases and ailments that would be cured here in the US or at least treated.

The little girl in the orange shirt, Boa, has to drag herself around, pulling her body along with her hands. She had malaria when she was very young. It is believed that the medicine may have caused her condition.

The little Downs baby also has a bad heart and will not live.

The baby below died six months after this picture was taken. She was born with several ailments. Though she did receive more medical attention than most Hmong children, she did not make it. We first saw her in August 2005 and were in her village, Huai Khu, when she died in February 2006.